My 2 yr old nephew was nearly attacked by a pit bull while playing in his front yard, in a nice neighborhood. Lucky, his family had a very old dog named "Buddy" as a pet. Living up to his name, Buddy (a beagle mix) saw the pit bull headed "full speed" for the child and intercepted the pit bull to protect the baby. The much larger pit bull attacked old Buddy instead and literally tore him to shreds. My sister in law used the time old Buddy was paying the price for, to fly off the front porch & pick the baby up & get him inside. The un-provoked Pit Bull attack nearly killed old Buddy! Thousands in vet bills later, Buddy thankfully recovered. The punk who owned the pit bull had nothing, paid nothing, did nothing and the law just stood by and let him. Now that is just wrong! I love pets but a vicious dog like that should have been put down & the owner should have faced charges. No doubt, it will happen again the next time that dog gets loose. This happened a couple years ago but it is still worth reminding everyone now that it's spring time & kids will be playing outside.
PIT BULLS RESPONSIBLE FOR 71% OF FATAL DOG ATTACKS: http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2016.php?gclid=CjwKEAjwvYPKBRCYr5GLgNCJ_jsSJABqwfw7FtBSzDbv5c1OpStvI3_Lt7d5xBHR-M3ruqOFGzNK3BoCmgbw_wcB
WATCH YOUR YOUNG KIDS EVEN IN THEIR OWN FRONT YARD! HAVE MACE NEARBY OR A WEAPON IF YOU'RE TRAINED.
SIGN COUNTY/STATE PETITION TO OUTLAW PIT BULLS AS IT'S ALMOST ALWAYS PIT BULLS THAT ATTACK PEOPLE! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD ABOUT A VICIOUS, DEADLY ATTACK BY SOME OTHER BREED? ANSWER; ALMOST NEVER...
SOLUTION; OUTLAW PIT BULLS NOW! AT THE VERY LEAST ENACT FEDERAL LAWS MANDATING SPECIAL PIT BULL LICENSE, $1,000,000 LIABILITY INSURANCE & YEARLY K-9 TRAINING CERTIFICATION!
DON'T BUY INTO THE PIT BULL OWNERS SAYING THEIR DOG IS SWEET & WOULD NEVER HURT A FLY! THEY ALMOST ALWAYS, EVENTUALLY SNAP AND THEN ATTACK. THAT'S WHY 71% OF DEADLY HUMAN ATTACKS ARE BY PIT BULLS!
LOOK AT THE PHOTO! DON'T LET THIS BE THE LAST THING YOUR CHILD SEES!