Saturday, December 20, 2008
RUBIDOUX, Calif. — A 60-year-old man was mauled to death by a pair of pit bulls Friday in the backyard of his rural Southern California home. The man was taking a cigarette break when the male and female pit bulls attacked him shortly after noon, said Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The man, who was the grandfather of the dogs' owner, died at the scene. His name was not released.
County Animal Services spokesman John Welsh said the dogs were euthanized later in the afternoon. The male dog weighed 107 pounds and was about 3 years old, while the female weighed 52 pounds and was about 6 years old.
Welsh said it was unclear why the dogs suddenly attacked the man, who was familiar with them and had played with them before. But he noted that neither dog had been spayed. "Unaltered dogs are always more aggressive," Welsh said. "We always recommend that for family pets, people spay or neuter their dogs."
Gutierrez called the incident a "vicious attack and very tragic for the family right before the holidays."
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
IL: Local boy recovering after dog attack
IL: Local boy recovering after dog attack
By Chelsea McDougall
Daily Review Atlas
Thu Dec 04, 2008, 12:31 PM CST
MONMOUTH — An 11-year-old juvenile boy is on the mend after a dog attack last week on his way home from school. The boy was walking home from Lincoln Intermediate School Wednesday, Nov. 26 when a pair of eight-month-old American Bull Dogs attacked him on the sidewalk in front of the home at 1030 E. Third Ave.
The boy was transported to OSF Holy Family Medical Center to be treated for injuries, that police officials said were primarily puncture wounds on the face, neck, ear and arm.
"(The dogs) are usually very playful played with him before," said Robin Sage, Animal Control Officer for the Monmouth Police Department, repeating what the boy told her. "Something happened (to make the dogs attack) we don't know." Sage said the dogs probably went into "pack mode."
Of the two dogs, one was more aggressive and kept on attacking and wouldn't let go of the boy after the other had stopped. The more aggressive dog, a female, was put to sleep after the attack. The second dog, a male, was allowed to stay alive but has to follow state guidelines for dog bite cases. The dog will have to be examined by a vet, and must stay indoors for 10 days, only surrounded by immediate family members.
The dogs went through an underground wire fence designed to shock them if they leave the yard.
The dog owner, Michael Mortensen, was issued a citation for a dog at large. According to police reports, both dogs had their rabies inoculation.
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By Chelsea McDougall
Daily Review Atlas
Thu Dec 04, 2008, 12:31 PM CST
MONMOUTH — An 11-year-old juvenile boy is on the mend after a dog attack last week on his way home from school. The boy was walking home from Lincoln Intermediate School Wednesday, Nov. 26 when a pair of eight-month-old American Bull Dogs attacked him on the sidewalk in front of the home at 1030 E. Third Ave.
The boy was transported to OSF Holy Family Medical Center to be treated for injuries, that police officials said were primarily puncture wounds on the face, neck, ear and arm.
"(The dogs) are usually very playful played with him before," said Robin Sage, Animal Control Officer for the Monmouth Police Department, repeating what the boy told her. "Something happened (to make the dogs attack) we don't know." Sage said the dogs probably went into "pack mode."
Of the two dogs, one was more aggressive and kept on attacking and wouldn't let go of the boy after the other had stopped. The more aggressive dog, a female, was put to sleep after the attack. The second dog, a male, was allowed to stay alive but has to follow state guidelines for dog bite cases. The dog will have to be examined by a vet, and must stay indoors for 10 days, only surrounded by immediate family members.
The dogs went through an underground wire fence designed to shock them if they leave the yard.
The dog owner, Michael Mortensen, was issued a citation for a dog at large. According to police reports, both dogs had their rabies inoculation.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
NV: Food may have triggered fatal dog mauling
NV: Food may have triggered fatal dog mauling
The Associated Press
Posted: 12/03/2008 09:58:16 AM PST
LAS VEGAS—Authorities say food might have been the trigger for the fatal mauling of a 2-year-old boy by a family dog last week. A police spokesman, Officer Bill Cassell, says investigators might never know what triggered the Nov. 26 attack at a house in northwest Las Vegas.
But he says it happened after the boy followed his grandmother into a room where the pit bull or pit bull mixed breed dog was being fed. The boy was fatally mauled and the grandmother suffered minor injuries.
Las Vegas animal control officers impounded two dogs from the home after the attack.
The attack was the second recent fatal mauling of a child by a family dog in the Las Vegas area. A 4-month-old girl was killed by a family dog in September.
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The Associated Press
Posted: 12/03/2008 09:58:16 AM PST
LAS VEGAS—Authorities say food might have been the trigger for the fatal mauling of a 2-year-old boy by a family dog last week. A police spokesman, Officer Bill Cassell, says investigators might never know what triggered the Nov. 26 attack at a house in northwest Las Vegas.
But he says it happened after the boy followed his grandmother into a room where the pit bull or pit bull mixed breed dog was being fed. The boy was fatally mauled and the grandmother suffered minor injuries.
Las Vegas animal control officers impounded two dogs from the home after the attack.
The attack was the second recent fatal mauling of a child by a family dog in the Las Vegas area. A 4-month-old girl was killed by a family dog in September.
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