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Originally Posted by yorkieusa Dump the boyfriend. Keep the yorkie.
There are endless articles in the news everyday. They go on and on and on.
Woman, 91, killed by her pit bull
DETROIT, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A 91-year-old Detroit woman was killed by her pet pit bull.
The Detroit News said that Mary Stiles was found on the kitchen floor of her brick bungalow.
Neighbors say that the dog, Butch, had always been friendly and well-behaved, although very protective of Stiles. Butch originally belonged to her grandson, who died earlier this year.
"I can't understand what would make him go off like that, but in the end, he went after everyone," said Charles Wilson.
Wilson said that after mauling Stiles the dog appeared prepared to go after anyone. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...6-103659-8990r |
This is one of my posts from another thread about pitbulls:
I also think that you hear about so many pit bull attacks because the media knows that what will cause the most stir...
Another problem is the victims, police, media.... can not properly identify the breed attacking and too many people who see any short haired medium sized dog think it is a pitbull. I own a boxer and many if not most people I see on our walks mistake her for a pit bull almost daily.
Here is a link that talks about the misleading and incorrect information the media has reported on pit bull attacks. Please read as it is informative.
http://ncrf2004.tripod.com/id9.html
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Another serious problem with the image of Pit Bulls is the over-reporting of Pit Bull attacks vs. other breed attacks. Unquestionably, a disporportionate amount of media attention is given to Pit Bull attacks. One example of this is a recent fatal attack in Detroit by a Pit Bull. This story ran in over 30 separate national newspapers and was also picked up by FOX news, CNN and two British newspapers. Two weeks earlier a man was killed by his German Shepherd Dog and this story ran only in the local community newspaper.