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08-12-2011, 06:04 AM | #1 |
Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA
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| Pregnant woman mauled to death by family pit bull This was on the news today. Very sad... Pregnant woman mauled to death by family pit bull in Pacifica | abc7news.com "PACIFICA, Calif. (KGO) -- A pregnant Pacifica woman was mauled to death by her pit bull Thursday. Her husband made the grisly discovery of their pit bull standing over his wife's body. Darla Napora was 32 years old. She was killed inside their home on Reina Del Mar Avenue. Pacifica police arrived at the home after getting a 911 call from the victim's husband. "When they arrived, they found the victim laying in her own front living room; she was not breathing, unresponsive and had major trauma to her upper body," Pacifica Police Capt. Dave Bertini said. "The husband stated that when he got home, at about noon, he found his wife with their pit bull hovering over her." Darla and Greg Napora owned two pit bulls, a spayed 6-year-old and an unneutered 2-year-old. The unneutered pit bull is believed to be responsible for mauling and killing Darla. Police ultimately shot and killed the dog after it escaped from the backyard as officers were conducting their investigation. "The last thing we wanted to happen was for the dog to get out and start attacking bystanders or be loose in the neighborhood," Bertini said. "So as soon as the dog got out of the backyard, the decision was immediately made to put that dog down and that's why the dog was shot three times by two officers on scene." Police say Darla was pregnant, although they do not know how far along she was. Neighbors are saddened. They say the dogs appeared nice and normal and never noticed anything unusual about the dogs. A necropsy is scheduled for Friday. "Eventually we're going to find out if there's anything physically or medically wrong with the dog that may have caused this attack," Bertini said. "We have already done an extensive interview with the husband and there are follow up questions that we may ask in the future." Police do not believe the other pit bull had anything to do with the attack but as a precaution it is being held at the Peninsula Humane Society. (Copyright ©2011 KGO-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)"
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08-12-2011, 06:09 AM | #2 |
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| Very sad. We had a similar situation in my area recently where a man had 2 pits that he usually kept chained inside his townhouse. The son discovered his father mauled to death by the dogs.
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08-12-2011, 06:17 AM | #4 |
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| This is awful. How very sad.
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08-12-2011, 06:17 AM | #5 |
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| In the news here last night: A man that kept 2 pits. Last year one of the dogs attacked an elderly lady. He went to court to defend the dog saying that it was his service animal and he needed her. The dog was allowed to go home. Last week both of the dogs attacked a family on a walk (mom,dad,child). The father sustained injuries while trying to protect his family. This time the guy didn't even show up in court. The dogs will be put down today or early next week. |
08-12-2011, 06:34 AM | #6 |
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| I saw this on the news this morning, I just can't believe this keeps happenning, this poor husband and what a horrible way to lose a loved one. Everytime I hear these stories I think about Michael Vick.
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08-12-2011, 08:49 AM | #7 |
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| This is so sad and sickening, yet is happening more and more. Last week a woman on Maui was attacked by a pitbull on a hiking trail in Olinda forest.
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08-12-2011, 09:08 AM | #8 |
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| Last Wednesday we had a 10 year old boy attacked by two pit bull mixes. They drug him down the road by his ears ripping them off. The police officers found his ears in the road but were unable to re-attach them.Cocke County boy seriously injured in attack by pit bull mix
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08-12-2011, 09:37 AM | #9 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I'm sure we'll get a rash of responses that say pit bulls aren't any worse than other dogs; it's the owners fault etc. Yes, I suppose it is the owners fault, however, it sure seems that the number of deaths involving pit bulls is extremely high. I understand that any breed can bite, but does death result? I know people say that they are against breed specific legislation, but it seems like this breed does need some type of breed specific legislation. If we don’t eventually get some type of breed specific legislation, then we’ll have to make legislation that will affect all breeds, and that’s not fair either. Has a Yorkie EVER caused a human’s death? I have nothing against Pit Bull, I loved Cesars pit bull Daddy, but I'm beginning to believe that Pit Bull owners should have to show that they've had some specialized training. Anyone else have some ideas on what we could do to help prevent these deaths?
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08-12-2011, 09:42 AM | #10 | |
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08-12-2011, 10:01 AM | #11 | |
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We do have a good animal control office and our animal shelter is a no kill shelter, but most people don't want to involve themselves when they see these dogs just roaming around. Almost every neighbor we have lets their dogs run free. I can't even get outside with Jada and Bogie on leash for fear of the bigger dogs that stay on our property. I have had to call animal control a couple of times and they always come right out. They talk to the offenders, giving them a warning.and They will keep their dogs up for a while and then it just goes back to the same old thing.
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08-12-2011, 10:07 AM | #12 |
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| Same horror here for this family as every time I read this story. These pitbull breeds and all their derivations are causing untold harm. Unless the state begins to seriously punish owners and make them do time in jail for a dog mauling, this problem will continue. Once folks have to serve time for manslaughter - say mandatory 2 years w/out parole, cannot keep a pet over 15 lbs. for the next 10 years(will help keep children and small dog victims safe) and then serve a lengthy probation, I think we'll see less people keeping these dangerous breeds. I think they should include all breeds in the legislation but it will mostly affect the dogs bred for pit fighting/killing whose littermates are sold to the public at large. Am praying for this poor woman's family.
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08-12-2011, 10:08 AM | #13 |
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| That's sad.
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08-12-2011, 10:52 AM | #14 | |
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08-12-2011, 12:24 PM | #15 | |
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I just don't know what legislators will do up front that would make people keep their big, powerful dogs safely confined and always on leash and off other people or pets. So many of these dogs don't obviously aggress until the first attack, it is said. Knowing a bit about dog body language/behavior, I would tend to disagree, but that is what so many of the owners contend. It is so sad to see people and other pets suffering and dying this way each month.
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