Tag «Pit Bull Attack»

Dangerous Dog Attacks Resulting in Dismemberment and Death are Escalating across the Nation. Public Outcry Elicits New Public Safety Laws in Several States.

Severe and fatal dog attacks on people and beloved pets are escalating across the country. After multiple severe and fatal maulings by dogs adopted from animal shelters, California and Virginia have enacted laws that require animal shelters and animal rescue groups to disclose a dog’s bite history in writing to the person adopting the dog- …

Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs

The 2023 Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs Zoom Premiere! For National Pit Bull VICTIM Awareness Day 2023, Responsible Citizens for Public Safety held a Zoom meeting to remember victims of dangerous dogs and to discuss and promote legislation that would protect public safety. Leticia Spagnuolo of Livingston County, MI and Jill Deminiuk of …

Immediately Following the Horrific Pit Bull Mauling Death of a Detroit Boy, Defenders of Pit Bulls Come Out Spouting Baseless Propaganda.

Along with the new package of Michigan preemption bills that will strip the authority from local units of government to enforce breed safety laws, and on the heels of the horrific pit bull mauling death of a little boy in Detroit, Lovell Anderson, age 4, come the defenders and promoters of pit bulls- the pit …

Grosse Pointe Shores, MI Enacts Pit Bull BAN!

At the September 19th public meeting, Grosse Pointe Shores City Council voted 4-3 to enact a ban on pit Bulls. The decision came to a vote after council was informed of a horrific attack in June on a beloved pet dog, Maddie. Her owners were bitten trying to save their dog. Maddie’s injuries resulted in …

Pit Bull Concerns in White Lake Township, MI Could Lead to New Public Safety Ordinance and …More of the Story

Sarah Bazinet was walking her Golden Retriever, Marley, in February 2023, when three pit bulls got through their fence and two of them attacked Bazinet’s dog. Marley survived but sustained serious injuries. The attack traumatized Sarah and prompted her to voice her concerns about dangerous dogs at the public Township Board meeting on May 16, …

WHAT Will It Take to FIX Detroit’s Pit Bull Problem?

With a growing list of children, adults and many beloved pets being attacked, mutilated and fatally mauled, it’s abundantly clear that Detroit has a serious Pit Bull problem. When will it stop? On April 4, 2023, Daniel Bonacorsi, a 58 year old man from Plymouth, was working in Detroit for the Army Corps of Engineers. …

A pit bull that killed an elderly woman in Suffield, Connecticut should be euthanized, an appeal officer ruled.

An appeal hearing officer charged with determining the fate of a pit bull mix dog which police say attacked and killed a 95-year-old woman nearly a year ago has issued a proposed final decision, upholding the original decision of the Suffield animal control officer that the animal be put down. On Nov. 6, 2019, Janet …

Pit bull shot, killed after attack at Oakland County animal shelter

Michigan: A seasoned animal control officer was brutally attacked by a pit bull at the Oakland County Animal Control shelter. The dog had to be shot and killed to stop the attack. The pit bull was in quarantine because it had previously bitten several family members. The dog somehow got out of its cage and …

NEW Meta-Data Study Names Pit Bulls as Most Dangerous Dogs to Children

2019- Researchers from Ohio State University found that pit bulls and mixed breed dogs have the highest risk of biting children. The intent of the study, conducted by the Ohio State University’s College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, is to provide parents information when deciding what type of dog to own. “This research highlights …

Humane Society Volunteer KILLED by Adoptable Pit Bull at the Shelter

Pit Bull Euthanized after Shelter Volunteer’s Death Christine Liquori was the victim of a fatal mauling at the Humane Society of St. Lucie County, Florida. Trying to “save them all” cost this shelter volunteer her life. The mentality of pit bull fanatics in denial of breed traits is costing many their lives – countless innocent …