It's one thing to opine about pit bulls when you have no skin in the game, but here we look at an event which shows just how far pit bull advocates will go to cover up the danger of the breed and the violence regularly inflicted by these animals - even when they've been mauled by their very own "family pit bull".
A Pullayup, Washington couple who have so far gone unnamed in news reports were hospitalized after being mauled by what they claimed was a mountain lion. Wildlife agent Bruce Richards visited the hospital to record the testimony of the victims as part of his investigation of the attack. Richards then took a tracking dog, Mishka, to the couple's home in an effort to locate the mountain lion, but no trace of a mountain lion could be found. Instead, Mishka led Richards back to the house. They encountered a white pit bull, with the dried blood of the victims on its coat, lurking there.
The agents credited their tracking dog, Mishka, with preventing the department from spending hundreds of search hours, thousands of dollars in resources and saving the public a lot of turmoil for a mountain lion that didn’t exist. The wildlife agents would not say why the couple said they were attacked by a mountain lion.
After reading this, I have to ask myself, what is wrong with these people? Why did they go to such lengths to mislead authorities about the attack by their pit bull? Now ask yourself, when people like this tell you that pit bulls are sweet, loyal, safe, dependable family pets, can you believe them?
Links to original story -
Dogsbite.org - "Major Mauling" on Two PeopleKiro TV - Couple blames cougar for attack
This is unbelievable. Are people who own and defend pit bulls insane? The general public should be aware of where these murderous creatures are located for their safety. I hope to not ever have to go to Puyallup but wonder if there may be any pitbulls closer?
ReplyDeleteSharon L
Sharon - are U INSANE!! You sound ignorant and simply stupid, I run a pit rescue and in my MANY years NEVER had a problem. You sound like an absolute idiot worrying about Pit bulls I mean my god women get a grip!!! They are amazing therapy dogs and VERY loyal to their owners and children it's 2012 do some research before you speak!
Delete@pitlover - Yes, it's 2012 - and so far about a dozen proud pit bull owners have been betrayed and mauled to death by their well treated pit bulls in the past year.
DeleteAmazing therapy dogs, you say? Well I guess they are amazing because when the owner has a seizure, that is a trigger for the pit bull to maul their owner. It's amazing alright, but in a good way.
Very loyal, you say? If by loyal, you mean "killing their owner 100 times more often than all other breeds combined" then I'd have to agree. Pit bulls also have the distinction of having killed more american children than all other breeds combined.
And you recommend them as family dogs? I'm sorry, but you are an idiot.
@ pitLover
DeleteYou are the problem. It's people like you that defend these animals that people are dying because maybe the little mix breads you find in your little no name town are cute and helpless. There is a far larger world outside your little rescue where in reality thousands of people have been mauled by this breed, unprovoked. There isn't a single dog that even comes close to the number of dog attacks on humans.
This phenomenon should be called "Say anything to avoid the Bad Owner label" raining down from the Pit Advocates. It is also appealing to the higher loyalties of the Pit Counter-Culture.
ReplyDeleteLast year when Rev John Reynolds was killed in his son's pen of 17 Pit Bulls, his son threw out the wacky postulation that a Cougar jumped into the pen....and the mankillers were NOT CULLED!
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2010/10/2010-fatality-yard-accident-leaves.html
yes, this a heart warming story, destined to be a classic.
ReplyDeletemove over lassie!
I could ascriber higher motivations to these two, like great love for a previously good dog, but nah I just think they are crazier than bat crap.
ReplyDeleteThe idiocy of owners with human aggressive dogs is not representative of owners as a whole or even in general. Pit Bulls are NOT genetically dis positioned to attack anyone. For hundreds of years when dog fighting was main stream animals that showed any aggression to a human were instantly put down. It's simply not in their blood, brains, nature, etc.
ReplyDeleteWhile I do not condone the actions of the dog nor its owners (they need to put it down) I shake my head at the generalizations made in your story.
-Pit Bull 911
@Pit Bull 911 -
ReplyDeleteI know that "man biters were culled" is the party line. The problem I have with that idea is that pit bulls consistently cause more deaths and serious injuries to humans than any other breed. How could that be reconciled with the supposed culling of man biters?
Please feel free to point out any unsound or unwarranted generalizations in my post - I'll gladly correct any errors that you bring to my attention.
Oftentimes the wrong type of person is attracted to owning the breed. Remove the breed and the person moves onto the next breed gsd, rott, whatever... The great majority of attacks goes back to one thing: bad owner. You dont need to be a gangster to be a bad owner. Good people with good intentions just might not have the necessary experience or ability to look after the dog, and find themselves making basic mistakes which destroy the dog. I guess education really is the most important thing!
Deletethis story never said the pit bull did it just said it had blood on him
ReplyDeleteWell, the conclusion was pretty clear. If you have a theory that the bloody pit bull in their home was not the attacker, We'd love to hear it.
ReplyDeletejust bc the pit bull had blood on it does not mean he did it. was it proven by teeth marks or was skin found in the dogs mouth or in his teeth..i doubt they even checked. prolly just took the dog and killed him and never blinked twice. thats sad.
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ReplyDeleteOccam's razor.
I am a huge animal lover and as an owner of 4 very loved dogs - 2 being pit bulls - there is no way I would ever "cover" for my pit bulls if either of them did this to me, my family, or anyone. So it is not a tactic to protect the breed when I suggest is it possible the dog was simply in contact with it's owners after they were attacked by this other animal? I imagine the dog would be covered with far more blood than what is is shown here had he brutally attacked 2 people. My dogs lick & nuzzle me with their heads & bodies all the time. Surely if it's owners were covered in blood, the dog would lick their wounds. I don't know. If their dog in fact did this, then shame on them for covering the act, the dog should be put down and they should have psychiatric evaluations but if these people were telling the truth - how unfortunate is it that they are again being victimized by those who should protect them simply because it was easier to stereotype (the dog & owners) and place the blame on the "assumingly vicious" family pet.
ReplyDeleteYou're crazy and quite frankly dumb as a door knob if you think law enforcement didn't look into if the blood matched the victims and check for bit mark patterns and other evidence that the dog was the culprit in the mauling. They still had to rule out the possibility of a man killer cougar.
DeleteI have a 3 year old pitbull who i love very much im not saying all pits are good or bad but when my abusive ex boyfriend came to my house broke in and attacked me while i was 4 months pregnante my dog molli stood between us an growled and barked at him until police arrived my dog did not attack my ex or any one she jus kept him away till the cops came and the officer even said i had a great dog an im glad i have her because i feel my life was in danger an my un born child i only got a couple bruises that day but if my dog was not there i feel it culd of been worse
ReplyDeletePlease, if u dont know what it takes to have a dog, dont have one.
ReplyDeletelove is only a small fraction of what a dog needs from his or her human leader.
You are correct. But the problem with that idea is that most pit bull owners don't have what it takes. So we've already got pit bull owners breeding a million more pit bulls a year than anybody wants, and the shelters are begging everyone to take more pit bulls home.
DeleteSo this idea that only competent, responsible people should own pit bulls clashes with the efforts by the pit bull lobby to hype pit bulls as the ideal family pet for everyone.
The over-breeding needs to stop, and the corruption in the rescues and shelters needs to be addressed.
Pitbulls are just stupid canines bred for pit fighint into the arena, they are bound to make problems
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