Seems as if sht was in her own yard putting out bird seed as she did nearly every day when the dogs attacked her and her husband.

 

The owner of the dogs was already in jail for domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment and has now been charged in this case of harboring vicious animals.

 

This part is interesting because if he was the only resident, the dogs should have been under animal controls supervision if he was in jail.

This part is interesting because if he was the only resident, the dogs should have been under animal controls supervision if he was in jail.

 

How would Animal Control know that he had dogs at home once he was arrested? A large percentage of people being arrested aren't arrested at home, should animal control go to the home of every arrested person to see if they have animals? Or maybe, just maybe...should the pet owner be responsible for finding someone to watch over his animals if he is arrested?

So is any other dog breed.

 

That is not even remotely true. Unless you are talking about a newborn.

We have three cats and I've never once worried about them mauling our children. I couldn't say the same thing if we had a pit bull.

I would never own a pit bull so I will start with that. But I will also say this, I know a ton of Pit Bull owners that do a fantastic job. They require a ton of work, but anyone who chooses to own a pit bull and let's it either 1) get into a situation where it could hurt a child or any other person or 2) neglects the dog by failing to raise it correctly, is 100% responsible and not the dog. Don't own a pit bull if you aren't capable of owning a pit bull. They require as much attention as a child if not more. If you can't handle that and choose to own a pit bull anyways it's your own damn fault not the dogs.

I’m a huge dog lover, but 2 breeds I will never trust are anything with Pit in it and chows.

I agree. A high school classmate of mine had owned a chow for years and kept it inside her apartment in Maryland. One day the dog suddenly attacked her as she was walking from the bathroom to her living room. Tore her up bad enough to put her in the hospital for a few days. I don't remember if she had it put down or not but I know her story was enough for me to understand the danger of owning or being in the company of a chow.

How would Animal Control know that he had dogs at home once he was arrested? A large percentage of people being arrested aren't arrested at home, should animal control go to the home of every arrested person to see if they have animals? Or maybe, just maybe...should the pet owner be responsible for finding someone to watch over his animals if he is arrested?

 

Good question, how does one do that when not arrested at home? If they arrested him at home, and the dogs were on property, LEO should contact animal control to handle. However, guy was arrested for DV so more than likely he was at home at time of arrest.

That is not even remotely true. Unless you are talking about a newborn.

 

Any dog can attack a human, just like any animal can, at any time.

Always gotta blame the dog

 

Any dog can attack a human, just like any animal can, at any time.

 

Not any dog can kill your child though. Pit bulls can.

Not any dog can kill your child though. Pit bulls can.

This is silly. Any dog that weighs over 25 pounds could kill your child if they want to. With Pit Bulls it requires a lot more training and effort with regards to prevention. I'd be fine with additional restrictions placed on who can own a pit bull but just like assault rifles I blame the owner not the gun.

Good question, how does one do that when not arrested at home? If they arrested him at home, and the dogs were on property, LEO should contact animal control to handle. However, guy was arrested for DV so more than likely he was at home at time of arrest.

 

Well if it was domestic violence then you'd think the person he committed violence would still be in the home...bottom line it's not the responsibility of the arresting officers to round up all of a criminals animals and ensure they are taken care of. That is the responsibility of the criminal, they get one call...tell someone to, "feed and water the dogs."

Not any dog can kill your child though. Pit bulls can.

 

So can shepherds, labs, mastiffs, bulldogs, chows, terriers..........

Any dog can attack a human, just like any animal can, at any time.

 

So can shepherds, labs, mastiffs, bulldogs, chows, terriers..........

 

You quoted a post saying that a pit bull could kill their children but that their children could not kill a pit bull. You said that is true of any dog breed. That is simply false. Now you're backtracking tho change it to attack or list other breeds. Weak.

This is silly. Any dog that weighs over 25 pounds could kill your child if they want to. With Pit Bulls it requires a lot more training and effort with regards to prevention. I'd be fine with additional restrictions placed on who can own a pit bull but just like assault rifles I blame the owner not the gun.

 

No this isn't silly. Pit bulls continue to maul children and older people all the time. The statistics don't lie. As a father, there's just no chance I'm trusting a pit bull around my children.