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Entries tagged with 'Pit bulls'Why irresponsible dog owners belong in prisonTake a look at this beer-swilling pit-bull owner as he giggles his way through a television interview. His two pit bulls had just mauled a letter carrier, nearly killing the man and inflicting more than 20 puncture wounds on his... Pit bull fairnessRe: "Susan Sanders Wansbrough of Lake Highlands: Pit bull prejudice may mislead us," dallasnews.com I am tired of reading stories from owners of pit bulls carrying on about how the breed is maligned, misunderstood, and being "picked on." The fact... U.S. Army expands pit bull banWhile the Texas attorney general decides on the constitutionality of breed-specific legislation, U.S. Army officials, following the lead of Fort Hood, have decided on their own that breed-specific rules are a sensible way to address breed-specific problems. Fort Hood banned... Threatened by pit bullsRe: "Balancing valid loves and fears on the pit bull issue," by Jacquielynn Floyd, Tuesday Metro. On Monday afternoon, two people in our neighborhood set out to walk their little dogs around the block. The first one, with two small... Don't take a chanceRe: "Other ways to control pit bulls ... ," by Waymon Tucker, Saturday Letters. So many times I have read a quote from a family to the effect that our pit bull is a loving, gentle family pet that was... Examine pit bulls in a classRe: "Time to ban sale, breeding of pit bulls," by Jacquielynn Floyd, Friday Metro. Another way to handle this problem would be to enforce dog registration laws and require breeds known to have aggressive tendencies to attend a yearly dog... On pit bullsThere are other ways to control them ... Re: "Time to ban sale, breeding of pit bulls," by Jacquielynn Floyd, Friday Metro. One or two people get bitten by a few pit bulls, and then all pit bulls get the... Lessons when charges droppedRe: "Dallas officer who killed pit bull won't be charged," Saturday Regional Roundup. McKinney police sent two unfortunate messages by deciding not to charge an off-duty Dallas police officer with the shooting of a dog. 1. Don't call us, we're... Ways to control pit bulls" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" />Re: "Attacks by pit bulls injure 3 -- Man, woman mauled outside store; boy, 12, jumped into yard," Sunday news story. Owners and local governments must now get serious about... Dog attack has penaltiesRe: " 'These were some vicious dogs' -- Victim in pit bull attack says he had to fight one that latched on to face," Monday Metro. In 2007, serious dog bites became punishable as third-degree felonies, with sentences of two... More pit bull attacksOnce again, Dallas-area residents have been maimed in unprovoked attacks by dogs running free. And once again, the offending dogs are pit bulls. In one attack this weekend (there were two, on opposite sides of the city, but one attack... Who's to blame: the pit bull on the prowl or the man with the switchblade?This morning's paper had a riveting variation on man bites dog. In this case, dog bites dog, man pulls a knife and cuts dog owner's face. When I saw the headline, "Pet owner accused of stabbing woman at White Rock... Happy Birthday, TodNine-year-old puts jujitsu choke hold on attacking pit bull, holds the demon dog for 20 minutes, till cops show up. Brave kid! Unfortunately, the child wasn't armed, and didn't take the opportunity to bust a cap in the dog's head.... Better way to prevent straysRe: "Strays can run, but they can't hide -- The chase is on in southern Dallas as agency steps up effort to contain dogs, cats on the loose," Tuesday news story. What are we teaching children about humane education... Pit bulls maul child in ForneyAny presidential candidate who passes a law mandating that police put slugs in the head of any pit bull that looks crossways at anybody gets my vote. I'm sick of this. Sick of it.... Ban pit bulls? Debate ragesAs Metro reporter Jon Nielsen writes in today's paper, North Texas cities want to get tougher on pit bulls with breed-specific laws. Mesquite is the latest city to seek it. Madisonville tried it, but aborted it when the city was... Another pit bull attacks and killsIt makes me sick to think of yet another pit bull attacking a child here in Texas. Yesterday, a pit bull killed a 5-year-old in Weslaco. The worst part is that the child was recently placed there, in the home... Prosecuting irresponsible dog ownersYesterday, we called for the Dallas City Council to pass a tougher animal-control ordinance that included measures to hold irresponsble dog owners legally liable when their dogs attack. State law allows for felony prosecution, but Dallas law doesn't make use... Killer pit bulls: We're No. 1!This item was posted on dogsbite.org , which has all kinds of useful information about dogs that maim and kill people all over the country. (On the website's main page is a photo of a boy in California who just... Ban pit bulls?It's been almost a week since I last wrote about pit bulls, which has left me feeling an enormous gap in my life. First of all, an update: the pit bull that attacked me was labeled a "dangerous dog" by... |