Posted on 05/15/2018 5:09:12 PM PDT by Norski
CARTER COUNTY, Okla. -- The victim of a deadly dog attack in Carter County last week has been identified.
The Carter County Sheriff said Tracy Garcia, 52, was mauled by seven of her neighbor's dogs Thursday evening near the intersection of Banyon and Mary Niblack roads, just east of Ardmore.
She later died from her injuries.
According to her obituary, Garcia is survived by a son and daughter. Her funeral was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff Chris Bryant said all seven dogs involved in the attack were mixed breeds, and all were under 40 pounds. The initial report that a pit bull was among the dogs was inaccurate, he said.
One of the pets was put down by first responders; the others were later euthanized at the request of their owner.
"This is a bad situation, a very unfortunate situation," Bryant said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victims. This is just a bad deal all the way around."
The sheriff said he hopes . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at kten.com ...
found at : https://www.nationalpitbullvictimawareness.org/ (Scroll to bottom of the NPBA page above for this post)
OKLAHOMA Update: the veterinarian who handled the dogs that killed Tracy Garcia, 52, in Ardmore posted this on the Westwood Veterinary Hospital Facebook page: Westwood Veterinary Hospital, Inc. 3 hrs "We have been receiving a lot of negative messages regarding the breeds of dogs involved in the terrible attack Thursday night. I believe that people are missing the point regarding the breeds of dogs that were involved. A woman died. The dogs appear to me to be a pit bull and 4 pit-bull mix puppies. Who knows what the female was. She looked to me like an Australian Shepherd mixed with something with short legs. It was tragic. The person who made a statement about the breed previously works at the shelter, not here.- Dr. Aldridge" www.facebook.com/westwoodvthosp/?hc_ref=ARRMUCIOuiLVMxXWceYxE4zK1ztn7_1G5lj-gg_V7aqJiZE94KkGbtT_I... ... See Less
Seven dogs is way too many.
You may want to go to the facebook page for the whole quote, which is much clearer. Apparently, someone (possibly at the shelter, not this Vet) is trying to deny any pitbulls involved. The owner of the dogs still has not been identified in any newsmedia accounts I can find.
Original posting thread, with pictures of dogs which mauled Tracie Garcia to death:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3654825/posts
(will need to scroll down at link)
So the veterinarian said that the “dogs appear” “to be a pit bull and 4 pit-bull mix puppies.”
But the Sheriff said, in essence, according to the article, that there was no pit bull.
“’This is a bad situation, a very unfortunate situation,’ Bryant said. ‘Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victims. This is just a bad deal all the way around.’”
He’s not a sheriff that I would vote for.
Here is the comment by the Veterinarian on the Facebook page at the:
Westwood Veterinary Hospital, Inc.
8 hrs ·
We have been receiving a lot of negative messages regarding the breeds of dogs involved in the terrible attack Thursday night. I believe that people are missing the point regarding the breeds of dogs that were involved. A woman died. The dogs appear to me to be a pit bull and 4 pit-bull mix puppies. Who knows what the female was. She looked to me like an Australian Shepherd mixed with something with short legs. It was tragic. The person who made a statement about the breed previously works at the shelter, not here.- Dr. Aldridge
“The initial report that a pit bull was among the dogs was inaccurate, he said.”
No, he said “a” pitbull, when there were actually “many” pitbulls. /s
From the abc newsstory:
“Sheriff Chris Bryant said all seven dogs involved in the attack were mixed breeds, and all were under 40 pounds. The initial report that a pit bull was among the dogs was inaccurate, he said.”
From the photo of the euthanized dogs at the original posting, the black and white pitbull looks to be at least 60 lbs.
The lesson to be learned here is to never leave your house without your best friends, Messrs Smith and Wesson.
CCW on walks is very important for dog protection. Especially for the elderly. Lots of people live in places where crime is unheard of, but dog protection is always needed.
It’s getting to be like when Muslims kill no one dare mention that they are Muslims and now no one dare mention that it was a Pit Bull, The Dog of Peace is certainly come in to their own!
Pitbull owners are criminal scum.
Pitbull haters are muslims in disguise
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