Pit Bull attacks leave two people recovering

Mary Jane McKenzie said she has never been so scared in all of her life.




WHEELNG -- Two Wheeling Island residents are recovering after being attacked by two pit bulls on Wheeling Island.

The incident happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday near the corner of Florida and 312 S. Penn St.

Mary Jane McKenzie claims she was in the alley way between her Florida Street home and where the dogs live at 312 S. Penn St., when she noticed a gate was opened in a yard.

That’s when McKenzie said a pit bull named Coco came charging after her. A neighbor yelled for help. McKenzie said she was able to make it to her front porch, but was bitten. Neighbor, Desmond Lekandus saw what was happening and tried to help McKenzie. That’s when, he said, a second brown and white pit bull came after him, biting him on the hand. McKenzie has a gash on her arm and a pretty severe bruise. Lekandus said it was, “by the grace of God” that the pit bulls took off.

Both McKenzie and Lekandus went to the hospital for treatment and tetanus shots.

Those bitten along with several other neighbors, City Manager Bob Herron and Councilman Vern Seals met out in front of McKenzie’s home Friday morning to address the issue. Herron claims that the home owners at 312 S. Penn St. have been cited in the past for the dogs and were cited once again after Thursday night’s attacks.

Herron said, that the city does have provisions under a pit bull ordinance to deal with some of those issues and he plans to address the dogs right away.

Residents are calling on city leaders to remove the dogs. WTRF tried to talk to those at the pit bull’s home, but were told, “Go mess with someone else, people out here doing worse than this. Go somewhere else!”

Chief Matheny said that the two dogs were removed from the home late Friday afternoon and they are impounded, per the vicious dog ordinance. Samantha Demello has been charged with two counts of vicious dog violation, Matheny said.

Man accused of hogtying pit bull to stand trial

A Lamont area man accused of hogtying a pit bull and abandoning it in a field will be arraigned Aug. 6 on two felony counts and a misdemeanor charge.


James D. Worley, 52, was ordered to stand trial on two counts of cruelty to animals and a misdemeanor count of abandoning a dog following a preliminary hearing Wednesday in the Lamont division of Kern County Superior Court.

The crimes are punishable by up to three years in prison.

Worley has admitted to investigators that he dumped the pit bull, since named England, in a field after it bit someone and the property owner told him to get rid of the dog, according to investigative reports.

However, Worley denied tying up the dog.

The dog was found April 22 in a muddy field southwest of Lamont. It had boot laces wrapped tightly around its mouth, neck and legs.

An animal rescue group associated with actress Katherine Heigl picked up the dog with the intention of rehabilitating it for possible future adoption.


Pit Bull owners need to push for breed specific legislation, to help keep Pit Bulls out of the hands of idiots and animal abusers.

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Dead Pit Bull found stuffed in a suitcase

NEW BEDFORD — Someone apparently threw a suitcase with an adult female pit bull terrier and several bricks inside into the waters off the Frederick Street boat ramp in the South End, according to animal control officials.



NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) - A gruesome discovery in New Bedford is under investigation.

New Bedford Animal Control officers say a dead pit bull was recovered from the water off Frederick Street.

The dog had been stuffed in a suitcase which was found floating by a boat ramp.

 Investigators are not sure if the dog was dead before it was put in the suitcase.

A necropsy will be performed.

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/massachusetts/new-bedford-pit-bull-found-stuffed-in-suitcase

Pit Nutter video

A Pit Bull named Coby kills a groundhog in this video.
This is an insight to how most Pit Bull owners treat their dogs.
Pit Bulls are a fad breed, which attracts bad owners. The majority of Pit Bull owners are not 'normal' people that just want a dog for a family pet. They are usually acquired as status symbols.

10 popular Pit Bull excuses.

Man if I had a nickel for every time I've heard one of these!!!


10. My Pit Bull will only lick you to death


9. But, Petey was a Pit Bull


8. He/she's never done that before


7. Pit Bulls get a bad rap


6. Pit Bulls are lovers not fighters


5. The pit Bull attacked because it was probably abused


4. My Pit Bull would not hurt a fly


3. Golden Retrievers are more likely to bite than Pit Bulls


2. Punish The Deed not the Breed


1. It is impossible to correctly identify a Pit Bull
NO IT IS NOT! JUST FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF BLOOD!

Cities Requiring Pit Bull Dog Permits in Mississippi (BSL)

BSL has been passed, and guess what Pit Bull owners? Nobody will be coming to your door to take away your precious Pit Bull, unless you cannot comply with the law, in which case you should not have the dog anyhow.

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - Pit bull owners in the city of Brandon have two months to obtain permits that require a special pen for the dogs and liability insurance.


Meanwhile, Flowood residents who own pit bulls have one month to obtain the permits.

The Clarion-Ledger reports both cities' leaders unanimously adopted regulations on pit bulls and similar dogs last week.

In order to obtain a permit, owners must have at least a 100-square-foot pen with a concrete floor and enclosed with at least a six-foot chain-link fence.

Additionally, the pen must have a roof. For Brandon residents, the pen has to be inside a fenced backyard.

Owners also must have a liability insurance policy of at least $100,000.

Those in violation can be fined up to $1,000 and jailed for up to three months.

http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Cities-Requiring-Pit-Bull-Dog-Permits-in/AaAulkNhGUW-cRMf0dXb7Q.cspx

Pit Bull Bites Owner On The Neck Killing Him

A Cape Town man has been mauled to death by one of the pit bulls he owned.

Jason Waverly (21) died on the porch of his home in Retreat on Sunday after one of his three dogs bit him in the neck.

A neighbour said she was not surprised that the aggressive dogs turned on Waverly; she claimed that she often witnessed him being physically abusive towards the animals.

According to The Daily Voice the neighbour said that she saw him leaving the house with one of the dogs when she saw him again he had all three dogs and was going to take them for a walk. She then told him it was dangerous and that it was not safe for him to walk alone with all the dogs.

"What happened is really tragic but it was just a matter of time before one of the dogs turned on him," the neighbour reportedly told the Daily Voice.

Steenberg police spokesperson Warrant Officer John Bartlett said the police were called to the home at 2.50pm after a friend found Jason's bloody body.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Hermanus van Dyk told the Cape Argus that man had tried to break up a fight between two of his dogs by putting a leash on one of them - which had jumped up and bitten him in the neck.

The SPCA's Allan Perrins reportedly said they were concerned about the amount of pit bulls on the Cape Flats. "Owners of this breed must be aware that most strive to dominate and at the first sign of weakness, they may react."

The SPCA said the family had requested that they put the animals down. They have since done so.