Pit Bull Attacks: 4 Dead in December
SAN DIEG0 WOMAN ATTACKED BY TWO PIT BULLS DIES CHRISTMAS EVE
San Diego CA - Emako Mendoza, 76, was savagely attacked in her own back yard in Paradise Hills on June 18 by two female pit bulls, when she went out to pick up her newspaper at 6:30 a.m. The neighbors’ dogs pushed their way through a hole in the fence, according to her 78-year-old husband, James.
Emako died on Christmas Eve after being hospitalized December 23 due to complications from those injuries, according to the Medical Examiner.
Since the June attack, the elderly woman underwent eight surgeries including the amputations of her left leg and left arm. Several weeks ago a surgeon had to amputate her right leg as well, after injuries proved too extensive to save the limb. “It was too much,” Emako told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Her husband stated he was still asleep in a front bedroom the morning of the attack and did not hear his wife’s screams. He was awakened when the two women who own the dogs knocked on the door and told him their dogs were in his backyard.
Mr. Mendoza said that his wife’s entire body was bloody and her limbs were “hanging by threads”. He tried to cover her and called 911. San Diego Police Officer Frank Cali stated that Ms. Mendoza sustained severe lacerations to her body, arms and both legs.
The mother and daughter who owned the two pit bulls, Alba Medina Cornelio, 39, and her 19-year-old daughter, Carla Ramirez Cornelio, are facing up to three years and eight months in prison on two felony counts each for owning dogs that caused serious bodily injury.
A spokesman for the San Diego District Attorney has indicated the office will review the case and may file additional charges following Mendoza’s death and the results of the autopsy.
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http://www.opposingviews.com/i/2-pit-bulls-attack-san-diego-woman-75-leg-amputated
http://eastcountymagazine.org/node/8237
RESCUED PIT BULL, NAMED “HONEY,” KILLS OWNER
Burnettsville IN - On December 3, Joseph D. Hines, 58, of Burnettsville, Indiana, was killed by “Honey,” the male pit bull he rescued four to five years ago. Neighbors say the man and the dog were often seen out walking together. But on December 3, Honey severed Hines' right jugular vein, as well as inflicting bite wounds on his forearms and ankle.
Hines’ body was not found for two days and the results of the autopsy showed that Hines had died from the severing of the jugular, according to the White County Coroner.
Hines had never married and had no children. "He loved his dogs, said Hines’ sister, Shirley Silkey. “He found this dog and took care of it."
Joseph Hines was described as a down-to-earth guy with a great sense of humor. His sister said, “I'll always remember his laughter. He was so upbeat and happy.”
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http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/animal-rights/rescued-pit-bull-kills-owner-joseph-d-hines
GEORGIA WOMAN KILLED BY PIT BULL WHILE VISITING NEIGHBOR
Lowndes County GA - On December 8, at about 12:30 p.m., Misti Wyno, 40, went to her neighbor’s house on Mount Zion Road in Valdosta, GA¸ to borrow some grits. While she was visiting, the neighbor’s male pit bull attacked and fatally injured her.
At 12:45 p.m., deputies and emergency-medical technicians were called to the scene, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine. They discovered the injured woman with severe bites to her legs, arms and head. The dog owner was restraining the pit bull.
The victim was rushed to South Georgia Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 1:54 p.m.
Source: http://moultrieobserver.com/local/x941116542/Pit-bull-kills-Valdosta-woman
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2011/12/2011-dog-bite-fatality-lowndes-county.html
ILLINOIS WOMAN DIES AFTER NOVEMBER ATTACK BY HER PET PIT BULLS
Rockford IL - On December 7, Tonia Parks, 39, of Rockford, Illinois, died following a combination of a seizure and dog attack on November 18, 2011, according to WIFR.com.
The coroner stated that Parks suffered a seizure while trying to break up a fight in her home between her two dogs, which were reported as pit bulls. The incident occurred about 10:30 a.m.
When police arrived, Winnebago County Animal Control advised that the victim had been mauled by her dogs and sustained an injury to her head and neck as well as a bite to her jugular vein.
A police report which later described the dogs as American Bulldogs, stated they were taken into custody and the case is still under investigation.
Source: http://blog.dogsbite.org/2011/12/2011-dog-bite-fatality-woman-dies.html http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Dog_Owner_in_Critical_Condition_Following_Dog_Bite_134129883.html
TOTAL HUMAN DEATHS/DISFIGUREMENTS FROM PIT BULL ATTACKS IN 2011
According to Animal People, which records pit bull attacks from nationwide media reports, in 2011 there were 23 total human deaths and 196 disfigurements in 2011.
Source: www.animalpeoplenews.org
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Clifton is that he doesn't lie....yep sure was honest to his wife about his affair. He isn't a statistical expert...he is a editor. No science in his "study"... he is a editor. Will never be accused of being a mathematical genius...he is a editor. He tells only the half of the story when he does do his job. The half that supports his personal views. However, it's nice to see the little followers being so faithful to their chosen guru of truth!!! Ignorance must be blissful.Bhaaaaaaa, Bhaaaaaa, Black sheep
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So what? Is this suppose to impress? Well, it doesn't. Just shows how far nutters will go when they don't have an argument. Who cares about his personal life? With a nutter like you, ask your husband if he had been faithful. I bet he is well known for running around on you and who would blame him for it. What is your beloved Karen Delise? A lousy vet tech, a failed self published author because no reputable publishing house will touch her biased ridiculous books. So who are you to talk about Clifton. How does one tell a nutter is lying, her mouth is open.
I know nothing of Clifton's personal life, and it is not germane to the subject at hand. The reason you folks have to vilify him is because what he finds is very damning of your position. Your reaction makes that much clear.
From what I read it seems that where I live is the only place in the US that has animal control officers. Also it also seems that I may the only person to call an ACO when I see a loose dog.. regardless of the type of dog...
There seems to be two types of people in the breeding community for pit bull type dogs. Those that breed them and those that rescue them. I do not condone breeding of dogs unless you have a dog that would qualify to be an AKC show dog.. that is all dogs. I go to an animal shelter as much as I can to volunteer and there are just way to many unwanted dogs of all breeds.
The typical pit bull type breeder seems to be a back yard breeder. My last pit bull type dog though came from an animal abuse case where there were over 40 dogs taken..she was a breeding bitch and very pretty and has a good disposition.
BSL is just plan bull sh*t. If a leash law cannot be enforced how is a breed specific law going to be enforced ? Dade county has a law against pit bulls yet I have read about pit bull attacks there. BSL is impossible to enforce.
BSL will be complaint driven, the public is sick and tired of you nutters and your mutant dogs. It will be easily enforced. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't have all the success cases of BSL reducing attacks, would you?
so what just happened in Ohio if BSL is so popular ? Hear about the policeman that got his pit bull mix back.. after a Federal judge intervened ?
You nutters should be ashamed of what happened. You should be ashamed that your puppetmasters were able to pay off people there. Money talks.
Here are the figures taken from media reports on the rise in pit bull attacks. No indication this is going down, so your chances of being attack while walking your dog, visiting a friend who owns a pit bull, or being attacked by your own pit are on the rise.
Disfigurements [severe attacks that did not result in death] were up from 141 in 2010 to 198 in 2011, according to Animal People, a worldwide publication that compiles media reports into statistics. Editor Merritt Clifton wrote:
"2011 brought the most total pit bull attacks (second most pit bull attacks on children, most pit bull attacks on adults) and most pit bull disfigurements in the 30 years that I have kept track of the data."
Perhaps pit bull advocates' time could be better spent addressing how to breed less-aggressive and more stable pit bulls that aren't a threat to society, rather than comparing them to grizzly and polar bears.