Dog who mauled 4 year old has online support

[Sonya610]

My insurance actually covers my dogs if they bite someone.

Yes, mine does too however if the bite was "unjustified" and resulted in a settlement or a trial and they had to pay to cover damages then you can be sure your insurance would NOT cover your dog/s anymore.

Fortunately Georgia dog bite law is quite reasonable, dogs can attack/kill trespassers or anyone that threatens them, their owners, or their owners property and it is perfectly legal.

I can hear some thinking "but what if a child wandered into the yard and got eaten". Well the child had better not be trespassing and if the child was the parents are to blame.

 

[MissJ]

A friend of mine nearly lost her life because of a large dog whose owner stated it had never been vicious. We were going in to the ER for our shift at the hospital. A man is walking his big dog by us on the side walk. The dog lets out a huge bark, breaks loose and grabs my friend by her lower arm. He won't let go until his owner and several other people pull him off, taking part of her arm's flesh with him. People from ER rush out to take her inside for treatment. She very nearly bled to death even though she was just steps from treatment. My friend lost the use of her arm, lost her career and suffered PTSD. She did nothing wrong. The dog's owner said his dog had never attacked anyone, however he WAS a so called guard dog. I never knew what to think should have happened. The dog was saved. JMO

 

[LietKynes]

www.cbsnews.com/news/pit-bull-that-mauled-boy-escapes-death-penalty-but-gets-life-sentence/

"..."It disturbed me at first that they placed more value on an animal than on a child, and that made me feel very bad," Vicente told the Republic through a Spanish interpreter. "If they don't care about (Kevin), well, I do."..."

I hope that cute little boy can make a full recovery.

The dog, Mickey is an animal and is innocent--- not capable of choosing to be evil or good. Because of how Mickey was treated (or mistreated), he is probably not going to be able to be trusted. Hopefully in a shelter, he won't be able to attack anyone.
If he was my dog, I might decide to have him put down a painlessly as possible, so that no one else was ever hurt again. And doing so would be heartbreaking, as I love my pets.
But we've never owned a dog that was chained, and not socialized and trained . So I'd like to think this incident wouldn't happen to us.

That babysitter and the dog's owners are the most liable in all of this ; imo.

MOO

 

[LinasK]

www.cbsnews.com/news/pit-bull-that-mauled-boy-escapes-death-penalty-but-gets-life-sentence/

"..."It disturbed me at first that they placed more value on an animal than on a child, and that made me feel very bad," Vicente told the Republic through a Spanish interpreter. "If they don't care about (Kevin), well, I do."..."

I hope that cute little boy can make a full recovery.

The dog, Mickey is an animal and is innocent--- not capable of choosing to be evil or good. Because of how Mickey was treated (or mistreated), he is probably not going to be able to be trusted. Hopefully in a shelter, he won't be able to attack anyone.
If he was my dog, I might decide to have him put down a painlessly as possible, so that no one else was ever hurt again. And doing so would be heartbreaking, as I love my pets.
But we've never owned a dog that was chained, and not socialized and trained . So I'd like to think this incident wouldn't happen to us.

That babysitter and the dog's owners are the most liable in all of this ; imo.

MOO

I'm sorry. The dog is an animal, but it isn't "innocent". It viciously mauled a child. Yes it was following animal instincts, but not all dogs do this. If they are socialized properly, this wouldn't have happened. I don't care who is most at fault- the dog needs to be put down. It can't be rehabilitated to be socialized. I've learned this through recent experience. And... the owner in my case ignored the bills we sent her a couple of weeks ago. Time to threat legal action!!!:banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

[Linda7NJ]

The dog, Mickey has been spared.

Can't find link...
Will edit and add as one becomes available

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/25/phoenix_judge_spares_life_of_dog_that_mauled_child/

Municipal Court Judge Deborah Griffin ruled that the dog named Mickey must be neutered, defanged and microchipped. She declared the dog vicious earlier in the day and could have ordered euthanasia.
“There would be absolutely no possibility of the animal ever doing this to someone again,” Griffin said, saying the dog must remain in a facility for the rest of its life and can’t be adopted.


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[LietKynes]

Partially snipped from LinasK : "...I'm sorry. The dog is an animal, but it isn't "innocent". It viciously mauled a child. Yes it was following animal instincts, but not all dogs do this. If they are socialized properly, this wouldn't have happened. I don't care who is most at fault- the dog needs to be put down....."
RSBM

Just wanted to clarify : By 'innocent' I meant as opposed to knowingly committing an evil act .
And,if Mickey was my dog, yes, I'd have him put down humanely. I couldn't bear the thought of this happening again. It is mind-boggling that a shelter would even want him; he could very well attack a worker--- then what do they do ?

In a way, it seems like it might be a good idea to treat the owners of a vicious dog who attacks people like one would treat a person who has a dangerous weapon.
Like, you shoot a person and they get hurt or die, you go to jail. You let your dangerous dog attack someone,and they get hurt or die, again --you go to jail. Either that, or you're liable for any costs incurred.

I don't blame you at all in your case. People shouldn't own a dog if they're too busy to care for it properly and train/socialize it.

 

[nrdsb4]

Well, sounds like they've figured out a way to "neutralize" it without killing it.

 

[Linda7NJ]

Here's a little update on some of Michael Vicks seized pit bulls.
http://parade.condenast.com/48473/jimgorant/15-vicks-dogs/

Even the ones too damaged to be adopted have a better quality life than they ever had before.


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[Supernovae]

Well it's something, but doesn't seem like a foolproof way to protect the public:

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/pit-bull-attacks-woman-children-after-twice-jumpin/nfCsp/

It also hardly seems humane or economical to warehouse this dog for the rest of its natural life.

 

[Linda7NJ]

Well it's something, but doesn't seem like a foolproof way to protect the public:

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/pit-bull-attacks-woman-children-after-twice-jumpin/nfCsp/

It also hardly seems humane or economical to warehouse this dog for the rest of its natural life.

Very fishy story. IMO

I feel horrible for her children, but I seriously doubt it went down as she claims.


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[LietKynes]

Very fishy story. IMO

I feel horrible for her children, but I seriously doubt it went down as she claims.


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RSBM




"...The woman, whose name hasn't been released, said she left her two young children – ages 5 and 3 – in the van while she went into the shelter to do some work...."

Seriously ? She left a 3 and a 5 year old in the van , alone ; while she went to do some work ? How long was she planning to be in the shelter ?

Sorry, that doesn't seem safe at all.

As far as the dog in this article, most shelters cannot keep a dog for the rest of its' life, especially one with a bad rep.

I've never been attacked by anyone's dog, but I never go and pet one without checking with the owner first. Even then I usually don't try to pat it.


".....They claim the dog was left at its gate by a homeless man and it was friendly, so they took it in, according to the Facebook post...."
--- Don't most shelters charge some kind of fee for drop off ? No matter who is leaving the pet ?

 

[jjenny]

Well it's something, but doesn't seem like a foolproof way to protect the public:

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/pit-bull-attacks-woman-children-after-twice-jumpin/nfCsp/

It also hardly seems humane or economical to warehouse this dog for the rest of its natural life.

Doesn't sound like a fool proof way to me either. I don't understand why vicious dog has to be housed somewhere when there are plenty of non vicious adoptable dogs in shelters.
I guess those animal rights activists really influenced the judge.

 

[LietKynes]

I admit I'm a bit curious as to who is going to 'foot the bill' to feed and house Mickey for the rest of his life ?

 

[Linda7NJ]

RSBM




"...The woman, whose name hasn't been released, said she left her two young children – ages 5 and 3 – in the van while she went into the shelter to do some work...."

Seriously ? She left a 3 and a 5 year old in the van , alone ; while she went to do some work ? How long was she planning to be in the shelter ?

Sorry, that doesn't seem safe at all.

As far as the dog in this article, most shelters cannot keep a dog for the rest of its' life, especially one with a bad rep.

I've never been attacked by anyone's dog, but I never go and pet one without checking with the owner first. Even then I usually don't try to pat it.


".....They claim the dog was left at its gate by a homeless man and it was friendly, so they took it in, according to the Facebook post...."
--- Don't most shelters charge some kind of fee for drop off ? No matter who is leaving the pet ?

Lots of rescues will work with people unable to afford the drop off fee.

Leaving children alone in the car while she worked ? That's crazy.

I read in one of the links that the mom had walked that dog daily.
I would bet, she put that dog in the van with her children while she went to work.
Unless that dog is rabid, I'll never believe it escaped it cage, ran outside to the parking lot and jumped through the van window twice to attack her children.


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[Nore]

Well, sounds like they've figured out a way to "neutralize" it without killing it.

Yeah right! we know you cannot really un train a dog. Most people who have Pits have a reason besides love!! nrdsb4, it'll never change.:scared: :seeya:

 

[LinasK]

I admit I'm a bit curious as to who is going to 'foot the bill' to feed and house Mickey for the rest of his life ?

Yeah, found out it cost the owner in my case $50/day for the county shelter to board her dogs.

 

[jjenny]

I admit I'm a bit curious as to who is going to 'foot the bill' to feed and house Mickey for the rest of his life ?

I presume the same organization that got the lawyer for the dog.

 

[OEJ]

It looks like a rescue has advocated for the dog and will now house him according to the Judge's order. It may not have been the dog's fault that he was a vicious and dangerous dog, but something had to be done about him. Before he attacked that little boy, he killed a puppy that had wandered into his yard. He's a very lucky dog. I hope nothing but the best for the little boy, Kevin.

 

[Supernovae]

"He's a very lucky dog. "

Like I say, that's debatable.

 

[LietKynes]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2588655/Phoenix-judge-spares-life-dog-mauled-child.html

"...Luis Acosta, who said he's not related to anyone involved in the case, disagreed with the judge's decision.

'Who is going to see to it five years from now that this dog still hasn't been adopted out?' Acosta said...."

Good point, Acosta. Hopefully no one at the rescue will ever adopt Mickey out, because this tragedy may happen again.
If he were my dog, I'd have him mercifully put down --- so no one was ever attacked again !