Little Girl Fights For Survival After Pit-Bull Attack

Newschannel 9 (TN) ^

[dmz]

If faith’s dog had been properly secured it would not have escaped, gone into the pit bull’s yard, and there would have been no fight.

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You are assuming facts not in evidence. The article does not say that the fight occurred in the pit bull’s yard, only that the dog fight happened in a neighbor’s yard.

[Judith Anne]

It would be great to check further, even look at some comments, but unfortunately, Chet99’s link doesn’t work today.

[Judith Anne]

first I got a 404, then I did a search, which came up with this:

“Your search - pitbull mauls girl - did not match any documents.”

[Judith Anne]

Okay, the article came up after those results.

Still no comments.

[dmz]

I noticed the link did not work as well.

I’m 51 and have never not had a dog. Will always have them. Usually more than 1.

But a pit pull, or as the completists would have it, an American Staffordshire Terrier, not a chance.

I’m more into the goofy breeds, goldens and labs, as they better reflect my own personality.

[familyop]

A pit bull bit a girl in town, and the girl went to the hospital. Apparently, there’s a statute in this state now (CO). The owner was charged with unlawful ownership of a dangerous animal or something like that. The pit bull was taken from the residence. Word has it that the neighbors in that community were already fed-up with pit bulls before the incident occurred.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hey,we mite have a law here soon to help with this problem :

http://stopbsl.com/2009/06/17/louisiana-dog-attack-measure-passes-full-senate-not-bsl/

“Dog-attack measure passes full Senate
By SARAH CHACKO
Advocate Capitol News Bureau
Published: Jun 17, 2009 – Page: 4A

Owners of dogs that attack people could be subject to negligent homicide charges under legislation that passed the full Senate Tuesday.

House Bill 155 would allow prosecutors to pursue the charge, which means dog owners could be sentenced to up to five years in prison and fined up to $5,000.”
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It should be 10 and 10 to match the anti dog fighting law!

Prayers Up for that little one...

[familyop]

Word has it that the girl was a teen and was bit on the hand or arm, while the dog was on a chain. ...friend of the family, perhaps.

I’m glad that LA will probably pass that law and hope that they will. Here, there’s still no adequate remedy for the civil courts. I’ll find the CO statute. But my guess is that an attack probably has to occur, before charges can be filed. And, of course, people have the right to defend themselves, not that such recourse is available to kids out playing in towns without armed adults present.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hopefully she wasn't hurt too bad,,,

Civil courts won't do much good in these cases,,,

Most of the time the thugs/etc. won't have anything to take.

The victim and/or the taxpayers get stuck with a big bill.

I would hope the law would give a 2nd offender 20 years in

Angola state pen,,,No Parole...

[DuncanWaring]

Grandfather Ping.

[heatherlyn]

I noticed your comment while researching for my school project. Faith's dogs are always properly secured, but accidents do happen, he got out the front door, and went to the neighbors, which have 2 small breed dogs and a pit bull that was never seen by the guelde family due to it being tied up for 2 years down the side of the mtn. When Mrs. Copus said the dogs were fighting it wasn't a fight, they were play fighting, faiths dog ran up the hill and faith followed thats when the pit bull attacked her. Faith has a 10 pound terrior. I as faiths mother have told my daughter not to get into a dog fight, she knows better, they were play fighting. Please before your going to make such a strong comment about others make sure you know the facts, read the whole story.