This morning Amadeus was attacked by a pit bull. I can’t remember being so afraid. I couldn’t get the pit to let go! Fortunately we’re both OK. I’m now carrying pepper spray.
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Sunday, April 1, 2018
Florida: "This morning Amadeus was attacked by a pit bull"
FLORIDA -- Bridget Starr posted on Facebook March 17, 2018 ·
This morning Amadeus was attacked by a pit bull. I can’t remember being so afraid. I couldn’t get the pit to let go! Fortunately we’re both OK. I’m now carrying pepper spray.
This morning Amadeus was attacked by a pit bull. I can’t remember being so afraid. I couldn’t get the pit to let go! Fortunately we’re both OK. I’m now carrying pepper spray.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Delaware: Wilmington PD chief admits they should have responded to 911 report of deadly Pit Bull attack
DELAWARE -- After four days of avoiding questions about Wilmington police's response to a dog attack in which a senior citizen was injured and a dog was killed, the city issued a press release saying it should've handled the situation differently.
Wilmington police Chief Robert Tracy said he reviewed the incident that occurred Monday night in the Cool Spring neighborhood and "concluded that a police officer should have been dispatched to the scene."
"The chief said should future events of a similar nature occur involving a dog attack in progress, a police officer will be sent to the scene of the incident," the news release said.
Diane Olin White, 66, said she and her two dogs were attacked by a stray pit bull after 9:30 p.m. on Monday.
A neighbor called 911 at 9:46 p.m. while the attack was ongoing, but the dispatcher did not send a police car to assist. Instead, she referred the case to a state animal control official, who didn't make it to the scene until around 10:35 p.m., a neighbor said.
Dispatchers are instructed to send reports about animal-on-animal incidents to the state's Office of Animal Welfare, according to City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh. But the dispatcher should have used "common sense" and considered that a person was at risk, too, Walsh said.
White and her boxer mix Stella survived with injuries from the attack, but 12-year-old Darcy, a small white poodle and Jack Russell mix, was crushed and mauled to death.
The chief said the Police Department interviewed White and other witnesses and also reviewed the 911 call. (Scroll down to listen to the audio.)
“From all that we have learned about this tragic incident, it appears that the dog had been severely injured very quickly and died soon after being attacked by the other dog,” Tracy said.
“While we can’t be certain that an immediate response from a police officer or state animal control officer would have saved this animal, I still feel that city police should have been in a position to assist if possible."
He added: "I am a dog owner, and I know what this loss must mean to the citizen who lost her animal. I express my regrets to the owner and to the other community members who came to the assistance of the owner and her animal.”
After regular business hours, the state's animal control response system is staffed by on-call officers who may not be close enough to an incident’s location to provide an immediate response, Tracy said.
The Office of Animal Welfare confirmed it got a call Monday night after normal business hours.
"The answering service quickly relayed the report to the on-call officer, who was already in the field due to being dispatched to another call in southern New Castle County, and he immediately headed to Wilmington, arriving on scene in approximately 30 minutes," said Andrea Wojcik of the Office of Health and Risk Communication.
The chief said in the news release that regardless of the way the state response system is configured, he has still concluded that a city police officer should have been sent to the scene.
The News Journal filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Tuesday with New Castle County and the city for the 911 call related to the incident. The county provided their piece of audio by Thursday morning.
The city did not provide its section of the 911 call before The News Journal published its story.
On Friday afternoon, after dozens of city residents expressed their disappointment in the police response, the chief released the tape as part of "an effort to shed more light on this incident" because "it’s important for the public to hear what the 911 call taker heard," the news release said.
The call is three minutes and six seconds long.
"911, what is your emergency?" the city dispatcher said.
"Hi, please come to the corner of Van Buren and Cool Spring park," said the caller, White's neighbor Heather Hook. "We have a loose pit bull, and it just attacked a dog really badly. We're trying to hold it, and we don't know what to do."
The dispatcher asked where Hook is located, and Hook told her again. Hook then passed the phone to a nearby teenager, who again gave the location.
"Whose dog is it?" the dispatcher asked.
It's not until the two minute and 20-second mark, when White is on the line, that the dispatcher asks, "Are you injured? Do you need an ambulance?"
Animal welfare officials told the Mayor's Office on Friday that no one has stepped forward to claim ownership of pit bull, which has been quarantined to detect whether the animal exhibits symptoms of rabies.
If an owner is found, the animal welfare office will pursue "dangerous dog charges" under the state statute, the city said. If no owner is identified, the animal will be euthanized after the quarantine period ends.
The city still has not returned calls from The News Journal about the incident, nor answered questions submitted by email.
White said she is pleased the next animal emergency will get a police response.
"I’m sorry it took a tragedy for it to get changed," she said. "But I’m glad something good came out of it."
(Delaware Online - March 2, 2018)
Earlier:
Wilmington police Chief Robert Tracy said he reviewed the incident that occurred Monday night in the Cool Spring neighborhood and "concluded that a police officer should have been dispatched to the scene."
"The chief said should future events of a similar nature occur involving a dog attack in progress, a police officer will be sent to the scene of the incident," the news release said.
Diane Olin White, 66, said she and her two dogs were attacked by a stray pit bull after 9:30 p.m. on Monday.
A neighbor called 911 at 9:46 p.m. while the attack was ongoing, but the dispatcher did not send a police car to assist. Instead, she referred the case to a state animal control official, who didn't make it to the scene until around 10:35 p.m., a neighbor said.
Dispatchers are instructed to send reports about animal-on-animal incidents to the state's Office of Animal Welfare, according to City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh. But the dispatcher should have used "common sense" and considered that a person was at risk, too, Walsh said.
White and her boxer mix Stella survived with injuries from the attack, but 12-year-old Darcy, a small white poodle and Jack Russell mix, was crushed and mauled to death.
The chief said the Police Department interviewed White and other witnesses and also reviewed the 911 call. (Scroll down to listen to the audio.)
“From all that we have learned about this tragic incident, it appears that the dog had been severely injured very quickly and died soon after being attacked by the other dog,” Tracy said.
“While we can’t be certain that an immediate response from a police officer or state animal control officer would have saved this animal, I still feel that city police should have been in a position to assist if possible."
He added: "I am a dog owner, and I know what this loss must mean to the citizen who lost her animal. I express my regrets to the owner and to the other community members who came to the assistance of the owner and her animal.”
After regular business hours, the state's animal control response system is staffed by on-call officers who may not be close enough to an incident’s location to provide an immediate response, Tracy said.
The Office of Animal Welfare confirmed it got a call Monday night after normal business hours.
"The answering service quickly relayed the report to the on-call officer, who was already in the field due to being dispatched to another call in southern New Castle County, and he immediately headed to Wilmington, arriving on scene in approximately 30 minutes," said Andrea Wojcik of the Office of Health and Risk Communication.
The chief said in the news release that regardless of the way the state response system is configured, he has still concluded that a city police officer should have been sent to the scene.
The News Journal filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Tuesday with New Castle County and the city for the 911 call related to the incident. The county provided their piece of audio by Thursday morning.
The city did not provide its section of the 911 call before The News Journal published its story.
On Friday afternoon, after dozens of city residents expressed their disappointment in the police response, the chief released the tape as part of "an effort to shed more light on this incident" because "it’s important for the public to hear what the 911 call taker heard," the news release said.
The call is three minutes and six seconds long.
"911, what is your emergency?" the city dispatcher said.
"Hi, please come to the corner of Van Buren and Cool Spring park," said the caller, White's neighbor Heather Hook. "We have a loose pit bull, and it just attacked a dog really badly. We're trying to hold it, and we don't know what to do."
The dispatcher asked where Hook is located, and Hook told her again. Hook then passed the phone to a nearby teenager, who again gave the location.
"Whose dog is it?" the dispatcher asked.
It's not until the two minute and 20-second mark, when White is on the line, that the dispatcher asks, "Are you injured? Do you need an ambulance?"
Animal welfare officials told the Mayor's Office on Friday that no one has stepped forward to claim ownership of pit bull, which has been quarantined to detect whether the animal exhibits symptoms of rabies.
If an owner is found, the animal welfare office will pursue "dangerous dog charges" under the state statute, the city said. If no owner is identified, the animal will be euthanized after the quarantine period ends.
Helen with her surviving dog Stella
The city still has not returned calls from The News Journal about the incident, nor answered questions submitted by email.
White said she is pleased the next animal emergency will get a police response.
"I’m sorry it took a tragedy for it to get changed," she said. "But I’m glad something good came out of it."
AUDIO CALL TO 911:
VIDEO CLIP:
(Delaware Online - March 2, 2018)
Earlier:
Delaware: 911 call for horrific pit bull attack in Wilmington produces no police response
DELAWARE -- In the 911 call, Wilmington resident Heather Hook was clear: She needed help.
"There's a pit bull loose, and it's attacking a dog, and we're trying to hold it, and it's hurt a dog," she says frantically on the recording from Monday night.
A New Castle County dispatcher said he would transfer her to Wilmington police.
"No, please! Come right away," she said as the call was sent to the city.
"911, what is your emergency?" the city dispatcher said.
"Hi, please come to the corner of Van Buren and Cool Spring park. We have a loose pit bull, and it just attacked a dog really badly."
Wilmington police didn't show up, according to residents.
The incident exposes a "glitch" in the Police Department's procedure for handling animal incidents, City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh said. "More common sense should’ve been used."
For Cool Spring resident Diane Olin White, 66, the night started like any other. Around 9:30 p.m., she was walking her two dogs – Stella, a brown 50-pound boxer mix, and Darcy, a white 17-pound poodle and Jack Russell mix.
Seemingly out of nowhere, a stray pit bull ran up to her dogs and started viciously attacking them, she said.
It went for Stella first, digging its teeth into her, but when White started hitting the pit bull to protect Stella, the pit went for 12-year-old Darcy.
The "monster" went back and forth between White's two pets for what seemed like forever to White.
Recalling advice from a veterinarian, the former school teacher tried to force her fist into the pit's mouth to prevent it from ripping her animals apart. She said she was bitten in the process.
"I felt like it was in Revelations and Evil had attacked my dogs," she said.
White "screamed and screamed and screamed," alerting neighbors.
Hook heard the commotion and ran into the street to help, she said, but the pit bull had already badly hurt Darcy.
"Diane was lying on the pit bull screaming when I got there, and Darcy was twisted in its jaws," she said. "The Pit Bull was eviscerating her dog, just chomping on it."
Hook called 911 at 9:46 p.m. Soon after Hook was transferred to the city police dispatcher, White was able to release Darcy from the pit's grip. Hook handed the phone to a nearby teenager so she could help Darcy.
"(Darcy's) blood had soaked through my shirt, down my arms," she said. "It was bad."
As for the police, "nobody came," White said.
Hook believes the city referred the case to the state's office of animal welfare because 10 minutes after the 911 call, Hook got a call from a state animal control officer.
According to Hook, he said he was out of the area and wouldn't be able to immediately respond to the scene.
"He said he was backed up and couldn’t make it up there in time," she said.
Hook didn't have much time to protest.
Other neighbors took control of the pit bull, which eventually calmed down, and White and Hook rushed to a vet. Stella suffered puncture wounds and survived, but it was too late for Darcy.
"There was nothing they could do," White said. "He didn’t have a heartbeat. He was gone."
Around 10:35 p.m., state animal control officers picked up the pit bull, neighbor Greg Luna said. That's about an hour after the attack, according to White.
An animal welfare officer met White at the hospital to take a report after 11 p.m., she said. At that point, she felt it was too little, too late.
"If you say you [won't] come, what's Plan B? Obviously, he didn’t have a Plan B."
White said she is devastated by the loss of her beloved dog and disappointed with Wilmington police.
"If there is somebody or something that is being attacked, get there," she said. "I’m angry. And I’m so sad there’s not even a word to describe the grief."
The longtime animal rescuer and 24-year resident of the city said even if police had responded, it may not have saved Darcy's life. But things also could have been worse.
"I could’ve been killed," said White, who has scrapes and bruises, is taking a "powerful antibiotic" and required a tetanus shot.
Hook, too, was surprised the neighborhood was left to fend for itself.
"I assume when you call 911 and tell the police to come, they come," she said.
But apparently, it's not always that simple.
Dispatchers are instructed to send reports about animal-on-animal incidents to the state's Office of Animal Welfare, according to Walsh. That's what they did, Walsh said, but perhaps didn't consider that a person was at risk, too.
"I think the call-taker followed protocol," said Walsh, the City Council's public safety chair. "But they should know they can go off protocol in a very dire situation, and this was a dire situation."
White said she was contacted by a Wilmington police inspector who said the department is reviewing the incident. According to White, the inspector admitted that "there should have been a response" and said the dispatcher will be disciplined.
Officially, Wilmington police would not acknowledge whether a mistake was made.
Despite repeated interview requests over three days, Sgt. Stephanie Castellani, public information officer for the Wilmington Police Department, refused to take questions about this incident.
The News Journal obtained the first part of Hook's 911 call from New Castle County. A request was submitted to the city for the rest of it, but officials have not yet provided it.
Update: The entire 3 minutes has now been released.
The Office of Animal Welfare confirmed it got a call Monday night after normal business hours.
"The answering service quickly relayed the report to the on-call officer, who was already in the field due to being dispatched to another call in southern New Castle County, and he immediately headed to Wilmington, arriving on scene in approximately 30 minutes," said Andrea Wojcik of the Office of Health and Risk Communication.
Wojcik declined to answer several specific questions citing an internal policy.
The pit bull was taken to the Brandywine Valley SPCA where it is on rabies quarantine, Wojcik said. At the conclusion of the quarantine, the dog will be euthanized if no owner comes forward.
White wants it to be put down.
"I've never been scared in the city," White said. "This is enough now that I’d like to leave."
(Delaware Online - March 1, 2018)
"There's a pit bull loose, and it's attacking a dog, and we're trying to hold it, and it's hurt a dog," she says frantically on the recording from Monday night.
A New Castle County dispatcher said he would transfer her to Wilmington police.
"No, please! Come right away," she said as the call was sent to the city.
"911, what is your emergency?" the city dispatcher said.
"Hi, please come to the corner of Van Buren and Cool Spring park. We have a loose pit bull, and it just attacked a dog really badly."
The incident exposes a "glitch" in the Police Department's procedure for handling animal incidents, City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh said. "More common sense should’ve been used."
For Cool Spring resident Diane Olin White, 66, the night started like any other. Around 9:30 p.m., she was walking her two dogs – Stella, a brown 50-pound boxer mix, and Darcy, a white 17-pound poodle and Jack Russell mix.
Seemingly out of nowhere, a stray pit bull ran up to her dogs and started viciously attacking them, she said.
It went for Stella first, digging its teeth into her, but when White started hitting the pit bull to protect Stella, the pit went for 12-year-old Darcy.
The "monster" went back and forth between White's two pets for what seemed like forever to White.
Recalling advice from a veterinarian, the former school teacher tried to force her fist into the pit's mouth to prevent it from ripping her animals apart. She said she was bitten in the process.
"I felt like it was in Revelations and Evil had attacked my dogs," she said.
White "screamed and screamed and screamed," alerting neighbors.
Hook heard the commotion and ran into the street to help, she said, but the pit bull had already badly hurt Darcy.
"Diane was lying on the pit bull screaming when I got there, and Darcy was twisted in its jaws," she said. "The Pit Bull was eviscerating her dog, just chomping on it."
Hook called 911 at 9:46 p.m. Soon after Hook was transferred to the city police dispatcher, White was able to release Darcy from the pit's grip. Hook handed the phone to a nearby teenager so she could help Darcy.
"(Darcy's) blood had soaked through my shirt, down my arms," she said. "It was bad."
As for the police, "nobody came," White said.
Hook believes the city referred the case to the state's office of animal welfare because 10 minutes after the 911 call, Hook got a call from a state animal control officer.
According to Hook, he said he was out of the area and wouldn't be able to immediately respond to the scene.
"He said he was backed up and couldn’t make it up there in time," she said.
Hook didn't have much time to protest.
Other neighbors took control of the pit bull, which eventually calmed down, and White and Hook rushed to a vet. Stella suffered puncture wounds and survived, but it was too late for Darcy.
"There was nothing they could do," White said. "He didn’t have a heartbeat. He was gone."
Around 10:35 p.m., state animal control officers picked up the pit bull, neighbor Greg Luna said. That's about an hour after the attack, according to White.
An animal welfare officer met White at the hospital to take a report after 11 p.m., she said. At that point, she felt it was too little, too late.
"If you say you [won't] come, what's Plan B? Obviously, he didn’t have a Plan B."
White said she is devastated by the loss of her beloved dog and disappointed with Wilmington police.
"If there is somebody or something that is being attacked, get there," she said. "I’m angry. And I’m so sad there’s not even a word to describe the grief."
"I could’ve been killed," said White, who has scrapes and bruises, is taking a "powerful antibiotic" and required a tetanus shot.
Hook, too, was surprised the neighborhood was left to fend for itself.
"I assume when you call 911 and tell the police to come, they come," she said.
But apparently, it's not always that simple.
Dispatchers are instructed to send reports about animal-on-animal incidents to the state's Office of Animal Welfare, according to Walsh. That's what they did, Walsh said, but perhaps didn't consider that a person was at risk, too.
"I think the call-taker followed protocol," said Walsh, the City Council's public safety chair. "But they should know they can go off protocol in a very dire situation, and this was a dire situation."
White said she was contacted by a Wilmington police inspector who said the department is reviewing the incident. According to White, the inspector admitted that "there should have been a response" and said the dispatcher will be disciplined.
Officially, Wilmington police would not acknowledge whether a mistake was made.
Despite repeated interview requests over three days, Sgt. Stephanie Castellani, public information officer for the Wilmington Police Department, refused to take questions about this incident.
The News Journal obtained the first part of Hook's 911 call from New Castle County. A request was submitted to the city for the rest of it, but officials have not yet provided it.
Update: The entire 3 minutes has now been released.
AUDIO CALL TO 911:
The Office of Animal Welfare confirmed it got a call Monday night after normal business hours.
"The answering service quickly relayed the report to the on-call officer, who was already in the field due to being dispatched to another call in southern New Castle County, and he immediately headed to Wilmington, arriving on scene in approximately 30 minutes," said Andrea Wojcik of the Office of Health and Risk Communication.
Wojcik declined to answer several specific questions citing an internal policy.
White wants it to be put down.
"I've never been scared in the city," White said. "This is enough now that I’d like to leave."
VIDEO CLIP:
(Delaware Online - March 1, 2018)
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Canada: Family says American Bulldogs that mauled little boy had previously mauled their dog to death - and that nothing was done it
CANADA -- A Wallaceburg family is feeling a number of different feelings after hearing that a little boy in their neighbourhood was attacked by two American Bulldogs, because they say the two dogs have attacked before.
AMERICAN BULLDOGS HAD KILLED BEFORE
Nick and Lisa Persyn say their dog Jordan, a Jack Russell / Labrador Retriever was also attacked by the same two American Bulldogs in October of last year, and later died from his injuries three weeks later.
They say they want changes in the way dog attacks are reported and addressed so that incidents don't happen over and over again.
The condition of a three-year-old Wallaceburg boy Tucker Marcolin, who was attacked by two dogs on Monday, is improving as he remains in a Michigan hospital.
Marcolin, 3, was attacked by a dog while sledding at Wallaceburg's Jaycee Park down the street from his house with his babysitter and six-year-old brother.
Police said two dogs escaped from their home and attacked the three-year-old child around 5 p.m.
PRIOR ATTACK RESULTING IN DEATH
The incident with the Persyns happened at Jaycee Park as well. They took their dog and their two-year-old daughter to the park on Oct. 20.
While at the park, two dogs, who they say were unattended, charged at Jordan.
“They got Jordan on one side of the neck and the other dog came around the other side of me and got him on the other side of his neck,” said Lisa Persyn. She tried to kick the dogs off of her dog, but they wouldn't stop them.
“They just had this growl and this determination that this is what they were going to do and they were going to tear him apart,” Lisa Persyn said.
Nick Persyn, a mountain of a man at almost six-foot-eight, covered up his dog to prevent it from being attacked.
“The dogs were jumping on me and over me and trying to get in wherever they can to bite him,” Nick Persyn said.
The Persyns said the attack went on for almost 15 minutes.
“They were just relentless. It was the most vicious thing,” Persyn said.
JORDAN SUFFERED THREE WEEKS BEFORE FINALLY DYING
They say up to the incident their dog was doing well for an older dog, but that Jordan wasn't same after the attack. He had been hurt pretty badly and wasn't eating after the incident. He kept on getting sick. Jordan developed bleeding stomach ulcers and died three weeks after the attack.
The incident haunts the Persyns.
The Persyns said they wanted something done about the dogs. They warned neighbours and contacted Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR). Lisa Persyn credited PAWR for following up on the incident, and said they were working on the file, but said more should've been done.
“Those dogs should've been euthanized,” Lisa Persyn said. “These dogs were out for blood, this was different, this wasn't just a little nip.... If he (Nick) wasn't there (Jordan) would've been done right there.”
The incident also left the Persyns with a $1,000 veterinary bill.
After hearing about the incident with Tucker Marcolin on Monday, they said their hearts broke after hearing from neighbours that the dogs attacked again, this time a little boy.
The Persyns said there was feelings of guilt that they didn't get the job done in pushing for action against the dogs. They said they felt flustered.
“Something needs to be done or changed, so that an attack at that level things have to happen more than a slap on the wrist,” Lisa Persyn said.
They said the dogs have terrorized the neighbourhood in the past, the Persyns said, prior to the two attacks.
The Courier Press attempted to get a comment via social media from the woman who neighbours say owns the dogs, but she hasn't yet responded.
During Monday's incident a man and woman visiting family on Larkwood Street immediately ran to the park to help the young boy and babysitter, police said.
Tucker's six-year-old brother ran to safety and the injured boy was carried from the scene to a home as 911 was called, police said. The babysitter, who sustained non-life threatening injuries, was treated and released from hospital.
The injured boy was taken to the Sydenham Campus of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and was later transferred to a Michigan hospital for further medical treatment.
The dogs were identified and seized by Pet and Animal Wildlife Rescue and are currently in quarantine.
The community has rallied around the boy, as a GoFundMe set up on Tuesday, has raised over $18,000 in just under 24 hours. The goal for the campaign was $2,500 and that figure was surpassed in the first hour of the campaign.
In an update on the page, it said Tucker has had a few surgeries, and things are looking up.
“Tucker "The Tank" is a strong little boy who will get through this, he is currently in Detroit and will be there for over a week while he is monitored 24/7 healing,” they wrote in an update.
In an update on the GoFundMe page, it said it's expected that Tucker will make a full recovery. The GoFundMe page said Tucker had lots of stitches on his face and leg.
The money raised is aimed at helping the family with travel costs and the lost time from work for the parents.
Police continue to seek information from the public as the investigation into the incident continues.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Const. Ed Vannoord at edmondv@chatham-kent.ca or at 519-436-6600 ext. 8668. Anonymous calls can also be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
(Chatham Daily News CA - February 8, 2018)
AMERICAN BULLDOGS HAD KILLED BEFORE
Nick and Lisa Persyn say their dog Jordan, a Jack Russell / Labrador Retriever was also attacked by the same two American Bulldogs in October of last year, and later died from his injuries three weeks later.
They say they want changes in the way dog attacks are reported and addressed so that incidents don't happen over and over again.
The condition of a three-year-old Wallaceburg boy Tucker Marcolin, who was attacked by two dogs on Monday, is improving as he remains in a Michigan hospital.
Marcolin, 3, was attacked by a dog while sledding at Wallaceburg's Jaycee Park down the street from his house with his babysitter and six-year-old brother.
Police said two dogs escaped from their home and attacked the three-year-old child around 5 p.m.
PRIOR ATTACK RESULTING IN DEATH
The incident with the Persyns happened at Jaycee Park as well. They took their dog and their two-year-old daughter to the park on Oct. 20.
While at the park, two dogs, who they say were unattended, charged at Jordan.
“They got Jordan on one side of the neck and the other dog came around the other side of me and got him on the other side of his neck,” said Lisa Persyn. She tried to kick the dogs off of her dog, but they wouldn't stop them.
JORDAN WAS MAULED TO DEATH BY THE AMERICAN BULLDOGS
Nick Persyn, a mountain of a man at almost six-foot-eight, covered up his dog to prevent it from being attacked.
“The dogs were jumping on me and over me and trying to get in wherever they can to bite him,” Nick Persyn said.
The Persyns said the attack went on for almost 15 minutes.
“They were just relentless. It was the most vicious thing,” Persyn said.
JORDAN SUFFERED THREE WEEKS BEFORE FINALLY DYING
They say up to the incident their dog was doing well for an older dog, but that Jordan wasn't same after the attack. He had been hurt pretty badly and wasn't eating after the incident. He kept on getting sick. Jordan developed bleeding stomach ulcers and died three weeks after the attack.
The incident haunts the Persyns.
The Persyns said they wanted something done about the dogs. They warned neighbours and contacted Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR). Lisa Persyn credited PAWR for following up on the incident, and said they were working on the file, but said more should've been done.
“Those dogs should've been euthanized,” Lisa Persyn said. “These dogs were out for blood, this was different, this wasn't just a little nip.... If he (Nick) wasn't there (Jordan) would've been done right there.”
The incident also left the Persyns with a $1,000 veterinary bill.
After hearing about the incident with Tucker Marcolin on Monday, they said their hearts broke after hearing from neighbours that the dogs attacked again, this time a little boy.
The Persyns said there was feelings of guilt that they didn't get the job done in pushing for action against the dogs. They said they felt flustered.
“Something needs to be done or changed, so that an attack at that level things have to happen more than a slap on the wrist,” Lisa Persyn said.
Three year-old Tucker Marcolin
They said the dogs have terrorized the neighbourhood in the past, the Persyns said, prior to the two attacks.
The Courier Press attempted to get a comment via social media from the woman who neighbours say owns the dogs, but she hasn't yet responded.
During Monday's incident a man and woman visiting family on Larkwood Street immediately ran to the park to help the young boy and babysitter, police said.
Tucker's six-year-old brother ran to safety and the injured boy was carried from the scene to a home as 911 was called, police said. The babysitter, who sustained non-life threatening injuries, was treated and released from hospital.
The injured boy was taken to the Sydenham Campus of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and was later transferred to a Michigan hospital for further medical treatment.
The dogs were identified and seized by Pet and Animal Wildlife Rescue and are currently in quarantine.
The community has rallied around the boy, as a GoFundMe set up on Tuesday, has raised over $18,000 in just under 24 hours. The goal for the campaign was $2,500 and that figure was surpassed in the first hour of the campaign.
In an update on the page, it said Tucker has had a few surgeries, and things are looking up.
In an update on the GoFundMe page, it said it's expected that Tucker will make a full recovery. The GoFundMe page said Tucker had lots of stitches on his face and leg.
The money raised is aimed at helping the family with travel costs and the lost time from work for the parents.
Police continue to seek information from the public as the investigation into the incident continues.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Const. Ed Vannoord at edmondv@chatham-kent.ca or at 519-436-6600 ext. 8668. Anonymous calls can also be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Friday, February 9, 2018
Australia: "I don't want to breed shame," says woman who refuses to say it was a you-know-what that tore apart her Jack Russell.
AUSTRALIA -- Although this article is from August 2017, I just stumbled on the horrific photos of her poor Jack Russell Terrier.
While searching through the article to see what kind of dog did this -- although by the photos I was fairly certain it was going to be a Pit Bull, I saw halfway down that the owner Vanessa Moore REFUSED TO SAY IT WAS A PIT BULL THAT NEARLY KILLED HER DOG.
While asking for your money to pay the vet bill, Vanessa says she didn't want to "breed shame" so she refuses to disclose that it's a Pit Bull.
How do I know it was a Pit Bull? Because only PIT BULL APOLOGISTS REFER TO 'BREED SHAMING', 'BREED RACISM', etc.
After a German Shepherd or Husky attacks another animal, I've never seen anyone post about "breed shaming" or demanding we "blame the deed and not the breed" in reference to German Shepherds and Siberian Huskies. IT IS ONLY PIT BULL APOLOGISTS WHO SAY THIS CRAP.
Nightmares of almost losing her seven-year-old jack russell terrier in a dog attack are haunting a former Boyne Island woman.
Vanessa Moore's seven-year-old dog Bart was the victim of a dog attack which almost killed him.
His pectoral muscle was "ripped out", he had deep cuts under his front right leg and was covered with bite marks across his leg, shoulder and neck.
Still struggling with the emotional and financial turmoil caused by the attack, the Boyne Island resident of 24 years wants to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership.
The story is a reality for many Gladstone residents too, with 216 dog attacks reported to the Gladstone Regional Council in the 12 months to July 31, 2017.
REFUSES TO SAY IT WAS A PIT BULL
While the Brisbane resident did not want to "dog breed shame", she said her small pooch never stood a chance.
"I was walking him and his sister on a lead and the dog that attacked was stalking from behind," she said.
"It came up and sniffed him and within two to three seconds it was all over. Bart was on his back, he didn't stand a chance, he just went into shock.
"I could just hear him crying and yelping, I have been having nightmares about it, it was very, very traumatic."
Nearby residents ran to his rescue, kicking the attacking dog in the ribs to release his stranglehold on Bart.
Now 20 days since the attack, Ms Moore says she's lost count of the vet and animal hospital visits for his ongoing recovery, which has also cost more than $8000 so far.
Bart is in a cast, needs regular veterinary check ups and could require skin graft surgery.
She said doctors could not tell her how long his recovery would take.
"Through it all I am very thankful for Bart to still be here, it could have been a very different story," Ms Moore said. "It has traumatised us both."
Ms Moore said her family members, who still lived in Gladstone, were equally shattered by the attack.
A Go Fund Me page set up for the dog's recovery has raised more than $5000 and Ms Moore said if the donations were in excess of Bart's bills, the difference would be donated to Australian Animal Cancer Foundation.
She said as a full-time university student studying youth work she was ineligible for financial support.
(Gladstone Observer - August 10, 2017)
While searching through the article to see what kind of dog did this -- although by the photos I was fairly certain it was going to be a Pit Bull, I saw halfway down that the owner Vanessa Moore REFUSED TO SAY IT WAS A PIT BULL THAT NEARLY KILLED HER DOG.
While asking for your money to pay the vet bill, Vanessa says she didn't want to "breed shame" so she refuses to disclose that it's a Pit Bull.
How do I know it was a Pit Bull? Because only PIT BULL APOLOGISTS REFER TO 'BREED SHAMING', 'BREED RACISM', etc.
After a German Shepherd or Husky attacks another animal, I've never seen anyone post about "breed shaming" or demanding we "blame the deed and not the breed" in reference to German Shepherds and Siberian Huskies. IT IS ONLY PIT BULL APOLOGISTS WHO SAY THIS CRAP.
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Nightmares of almost losing her seven-year-old jack russell terrier in a dog attack are haunting a former Boyne Island woman.
Vanessa Moore's seven-year-old dog Bart was the victim of a dog attack which almost killed him.
His pectoral muscle was "ripped out", he had deep cuts under his front right leg and was covered with bite marks across his leg, shoulder and neck.
Still struggling with the emotional and financial turmoil caused by the attack, the Boyne Island resident of 24 years wants to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership.
The story is a reality for many Gladstone residents too, with 216 dog attacks reported to the Gladstone Regional Council in the 12 months to July 31, 2017.
REFUSES TO SAY IT WAS A PIT BULL
While the Brisbane resident did not want to "dog breed shame", she said her small pooch never stood a chance.
"I was walking him and his sister on a lead and the dog that attacked was stalking from behind," she said.
"It came up and sniffed him and within two to three seconds it was all over. Bart was on his back, he didn't stand a chance, he just went into shock.
"I could just hear him crying and yelping, I have been having nightmares about it, it was very, very traumatic."
Nearby residents ran to his rescue, kicking the attacking dog in the ribs to release his stranglehold on Bart.
Now 20 days since the attack, Ms Moore says she's lost count of the vet and animal hospital visits for his ongoing recovery, which has also cost more than $8000 so far.
Bart is in a cast, needs regular veterinary check ups and could require skin graft surgery.
She said doctors could not tell her how long his recovery would take.
"Through it all I am very thankful for Bart to still be here, it could have been a very different story," Ms Moore said. "It has traumatised us both."
Ms Moore said her family members, who still lived in Gladstone, were equally shattered by the attack.
A Go Fund Me page set up for the dog's recovery has raised more than $5000 and Ms Moore said if the donations were in excess of Bart's bills, the difference would be donated to Australian Animal Cancer Foundation.
She said as a full-time university student studying youth work she was ineligible for financial support.
(Gladstone Observer - August 10, 2017)
Saturday, January 27, 2018
California: Jack Russell named Jax attacked in his own yard by loose Pit Bull
CALIFORNIA -- Daniel Stirewalt posted on Facebook January 25, 2018 ·
My Jax was attacked by a pit bull in front of my house.
The pit was unleashed and jetted out of garage next to my house. The pit damaged my dog's ear. But Jax fought the pit off by going after it's neck. I'm contemplating calling animal services on the pit owner. What's your opinions
My Jax was attacked by a pit bull in front of my house.
The pit was unleashed and jetted out of garage next to my house. The pit damaged my dog's ear. But Jax fought the pit off by going after it's neck. I'm contemplating calling animal services on the pit owner. What's your opinions
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Florida: Miami Gardens man seriously hurt after American Bulldog / Jack Russell mix attacked him; owner blames him for being attacked
FLORIDA -- A man was seriously hurt after he was bitten by a dog Wednesday in Miami Gardens.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Felipe Lay said the attack happened about 3:45 p.m. in the 3700 block of Northwest 161st Street.
The man's injuries were so severe he was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, where he was listed in stable condition.
OWNER BLAMING THE VICTIM FOR BEING ATTACKED
Nadhir Ebanks, the owner of the 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier and American bulldog mix, told Local 10 News that the victim is his next-door neighbor who was outside doing yard work at a different neighbor's house with a tree trimmer.
Ebanks said the dog, whose name is Alba, began barking at the neighbor, and "escaped his property", ran down the street to where the victim was and was barking and behaving aggressively.
Ebanks says he told the man not to move, but says the victim "panicked and swung the tree trimmer at Alba several times".
Ebanks claims that his dog didn't attack his neighbor until after it was struck with the tree trimmer. Neighbors said the man suffered bite wounds to both his legs and both sides of his neck.
OK so if Ebanks saw all of this, how did this man end up being mauled with "bite wounds to both his legs and both sides of his neck"? Where was he? Why didn't he grab his dog? The fact that he was bitten on both sides of the neck means the dog had time to pull him down and continue the attack. WHERE WAS NADHIR EBANKS ALL THIS TIME???
Oh and it gets even better... not only was he seriously mauled so the point where he had to be taken by helicopter to the hospital, Animal Control didn't even take the dog. They let him quarantine it at home (giving him plenty of time to move it out of the city and hide it from them).
Animal Services said the dog had no known history of attacks. Miami-Dade County Animal Services evaluated Alba and placed the dog under quarantine for 10 days AT THE OWNER'S HOUSE.
(Local10 - January 17, 2018)
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Felipe Lay said the attack happened about 3:45 p.m. in the 3700 block of Northwest 161st Street.
OWNER BLAMING THE VICTIM FOR BEING ATTACKED
Nadhir Ebanks, the owner of the 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier and American bulldog mix, told Local 10 News that the victim is his next-door neighbor who was outside doing yard work at a different neighbor's house with a tree trimmer.
Ebanks said the dog, whose name is Alba, began barking at the neighbor, and "escaped his property", ran down the street to where the victim was and was barking and behaving aggressively.
Ebanks says he told the man not to move, but says the victim "panicked and swung the tree trimmer at Alba several times".
Ebanks claims that his dog didn't attack his neighbor until after it was struck with the tree trimmer. Neighbors said the man suffered bite wounds to both his legs and both sides of his neck.
OK so if Ebanks saw all of this, how did this man end up being mauled with "bite wounds to both his legs and both sides of his neck"? Where was he? Why didn't he grab his dog? The fact that he was bitten on both sides of the neck means the dog had time to pull him down and continue the attack. WHERE WAS NADHIR EBANKS ALL THIS TIME???
Oh and it gets even better... not only was he seriously mauled so the point where he had to be taken by helicopter to the hospital, Animal Control didn't even take the dog. They let him quarantine it at home (giving him plenty of time to move it out of the city and hide it from them).
Animal Services said the dog had no known history of attacks. Miami-Dade County Animal Services evaluated Alba and placed the dog under quarantine for 10 days AT THE OWNER'S HOUSE.
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Tennessee: Woman asks for prayers for her sister whose dog was attacked by two pit bulls while they were standing in their own driveway
TENNESSEE -- Sandra Butler was feeling concerned with Alexis Nolen Laman. Posted on Facebook January 7, 2018 at 7:49pm ·
Prayers for my sweet sister as she is taking care of her 4 legged baby girl Ellee that was attacked by two pit bulls in her driveway yesterday. We all know how attached we can BECOME to our pets.... praying Ellee is up and running again soon!
Prayers for my sweet sister as she is taking care of her 4 legged baby girl Ellee that was attacked by two pit bulls in her driveway yesterday. We all know how attached we can BECOME to our pets.... praying Ellee is up and running again soon!
Friday, November 24, 2017
Tennessee: Vicious Pit Bulls at Chew Chew dog park make it too dangerous for other dogs
TENNESSEE -- Roger Layne added 2 new photos to Facebook November 12, 2017 at 5:02pm ·
This was 3 years ago after an attack by a pit bull at the Chew Chew dog park, by Chattanooga Market.
Today a pit bull attacked a Jack Russell. Sparky and I were about to go in.
This was 3 years ago after an attack by a pit bull at the Chew Chew dog park, by Chattanooga Market.
Today a pit bull attacked a Jack Russell. Sparky and I were about to go in.
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