An investigation was under way today into the mauling by a pit bull of a 76-year-old woman in San Jacinto, authorities said.
The woman was walking westbound on Commonwealth Avenue near San Jacinto Avenue around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday when a pit bull attacked her, said Sgt. Rose McKinney of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
"Bystanders attempted to help the victim by hitting the dog with baseball bats to get the dog away from her," McKinney said.
The woman suffered several severe puncture wounds. She was taken to a hospital for treatment, while the dog was impounded by animal control officers, McKinney said.
Anyone with information about the attack was urged to call sheriff's investigators at (951) 654-2702.
Do try to implement those Christian values and morals and refrain from calling people you disagree with "assholes". Its not very lady like, certainly not Jesus like and it makes you look like one yourself!!! Toodle Doo Lady!!!
Just google "family pitbull attacks". Every one of those victims IS NOT an opinion.
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2012.php -38 U.S. fatal dog attacks occurred in 2012. -Despite being regulated in Military Housing and over 600 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 61% (23) of these deaths, even though Pit bulls make up less than 5% of the total U.S. dog population. -Together, pit bulls (23 deaths in 2012) and rottweilers (3 deaths in 2012), the second most lethal dog breed, accounted for 68% of all fatal attacks in 2012. -From 2005 to 2012, this combination (pits/rots) accounted for 73% (183) of the total recorded deaths (251). -During this 8-year period, pit bulls killed 151 Americans (60% of the deaths), about one citizen every 19 days, versus rottweilers, which killed 32 (13%), about one every 91 days. Every one of these "statistics" is a human being that is no longer alive; mothers, fathers, children... Do you really understand that? This is not a video game that can be "reset", they are DEAD. Another one EVERY 19 DAYS! The only reason to own a Pitbull is to project an image of power and violence. And all too often, innocent people pay the ultimate price for that "image". So yes, my opinion that pitbull owners are either brain-dead or low-lifes stands, and the more research I do, the more that opinion is strenghthened.
Pit bulls make up less than 5% of the US dog population, yet are responsible for over 60% of the fatal dog attacks, consistently, year after year, for 8 years running. You can try to claim that "it's the owners" all you want, but those numbers either contradict that claim, or prove my "lowlife" claim; take your pick.
I am also interested to see if you also believe this strongly about guns. Seeing as you state many statistics about deaths or injuries caused by Pits, do you also oppose guns because of the tremendous injuries and deaths associated with them?
"Several studies have determined that pit bull owners and owners of other "vicious" or "high risk" breeds (most commonly identified as Akita, Chow Chow, Doberman Pinscher, Pit Bull, Rottweiler, and Wolf-mix) are more likely to have criminal convictions and are more likely to display antisocial behaviors. A 2006 study comparing owners of "high risk" dogs to owners of "low risk" dogs. "High risk" dogs included “vicious” dogs by breed (e.g., Pit Bulls) or “vicious” actions (e.g., any dog that had bitten, attacked or killed a person or other animal). The study determined that "high risk" dog owners had nearly 10 times as many criminal convictions then those of "low risk" dog owners.[46] A 2009[47] and a followup 2012[48] study generally supported these conclusions."
As for guns...please stick to the subject at hand. Let me know when ANY gun gets out of it's yard/home/safe on it's own and attacks a man/woman/child unprovoked on it's own. Then we'll talk. Guns are inanimate objects that are 100% predictable, and do absolutely NOTHING without a person pulling the trigger. There is no one pulling the trigger of these powerful, unpredictable animals. In fact, the argument could be made that we should ALL be armed, in order to protect ourselves from the vicious animals that these lowlifes insist on bringing into our communities.
to my 3 yr old. I believe its how their raised. If u raise them to fight that's exactly what they will do. Just like a kid if u raise them to be bad that's what ur going to get.. just my opinion