(February 2018) Home Invasion in West Virginia: Pit Bull breaks into home to attack their dog

WEST VIRGINIA -- Linda Hoffer posted on Facebook February 22, 2018 ·

This is what happened to Wrangler, Eddie and Crystal's dog after he was attacked by a pit bull that broke into their house to get him.

His leather collar and shock collar saved his life the dog could not get a good bite around his neck but he lost a big piece of his ear.

The Pit bull is in the pound right now and they're trying to find out who owns it and yes it happened in front of Crystal and Roslyn.

The neighbor helped to get the dog dragged back outside.

Ohio: Dayton pit bulls charge into woman's home, kill her cat

OHIO -- Police here investigating after a woman’s cat was killed by loose dogs.

A 58-year-old woman living in the 2300 block of Mundale Avenue reported to police Monday afternoon that her cat, named Tiger Sue, was killed by two neighborhood dogs, according to the police report.

“It was determined that the victim’s cat was killed by two pit bulls with obvious signs of ownership who entered the victim’s home,” reads to the police report.

The victim had her door open, which allowed the loose dogs to enter.

The cat died almost immediately, the report states.

WOMAN TRAPPED WITH KILLER PIT BULLS FOR AN HOUR BEFORE HELP FINALLY ARRIVED

The dogs stayed on the woman’s property for an hour before animal control officers finally arrived, caught and removed the dogs.

Police have not been able to locate owner of the dogs.

Yeah, well if their investigation is as shoddy as their response time, I don't give it much hope that they're going to bother trying to find the owners.

(WHIO - February 20, 2018)

Australia: Alistair Morgan, 45, charged over sickening animal cruelty after dog shot through head with spear gun

AUSTRALIA -- Alistair Morgan, 45, has been charged over a shocking case of animal cruelty, accused of breaking into a neighbor’s home, beating and shooting her dog through the head with a spear gun on the NSW Central Coast.

Millie, a brown Labradoodle, has undergone surgery at a veterinary clinic in Sydney’s Homebush.

She’s now off life support and “doing quite well,” according to her owner Kim Lott, but they’ll “have to wait and see” as veterinarians slowly begin to wake the dog up.

Ms Lott says the sickening attack happened while she was at work, and was the result of a dispute with her 45-year-old neighbour of 15 years, a married father of four, over the dog barking.

Police allege the man forced entry into her Woy Woy home about midday yesterday, and beat Millie over the head.

Morgan broke into her home, tortured and tried to kill her dog

  He then allegedly dragged the yelping dog out of the house to his fenceline, then threw her over the fence into his yard, where she became stuck between a fence and the garage wall.  

Police say he then climbed on top of his storage shed, aimed and fired a spear gun at Millie, shooting her through the head.

 

Police say Morgan dragged Millie through the yard...

then threw her over the fence into his own yard

Ms Lott says she’s not holding up well in the wake of the attack.

“I’m just gutted,” she said.  “He’s been a neighbour for 15 years, I don’t know what to say.  I’m just gutted. She was a beautiful dog. My grandkids all loved her, she just loved the kids.

“I’m still in shock, I just can’t believe what’s happened. It’s such a beautiful dog – all because she was barking.”

Ms Lott said she took all steps to resolve the dispute with the neighbor, and never imagined her dog would be attacked.

 

 

“We’ve had talks about it, I’ve done everything I can, I’ve rung the ranger, I’ve guarded my house up so they don’t see the dog, because the dog does not like the man next door.”

She said she’s heard from neighbours the man has thrown things at the fence and “agitated” Millie in the past.

She said she also put up security cameras around her house to monitor how long the dog was barking, and that it amounted to about an hour per day, but that the cameras and surveillance equipment was stolen after the man entered her house.

 

 

Alistair Morgan, trying to hide his face from the press

Ms Lott also said the man pushed an outside barbeque against a doggie door, so the dog’s exit from the house was blocked.

Mille also suffered a collapsed lung, the result of what Ms Lott says was “a beating” at the hands of her neighbor.

“I just can’t believe it’s happened,” Ms Lott said.

She said she’d never had any problems with her neighbour before she got Millie.

“Only since I got my dog because it was barking,” she said.

Ms Lott said she no longer wants to live in her home knowing what her neighbor has allegedly done to her dog.

“I’m scared stiff now. I live by myself.  Millie was my protector, slept with me all the time. Just a beautiful dog,” she said.

“She’s the best thing, she’s such a character.”

Alistair Morgan's wife wouldn't speak to the press

Alistair Morgan, 45, was arrested and charged with committing an act of aggravated animal cruelty, firing a spear gun to injure a person or property and breaking and entering into a house to steal goods worth less than $60,000.

He will front Gosford Local Court today.

(TenPlay AU - January 23 2018)

Virginia: Three Pit Bulls attack woman and her Shih Tzu; running inside her house to continue their attack

VIRGINIA -- Diamond the Shih Tzu is recovering after a pit bull attack that left her with puncture wounds all over her body.

The dogs that allegedly attacked her are now back out walking her Stafford, Va. neighborhood, and her owner is pleading with county officials to do something.

 

 

 

“She's scared of outside,” said Solange Johnjules. “She will stand here and look there and bark.”

The attack by three apparent pit bulls happened just outside Diamond’s front door, and it left her with stitches, staples, drainage tubes, and multiple bite wounds all over her torso.

 

Johnjules was also bitten during the horrific attack, which had the pit bulls run inside her house to continue their attack.

“I don't know where the pit bulls came from,” said Johnjules, a disabled school teacher. “Three were jumping on me, I picked her up and they were biting her legs…. I was very scared. I cried and screamed for help. Finally, I went in the house. 

"And one of them came in the house. Diamond ran and hid in her cage, we call it her house. I screamed, and the dog finally ran out.”

 

 

There was no answer (or no one would come to the door) at the pit bulls’ owner’s home.

County officials did order the dog’s owner to quarantine them for ten days for signs of rabies after the December 8th attack. But neighbors say the dogs have been out repeatedly during the quarantine period.

 

 

County animal control officials say they told Johnjules she could file a complaint and have a judge determine if the dogs are dangerous or vicious. But at the time of the attack, she says she was too shaken to do that. “I think I am going to press charges now,” said Johnjules.

She's convinced the pit bulls will attack again if someone doesn't stop them.

 

 

 

County officials say the owner CLAIMED that a family member had been taking care of the dogs and didn't realize how quickly they could get away. They say all three of the dogs had county tags and are current on vaccinations.

OK what do county officials say about the owner breaking quarantine rules and taking the dogs for walks in the neighborhood???

Until Johnjules files a legal complaint, they say there is little else they can do.

VIDEO NEWS CLIP:

(W*USA 9-Dec 18, 2017)

Connecticut: Woman upset with police response during Pit Bull attack at bus stop

CONNECTICUT -- Sandra Regis reviewed New Haven Police Department's Facebook page — 1 star, December 13 at 8:15pm ·

All these police sitting in their cars in New Haven corners,along with all the substations on Whalley Ave.

You would think they would respond to emergencies they are literally 4 minutes away and took an 30 mins after calling 4 times about my mom and her dog being attacked by a pit bull and where kids were getting off the bus. 

The officer said I didn't have a right to be upset as I'm screaming for help cause the dog is in my apartment. 

They were so nonchalant as they casually stroll and giggled in the driveway.

Arizona: City of Tucson sends vicious Pit Bull home with adopter; two days later it gets loose, runs inside neighbor's house and tries to kill their dog

ARIZONA -- "Fundraising to save dog's life exceeds goal"

UPDATE: The GoFundMe account to help raise money to save the life of Stewie 'Bug' has exceeded its $2,500 fundraising goal needed to pay emergency vet bills.

The online campaign has raised $2,900 as of Thursday morning.

ORIGINAL STORY: William Gilbert, and his wife, Robin Hensley, told News 4 Tucson if they couldn't pay the money upfront, their beloved dog would be euthanized. They thanked the community for their generous donations.

A local couple says they are in desperate need of help after their dog was viciously attacked by another dog.

William Gilbert and his wife, Robin Hensley, say a neighbor’s dog broke past their fence and into their Southside home this week.

“I tried to stop the dog and I couldn't and it got my dog under the kitchen table,” said Hensley. “And he was just shaking my dog really hard.”

Robin was eventually able to get her dog, Stewie 'Bug', away from the attacking dog.

She beat the Pit Bull with this iron pipe.

“My dog was lying unconscious in the floor and there was just blood spread everywhere in the kitchen,” she said.

County officials took the attacking dog away. Stewie is now in grave condition. The family is now stuck with a $2,000 emergency vet bill and, if they can’t pay it, they say they will have to euthanize their dog.

“We can't find a vet that would even help us without everything up front, they won’t even take five hundred dollars down and take payments,” she said. “It's not our fault that this happened; it's not our dog's fault that this happened. He’s suffering and we're suffering.”

 

PACC officials confirmed that the attacking dog was only recently adopted from its center. Officials say it had no bite history, but was classified as not being good with other dogs. It has been surrendered to the county, and will not be placed for adoption again.

You can donate through the couple's GoFundMe.

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FACEBOOK POST

Robin Diane Gilbert posted on Facebook November 18, 2017 · Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ ·

My neighbor adopted the pit bull just a few days before the pit bull charged in my house as I was leaving, he had jumped my fence to even get in my yard, he viciously attacked my dog bug under my kitchen table, I hit the pit bull with a metal pipe several times before he dropped bugs lifeless body! Now bug bug is fighting so hard to survive. Please pray for bug, he's my heart!

Amy Michelle Roberts - Praying so hard..

Robin Diane Gilbert - Thanks please keep praying, my other two dogs are traumatized, I'm a mess trying to deal with this and watching bug suffer and other two are just traumatized, they won't go out that door to potty now, bugs 6 month old hiding under tables now, they are having severe separation anxiety, our little fur family is struggling with what happened. This is so hard

Gabriel Makota - prayers

Deborah Langham Bourgoine - PRAYING FOR HIM. OH I KNOW THERE'S MEAN DOGS SOMETIMES. ONCE I LITERALLY HAD TO PULL THE JAWS OF A PIT BULL OF MY LITTLE DOG,MY PUPPY HAD TWO COLLARS ON. I STILL TO THIS DAY DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT . GOD MUST OF BEEN THERE. I'VE HAD YOUR LITTLE GUY ON MY MIND ALL DAY.

Robin Diane Gilbert - I tried pulling his jaws, he just bite down harder, that's when I grabbed the metal pipe and started hitting the dog, I just kept screaming and hitting until the pit bull ran out the door that was still open, I was so scared, I collapsed beside Bug and start telling my friend to call 911. 

When the sheriff walked in he looked at us on the floor and said, is he dead? I was scared to pack him outside afraid that pit bull would try to attack again,

Deborah Langham Bourgoine - GIRL,.... MY DOG WAS LITTLE TOO. I THINK I DID IT SO FAST THAT IT CAUGHT THAT DOG AND I DON'T KNOW . THE DOG WAS HALF PITT BULL, AND HALF ROTTWEILER. MY DOG WAS A SMALL TERRIER /CHIHUAHUA MIX..MY DOG WAS OLDER THAN YOUR POOR LITTLE PUPPY. MY DOG WAS EXPERIENCED OF BEING ATTACKED BY BIGGER DOGS . IT WAS JUST A SPLIT SECOND. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE, .. THAT ALLOWED MY DOGS RELEASE FROM THE JAWS OF THAT MEAN DOG .ISAID,... CHUEY RUN,.. MY DOG RAN PUSHED THAT SECURITY DOOR OPEN,.. AND WAS FREE OUTSIDE. I WAS STILL SHAKING LIKE A LEAF. I YELLED NOT LOOKING AT THAT DOG AND OPEN THE GLASS SLIDING DOOR, .. AND SAID COME ON, .. TO THAT MEAN DOG, ... HE FOLLOWED ME OUT TO THE BACK YARD, .. I TURNED QUICKLY AND SLAMMED THAT DOOR CLOSED. I WAS SAFE, .. I THINK PRAYING WHILE MY STENGTH AND ADRENALINE WAS SO HIGH, .. AND FEAR WAS AT ITS PEAK, .. LET MY DOG SURVIVE. MY DOG HAD A BIG GASH IN HIS NECK AFTERWARDS AND HAD TO BE STITCHED UP BY THE VET . AND IT WAS PRVACATED BECAUSE MY DOG CHUEY WAS BY A DOG AT MY AUNTS HOUSE A GIRL DOG,.. WAS IN HEAT. I DON'T HAVE CHUEY ANYMORE CAUSE HE PASSED AWAY IN 2005. I HOPE YOUR LITTLE BABY IS DOING OKAY. ARE YOU DOING OKAY? DID YOU SAY YOUR PUPPY DOG WAS SIX MONTHS? I'M STILL PRAYING AND BELIEVING.
TAKE CARE Robin Diane GILBERT . GOD BLESS YOU.

Mike Fisher - I'm so sorry that happened I understand you're in pain but PLEASE DON'T blame the breed Blame the OWNER I've seen pit bulls nursing kittens It's NOT the breed It's how it's raised It's idiotic owners too lazy or don't know how to train their dog

Robin Diane Gilbert - Mike I'm not blaming the breed, the owner had just adopted the dog from animal control a couple days earlier, but still to blame for not having control of him, I blame animal control more for this. The dog had been in shelter two years and was known not to get along with other dogs, he should have never been adoptive out.

No, Robin. You should blame the breed. It's akin to having a tiger living next door to you. When that tiger gets loose and attacks your dog, wouldn't it be reasonable to say that your neighbor never should have had a tiger to begin with? It was a ticking time bomb waiting for the opportunity to attack. This is what they have been bred for for hundreds of years. The dog cannot help itself, but that is why BSL is so important. Mandatory sterilization, mandatory liability insurance, mandatory muzzling, mandatory approved cage/fence inspection by animal control. Treat them the same as owners of tigers, lions and bears.

Robin Diane Gilbert posted on Facebook November 18, 2017 · Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ ·

Stew Bug is home for the weekend, goes back to vet Monday to remove drainage tubes. We want to thank each and everyone for everything you did to help, from prayers to donations, words can not express my total gratitude from my heart!

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GoFundMe: Save Bug dog
Created November 15, 2017
William Gary Gilbert
  Animals
  TUCSON, AZ
$3,165 of $2,500 goal
Raised by 56 people in 2 days

Update 1
Posted by William Gary Gilbert
The dog is still in serious condition he had his surgery is having a lot of trouble breathing the vet send him home at night with us to monitor and he'll be hospitalized every day during the daytime for medication and evaluation Robin and we don't know how to thank everyone properly we are very private people and hated to ask for help and you all stepped up and helped I just can't thank you enough we will continue to update this daily

Update 2
Posted by William Gary Gilbert
thanks to all of you people we have reached our goal and more here's an update on the dog. He's going to spend one more night at the vet's office tonight. They say he is improving he was trying to bite them LOL they were trying to put an IV in his leg and he hates people messing with his feet so he was trying to bite them that says a lot right there to me cuz I know he hates that. If they like what they see in the morning he will be sent home for good. He still going to need rehab and follow-up visit

I don't know how often but things are definitely looking up and this is all thanks to you for helping us get the cash up front. Robin and I are overjoyed with the outpouring we have received support and best wishes we are both absolutely amazed at the response from our new community. I will update this page in the morning but once again thanks to all of you it looks like we're going to get a positive outcome

Update 3
Posted by William Gary Gilbert
Things are looking up for the dog

Update 4
Posted by William Gary Gilbert
When bug got hurt and we found out we were going to need some money I must have made 150 phone calls trying to get some money called credit card people asking for credit line increase got $500 and sent that right in.

when I found out that the dog that attacked our dog was adopted out 2 days prior by the City of Tucson I called them up and ask them for help. They tried to bully me into putting my dog down and refused to help.

Also the 24-hour vet that had him the first night also tried to bully us into putting him down. Robin and I said no way we're not giving up on this dog and we got him the hell out of there as soon as we could.

I know he's emotional, but blaming the vet clinic is wrong. Imagine how many people come in with their pets and don't have a way to pay their bills. The vet kindly treats their pet and then never gets paid. The vet can send the unpaid bill to collections, but they'll never collect - even if they win a judgment. The vet gets too many of these and s/he can't pay their own bills. Employees get laid off and the vet business goes under and closes, putting 20+ people out of work. It may seem heartless for the vet to insist on the payment upfront, but you have to take the emotion out of it. 

Also, the vet has an obligation to ensure that the animal is treated or euthanized. You cannot simply take a seriously, critically-injured animal home and "hope for the best". By law, you as an owner must provide needed medical care to your animal - or surrender it to someone who can provide it - or euthanize it. The vet wasn't being hateful; s/he was trying to make sure this little dog wasn't taken home and left to suffer for days before finally dying because the owners couldn't pay the bills and refused to euthanize the dog. 

Thanks to the people at Santa Cruz Veterinary we were able to get him in and treated before they were paid. Don't know how much the final bill is going to be don't care this dog is worth it. He's such a big part of our family Robin and I haven't slept for 3 days it's been really tough working falling asleep driving but I've managed to keep moving. Can't get the little guy out of my mind Robin is the same way. I want to thank everyone again for the support hopefully he comes home in the morning.

 

 

Update 5
Posted by William Gary Gilbert
The dog stayed at the vet all night last night by himself the vet was comfortable with this and they have just arrived waiting for Robin to call me and update his status fingers crossed tick tick tick hurry up and call me!

Update 6
Posted by William Gary Gilbert
Great news the dog is going home for good your donations made it possible to cover all three vet bills and there's some left over we will use that to pay for follow-up care. Robin and I are so truly grateful we've never had to ask for money before and we are so deeply touched I just can't find the words to thank you properly. He still needs care has to go back Monday and have drain tubes removed but all in all they are comfortable sending him home to finish healing. Once again from the bottom of my heart I want to thank you and we will update you as he heals up.

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VIDEO NEWS CLIP FROM KVOA:

 

(KVOA - November 16, 2017)

(October 2017) Washington: Neighbor's Pit Bull chases woman's dogs into her house, into her bedroom and attacks them on her bed

WASHINGTON -- Shorty Norma Davis posted on Facebook October 19, 2017 ·

I got a call today. We have new neighbors and their pit bull attacked my little dogs tonight. Robbie had to take one of them to the vet. $430 Bill and the owner of the property paid the Bill. 

That dog chased my dogs clear into our house into the bedroom. On the bed. It was bad. 

My Bailey has lots of puncture wounds. Instead of the cone of shame she has the body cast going on its pink and white ill post a picture tomorrow. Shes drugged up now.

Bailey in her body cast after the Pit Bull attack

Laura Marue - I’m Guessing the body cast looks something like this… My dogs total bills were $3600. 2 1/2 days in the vet hospital, ICU, surgery, oxygen, IVs, medications, x-rays, labs… all thanks to a loose pit bull. And the owner of the pit bull hasn’t paid a cent yet.

Luckily I’m a good and responsible owner and have pet insurance. And a dog that weighs 11 pounds and could never hurt something like a pit bull can....hoping For a quick recovery for your little Bailey. After all the trauma, my little guy has healed beautifully three months later.

Laura's dog in a body cast after Pit Bull attack

Brad Endres - It's a shame if the Pit Bull made it out of your house alive, it;s now able to attack again. I ope your dog will be ok.

Tara Henson - Oh Shorty Norma Davis I'm so sorry!!! I saw that dog with the owner last Monday when I was doing yard work, the guy said he the dog is a rescue, I asked how he is with other dogs, cats or people since he's a huge dog and he said oh he does fine! Obviously not! It was in my yard once already that Monday and I had to scare it off....it makes me nervous about Trevor playing outside or riding his bike!!! So how was the owner? What is his plan on keeping the dog on his property? Man Norma I'm so sorry!!!:( how scary!!! Hope your little one is feeling better soon!!

Mark Robinson - I don't know where this lady lives, but a pit chases something into my home to kill it, the pit would not leave alive. I would be protected by the law too so no stupid suit by the owner!

Jeffrey Sloan - Craven's law: Never, under any circumstances, allow an attacking pit bull to leave the scene of the crime alive.