Toddler Mauled by Pit Bull Dies

[Wingfoot]

Officer shoots family pet dog after it attacks toddler girl, clenching its jaws down while shaking her like a ‘baby doll!’

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The attack occurred on Oct. 22 at a home located on N.C. Highway 43, authorities said. Deputies received a call from the home regarding the family dog actively attacking a child.

According to the sheriff's office, the 6-year-old Pit Bull was the family's pet and was "slinging the child around in its mouth."

The mother of the child told deputies she was trying to stab the dog to stop the attack, but it didn't work.

A detective arrived first on scene and witnessed the attack happening and pulled out his gun and shot the dog twice in the head, killing it, Sheriff Clee Atkinson said.

The first shot did not affect the dog. The second shot killed the animal, the sheriff said.

Emergency officials and deputies on scene "performed emergency first aid on the child to try to stabilize her as she was clinging to life at this point," according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

The girl was taken to the hospital and then flown to Vidant Pitt for treatment.

She was then transported to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill where she later died.

https://www.crimeonline.com/2018/10...wn-while-shaking-her-like-a-baby-doll-police/

 

[JB400]

Double heartbreak for the family.

 

[65RoadRacer]

Very sad... I know so many people who have pits and say this never happens with a 'family pet' - and yet I see so many stories where it has happened.
Sadly, we have no way of knowing why this sort of thing happened, and what triggered the dog to attack the child. Sad day indeed.

 

[Bb70charger500]

So no pictures of this "pit bull"
It does say mix in the article and anything that isnti a pure breed now gets deemed as a pit bull ! Anything that is a mix can't be a pit bull as that is a pure breed dog!
I'm getting very sick of seeing these stories and after you dig around you find a picture of said dog and it's a boxer mix or a lab mix curr mix .
I got a dog from the pound labeled a pit bull mix I had Dana testing done (free my wife works at the vet) came back as a mastiff mostly , but no pit in him at all!
Go figure!
I'm sad for the baby and the dog I had a curr mix he was messed up in the head I put him down before my baby got here as I didn't trust him! My pit I have not a worry in the world with him being around my baby !

 

[65RoadRacer]

When real Mopar guys start talking science....
sorry, just gave me a little chuckle, it shouldn't have... serious situation.

But I do agree with you, the media hits on "pit" as often as they can to add drama to the story. I have seen what you're talking about a few times, and have seen that many attacks were other breeds that have nothing to do with pit bulls. The pits that I've met were great dogs - and pure.

 

[Wingfoot]

More than 937 cities in the US have pit bull ban legislation in place.
https://www.banpitbulls.org/where/where-pit-bulls-banned/

NYC Housing Authorities Ban Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and Dobermans
https://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/04/nyc-housing-authorities-ban-pit-bulls.html

All military bases in the United States ban pit bulls.
https://www.dogsbite.org/legislating-dangerous-dogs-military-bases.php

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[Cncguy1]

That breed should be banned!

 

[vintage chromoly]

Why the hell would anyone introduce a ticking time bomb into their home?
Especially with small children.

The local shelter won’t even adopt out any dogs with any sign of “pit” in them.

Just another fine example of rotten parenting.

 

[Bill Monk]

These dogs were bred for one purpose, to fight and kill. I have been around a lot of these dogs and most seemed to be very loving dogs but there is no way I would personally trust one around my child. I've also been around a few that were extremely aggressive.
A lot of breeds are known to bite and any dog can and will given the right circumstances but the difference is that when a pit bull bites, they don't let go usually resulting in severe injury and as in this case sometimes death. I read somewhere that a pit bull is the only animal known to man that will continue to fight after being mortally wounded. I don't know if that's true or not but it wouldn't surprise me knowing their history as a breed. I'm sure there are many pit bulls that would make perfectly good loving pets for kids but it's not a chance I would ever be willing to take with my children.
Very sad indeed

 

[BeeFast]

There is NO EXCUSE for this to have ever happened to that beautiful child. Very sad.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Double heartbreak for the family.

I wouldn't refer to the dead dog as being a heartbreak for the family.

 

[Big D A12]

What a tragic incident. A beautiful young girl will never know life because of bad parenting. Unfortunately, people continue to think this breed is gentle and a great pet. It was bred for one reason, and it isn't to be a snuggle bunny.

Dogs are pack animals. They need to establish who is the Alpha in the pack. When in a home, your family is the pack. All dog breeds will attack if provoked, but few routinely kill as a result.....except Pit Bulls.

For all those who think this is a gentle animal, a quick Google seach turned up this article. If you have one of these dogs, it is just a matter of time before you become a statistic. Numbers don't lie. The data below is over a 32 year period.

D

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...e-attacked-the-most-people/ss-BBIJw3H#image=1

 

[RoadRunner1970]

I notice a lot of people walking dogs that appear to have no control over the animal, makes everyone else in the area afraid.......

 

[moparedtn]

When startled, when food is perceived to be threatened or if protective instincts are incited, any animal can and often does resort to its' inbred instincts -
and that's where the trouble lies with these dogs. It's as much an instinctual reflex action as anything else, regardless of its' upbringing and training.
Far and away the biggest attack and kill stats of any dog breed belongs to pits.
There are other breeds that can be dangerous too, but not nearly to the extent of them.

Sadly, they've become a status symbol to the "lowest common denominator" types of our society to boot.
Oftentimes, owning pits are seen in such groups as a sign of power or danger, much like flashing a gun or a blade is.
Glorified in rap videos and mimicked in similar white trash groups as a result.

I get more upset with the owners of such animals than with the dogs themselves, honestly - the dog is just responding with their own inbred instincts,
after all. Their owners know damn well what the breed is capable of; no amount of their attempts of trying to hide the truth of why they own these dogs
removes their responsibility for exposing them to not only the public at large but to their own defenseless offspring.
I've personally seen the results of a couple of pit bull attacks; it's truly shocking stuff and you never forget it.
As a result...
I never approach anyone with such a dog, whether in public or at someones' home or place of business.
If I see one being walked in public or some such, my strong side hand does some of its' own instinctive action - namely, resting on the grip
of my concealed carry weapon.
That dog might get the first bite in, but if I'm around, it won't come out of the encounter on top.
That's me being responsible, regardless of whether the owner is.

 

[steve from staten island]

Irresponsible dog owners....now should be investigated and charged for child death

 

[steve from staten island]

On another note two smaller pits broke free of there flimsy gated yard and attacked a 90 year old WW2 vet as he walked home here on the island. They savagely attacked the elderly man...
The man died a few weeks later of his injuries

 

[Lionized]

Everyone calling for a ban on this breed should watch "The Champions".

 

[JB400]

I wouldn't refer to the dead dog as being a heartbreak for the family.

For me personally, I'll agree. However, somebody loved this dog enough to keep it around, and was completely ignorant of what it was capable of.

 

[mopar_chuck]

That poor little girl.... it horrible to think of the pain and terror she went through in the last moments of her life. But the parents are responsible. If I were them, I would not be able to go on..... would have to do myself in

 

[fratzog lover]

The problem is that you don't know if your Pit is one of the ticking time bombs. My favorite quote from a typical Pit Bull attack newspaper article : "He was a great dog for 6 years, real friendly. Then he ate Grandmas face for no reason."