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by  x 11/08/2008 8:49 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
Here ya go...

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_110708WAB_dog_shot_KS.18e4efa48.html

by  x 11/08/2008 9:07 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
here is an interesting news source:
http://www.policelink.com/news/articles/69634-dog-shot-after-biting-shelton-resident

by  x 11/09/2008 6:37 PM  |  Flag as abusive  
http://www.komonews.com/news/34178479.html

Makus now says he wants a statewide ban on pit bulls.
"Is a breed ban unfair? Yes. Is it extreme? Yes. Is it necessary to protect public safety? I think so, Yes," he says.

by  Anonymous 11/10/2008 4:01 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
Pulling over and arresting drunk drivers before they have an accident is "unfair" too. Every night thousands of them make it home without killing somebody.

The Dogmen who culled entire litters of pups for not having "The Right Stuff" were also unfair.

by  Anonymous 2/16/2009 5:37 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
It is important to keep in mind that the pit perps lengthy sentence has little to do with the womans mauling. The majority of it came from prior felonies and parole violations(gun charges).

We still don't know who bred and sold these Level 5 Maulers....

by  Trigger 3/13/2009 11:35 PM  |  Flag as abusive  
Here's a photo of the pit bull owner:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41240912.html

by  Anonymous 3/14/2009 9:28 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
The headline is misleading.... This felon perp pit owner only received an additional year for what his dogs did to Mrs Le....Once again little deterrent!

by  annod 3/14/2009 9:30 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
I saw this loser on the news. His right profile is more interesting, neck tattoos. His loser girlfriend, also covered in tattoos, was pleading to the judge.

by  bitbypit 3/14/2009 11:42 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
The headline was misleading. This is why we requested clarification from the King County Prosecutor's Office. It is our understanding that had officials not found a felony offense (such as the Gun Charge) to hang the felony Dangerous Dog charge on, the felony DD charge would not have been possible. That said, a different DD charge may have been possible, but it would not have been a FELONY, therefore victim Huong Le would NOT have had access to the Washington State Felony Victim fund. We all know that Cunningham never could have paid for her extremely high medical costs. We imagine -- conservatively -- that these costs have reached $200,000.
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If nothing else, this case ought to push King County to illegalize pit bull ownership for convicted felons (make it a 3rd degree felony), and place a substantial penalty on those who break the law. This way, if a similar case occurs, officials can charge the pit bull owner for the combination of felony Pit Bull Ownership and felony Dangerous Dog charge, without the need to hang the DD charge on a separate, unrelated felony charge.

by  Anonymous 3/14/2009 11:15 PM  |  Flag as abusive  
King County is where Nathan Winograd (the No Kill salesman) and his associates Claire Davis (formerly of Best Friends) and Kim Sgro (formerly of the Pasado's No Kill shelter who abandoned Katrina pit bulls with a hoarder) are trying to take over and privatize animal control and make it "No Kill."

One of their stated objectives if they succeed is to go into county code and REMOVE ordinances they don't like.

Like dog limits, breeder licensing, leash laws, and dangerous dog laws.

Nathan Winograd, and his dog breeder associated lobbyists, oppose all kinds of animal control law.

He also supports adopting out aggressive dogs.

If No Kill takes over in King County, expect to see dangerous dog laws disappeared, stray pickup and investigations vanish, and animal control laws thrown to the winds.

The attacks and killings will increase by a huge number.

http://brucecordell.blogspot.com/2008/09/animal-propaganda-20.html

and http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/twitstorm

by  Anonymous 3/15/2009 12:09 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
Oh well to King County; can't say they weren't warned. As you say, they are "lost in the winds."

by  Anonymous 3/16/2009 4:35 AM  |  Flag as abusive  
How much is the taxpayer on the hook for this incident via victim compensation funds?

How much is the taxpayer on the hook for Pit bulls clogging the animal control system?

The media does a poor job on this issue.

by  Jimmy O 3/16/2009 2:38 PM  |  Flag as abusive  
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by  Anonymous 3/16/2009 3:20 PM  |  Flag as abusive  
The website "KCACC Exposed" looks a lot like what the No-Kill Nathan nimrods tried to do in Philly (PACCA). It's just a matter of time before No-Killers take over in King County and announce a "Convicts Help Save Pit Bulls" program. Ed Bok tried that after he was hired in LA -- the program (Pit Bull Training Academy) was placed on hold indefinitely.

Does anyone else find it odd that as soon as a No-Kill shelter director is hired (such as Boks in LA and more recently Douglas Rea in Indianapolis), the first programs they try to implement are about "saving pit bulls?" I guess this is because hundreds of cats and dogs of other breeds do not matter. "Stop the Killing" in reality means, "Stop Killing Pit Bulls," and at the cost of all other animals.

Here's more info on Bok:

http://www.examiner.com/x-1779-LA-Pet-Rescue-Examiner~y2009m3d15-City-Council-to-bite-back-surprising-twist-in-the-case-of-the-disappearing-coupons#comments

1.) Under his leadership, Animal Services' plans to discontinue the spay/neuter coupon program, and he characterized the news as "upsetting," and "not okay at all." (LA has a mandatory sterilization law for all pets). Now why would Bok cancel the coupon program for low income folks?

2.) Boks has stumbled publicly before, most notably in an August 21, 2007 press conference with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the steps of City Hall, when Villaraigosa and he announced that L.A. Animal Services was the number one pet adoption agency in the nation, a claim that was almost immediately debunked, particularly in light of the fact that one of the agencies that outperformed LAAS in adoptions was L.A. County Animal Care and Control.

3.) Boks also came under fire for planning a "Hooters for Nooters" event, ultimately canceled, which would have featured scantily clad female Hooters employees promoting pet sterilization.

4.) Boks has also tangled with the City Council before, including his failed attempt to set up a "Pit Bull Training Academy" which would have employed ex-cons to train and make adoptable some of the city's many homeless Pit Bulls. While the plan might have helped save may dogs' lives, in addition to giving many ex-cons a meaningful new vocation, Boks failed to clear the plan with the City Council, and withstood blistering criticism from several Councilmembers. Plans for the Pit Bull Academy have since been shelved indefinitely.

5.) Let's not forget the "No Vote" of confidence that was delivered to Bok as well (L.A. animal shelter workers turn to City Council in push to oust manager)!

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/09/local/me-shelter9

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