Smithton - Residents of the Field Stone Subdivision spoke to the Smithton village Board about two recent pit bull attacks. One attack was an invasion attack. A neighbor's pit bull attacked and then followed the victim into his home through the kitchen door.
The victim said that after the pit bull entered her home, her kids became afraid to go outside, and her toddler was even afraid to go near the door the pit bull invaded through. Her older child was afraid to walk their five-month old dachshund. She started a petition to ban pit bulls and rottweilers.
Another resident reported that her son had also been attacked right after they moved in. She lamented that they thought their move to Smithton was going to be to a safer community and she is very upset that the Village has let her down.
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The Freeburg Trib, Freeburg, IL, Mar 15, 2007, vol 108, no. 25, p. 1
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List of Invasion Attacks
These are attacks where the dog invades a home, place of business, occupied building or securely enclosed yard expressly to attack. Attacks in which the pit bull pulls another animal through their fence in an attempt to kill them are also considered invasion attacks. Invasion attacks by dogs other than pit bulls are virtually non-existent.
Mar 14, 2007 Pit Bull Attack - Call for Outlawing Pit Bulls
by: Charles Vance
Danville – A man in Danville is recovering tonight after being attacked by two pit bulls.
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Fisher says he fought for several minutes to get away from the dogs, eventually climbing between a van and a fence, standing helpless and bleeding while the dogs jumped at him from below.
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[The owner] said they are good dogs and he has no idea what could have caused the attack
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The director [of the Humane Society] added they are seeing a significant increase in the number of calls about pit bulls, about two a day now, and he wants to see the dogs outlawed.
A followup article states that the dog was deemed dangerous after the unprovoked, off property human bite, but that the owners could get the dogs back per Anna's law. Neighbors are upset the dog will be back in the neighborhood with an obviously oblivious owner.
Illinois Homepage - Pit Bull Attack
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Illinois Homepage - Pit bull returned
Danville – A man in Danville is recovering tonight after being attacked by two pit bulls.
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Fisher says he fought for several minutes to get away from the dogs, eventually climbing between a van and a fence, standing helpless and bleeding while the dogs jumped at him from below.
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[The owner] said they are good dogs and he has no idea what could have caused the attack
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The director [of the Humane Society] added they are seeing a significant increase in the number of calls about pit bulls, about two a day now, and he wants to see the dogs outlawed.
A followup article states that the dog was deemed dangerous after the unprovoked, off property human bite, but that the owners could get the dogs back per Anna's law. Neighbors are upset the dog will be back in the neighborhood with an obviously oblivious owner.
Accessed: 2012-01-26. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/64z134jpT)
Feb 28, 2007 Owner of three pit bulls sentenced to jail, fines for dog attack
"Mr. Davis the owner of three pit bull terriers that ran onto Mr. Mascari's property June 30 and tore apart his 14-year-old German shepherd, was sentenced to 120 days in the Henry County Jail and placed on 18 months of conditional discahrge by Judge Dana McReynolds.
Mr. Davis was also ordered to pay$1,494 to the county for housing his pit bulls after they attacked Mr. Mascari's dog, and fined $1,000.
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Mr. Davis was also ordered to pay$1,494 to the county for housing his pit bulls after they attacked Mr. Mascari's dog, and fined $1,000.
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Feb 26, 2007 Dog Attack Sends Woman to Hospital
Naperville - Police are considering filing criminal charges against a woman following an incident, in which the dog she was walking allegedly attacked and mauled two smaller dogs and repeatedly bit their owner and a good samaritan.
By Bill Bird
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Sun-Times News Group Accessed: 2011-12-30. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/64JYPFj6c)
Feb 22, 2007 Neighbors rescue girl attacked by pit bull
Chicago – Hanna Walker felt helpless as she and several neighborhood children continued to strike a pit bull that had her 5-year-old "niece" clenched in its jaws Wednesday morning.
Despite repeated wallops with a wooden mop handle and screams from the school children standing nearby, the dog did not let go of Zaria Junius' scalp and shook the kindergartner violently, witnesses said.
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Chicago Tribune Accessed: 2012-02-28. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/65nW0bWsB)
Despite repeated wallops with a wooden mop handle and screams from the school children standing nearby, the dog did not let go of Zaria Junius' scalp and shook the kindergartner violently, witnesses said.
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Chicago Tribune Accessed: 2012-02-28. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/65nW0bWsB)
Feb 07, 2007 Park Forest Woman Demands Action After Pitbull Attacked Her Dogs
Park Forest - A Park Forest woman is claiming village police slighted her after what she said was a "vicious" pit bull attack on her border collies.
Karine Mielczarek said she was walking her dogs Jan. 27 near an open field at Blackhawk Drive and Suwanee Street when the pit bulls "took on" her male dog and "pounced" on her female dog.
"They were taking her apart," Mielczarek said. "I was kicking them and punching them and screaming at the top of my lungs and finally the owner came out and peeled him off my dog."
Mielczarek said she then "drove like a maniac," to the veterinary hospital. "They were all cut up, bloody, with stitches," she said. Mielczarek also noted her finger was "nicked" during the incident.
The alleged attacking female pit bull was neither spayed nor up to date on its rabies shot, community service officer Tracy Gibson said. If the dog isn't up to date on its rabies shot, the law requires the dog to be impounded for a mandatory 10 days of rabies observation, she said. If the dog is up to date with its rabies shot, the law still requires a veterinarian to observe the animal twice in 10 days for rabies, she said.
Officials said the attacking dog was deemed obedient, "extremely well trained," and not vicious or subject to euthanasia. "By accident, they happened to slip out and the female, being in heat, it was instinctual (for the dog) to find a mate," Gibson said. "I know that it's not anything malicious."
Gibson said she is disputing Mielczarek's version of the incident. "(The pit bull owner) said the lady is laying on top of her dog on the ground trying to shelter her dog from his dog," Gibson said. "In the meantime, his dog and the lady's other dog are just running around in the field. Not fighting, never making contact."
Since the incident, Mielczarek said she called the Park Forest Police Department for daily updates on the attack, the pit bull owner and liability reimbursement.
Both police and Mielczarek said the pit bull owner agreed to cover Mielczarek's veterinary bills, already totaling $550. "They should at least call me and let me know what's going on," Mielczarek said. "I'm the victim here, OK, and my dog is the victim and I've had to call every day."
Gibson said she has wholly completed her policing duty regarding the attack. "All I need to do is take down information, do my report and report it to county," Gibson said.
"I explained to her that if she wanted some other thing to happen that she would have to contact a lawyer and sue him because it's not the police department's responsibility to be banging on a door, asking him for money."
Mielczarek is also urging the village to pass an ordinance governing pit bulls.
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Daily Southtown
Go Pit Bull
Karine Mielczarek said she was walking her dogs Jan. 27 near an open field at Blackhawk Drive and Suwanee Street when the pit bulls "took on" her male dog and "pounced" on her female dog.
"They were taking her apart," Mielczarek said. "I was kicking them and punching them and screaming at the top of my lungs and finally the owner came out and peeled him off my dog."
Mielczarek said she then "drove like a maniac," to the veterinary hospital. "They were all cut up, bloody, with stitches," she said. Mielczarek also noted her finger was "nicked" during the incident.
The alleged attacking female pit bull was neither spayed nor up to date on its rabies shot, community service officer Tracy Gibson said. If the dog isn't up to date on its rabies shot, the law requires the dog to be impounded for a mandatory 10 days of rabies observation, she said. If the dog is up to date with its rabies shot, the law still requires a veterinarian to observe the animal twice in 10 days for rabies, she said.
Officials said the attacking dog was deemed obedient, "extremely well trained," and not vicious or subject to euthanasia. "By accident, they happened to slip out and the female, being in heat, it was instinctual (for the dog) to find a mate," Gibson said. "I know that it's not anything malicious."
Gibson said she is disputing Mielczarek's version of the incident. "(The pit bull owner) said the lady is laying on top of her dog on the ground trying to shelter her dog from his dog," Gibson said. "In the meantime, his dog and the lady's other dog are just running around in the field. Not fighting, never making contact."
Since the incident, Mielczarek said she called the Park Forest Police Department for daily updates on the attack, the pit bull owner and liability reimbursement.
Both police and Mielczarek said the pit bull owner agreed to cover Mielczarek's veterinary bills, already totaling $550. "They should at least call me and let me know what's going on," Mielczarek said. "I'm the victim here, OK, and my dog is the victim and I've had to call every day."
Gibson said she has wholly completed her policing duty regarding the attack. "All I need to do is take down information, do my report and report it to county," Gibson said.
"I explained to her that if she wanted some other thing to happen that she would have to contact a lawyer and sue him because it's not the police department's responsibility to be banging on a door, asking him for money."
Mielczarek is also urging the village to pass an ordinance governing pit bulls.
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Daily Southtown
Go Pit Bull
Feb 02, 2007 Pit bulls to be put down for attack on carrier
Danville – Two pit bull dogs are to be euthanized today after a municipal court hearing officer ruled the dogs to be vicious following an attack on veteran letter carrier Wendy Hoskins in December.
by Pam G. Dempsey
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Postal worker files suit in pitbull attack - Dogs injure carrier as she delivered mail
Danville — A local postal worker is seeking thousands of dollars in relief from the owners of two dogs that attacked her as she worked.
by Brian L. Huchel
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The Commercial-News Accessed: 2011-12-27. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/64GD1KMar)
by Pam G. Dempsey
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The News Gazette Accessed: 2011-12-27. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/64GC4V4uc)
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Postal worker files suit in pitbull attack - Dogs injure carrier as she delivered mail
Danville — A local postal worker is seeking thousands of dollars in relief from the owners of two dogs that attacked her as she worked.
by Brian L. Huchel
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The Commercial-News Accessed: 2011-12-27. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/64GD1KMar)
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