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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Shreveport Police Shoot Pit Bull in Third Attack in a Week
Shreveport Endures Multiple Pit Bull Attacks
Shreveport, LA - Current logic says, "If it's a pit bull, you never know what it's going to do." This same logic is why Shreveport Police were called to the 400 block of West 84th street yesterday. The southern town has been under assault by pit bull attacks for the past week.
A group of children, on their way to school, complained a pit bull was chasing them. When police arrived on the scene, they saw first hand just how dangerous the dog really was. "Initially he stopped so we backed up. We were going to actually get back into our vehicles and wait for animal control but before we could get back in, he started charging a second time."
That's when the officer said he had no other choice but shoot the dog once, killing it. Police say the dog was not on a leash, and there was a huge opening in the fence surrounding the house.
Neighbors say they've had problems with the dog, in the past."That's all it does. It walks the streets and go into people's yards," says a neighbor. "I've seen that little short one over there with the big mouth. I've run him from under my carport." Mail carrier Sharon Roberson said the neighbors fear for their lives around the dogs. "I held the mail yesterday because the dog went from there to there to there chasing me and trying to bite me." Local police officers say, "The owner should keep the dog on the leash, and make sure it's taken care of. A dog is just doing what a dog does."That's easy for a police officer to say when he or she is armed with firepower. Related articles:
02/28/08: Shreveport Man Hospitalized After Bloody Pit Bull Attack
02/26/08: Shreveport Man Attacked by Pit Bull DogsLabels: Louisiana
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Dangerous Dogs Taking Over Northaven Neighborhood
Neighbors are Scared to Leave Home
Memphis, TN - Potentially vicious dogs are taking over a Northaven neighborhood and residents say they are scared to come out of their homes. Patricia Sparks says her kids walk her dog, "Shonuff", in the evenings. When they return home, they tell her about all the dogs they see roaming around.
An Eyewitness News crew rode around the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 27 and spotted two pit bulls going through a pile of garbage. Further down the street, the crew saw a loose black chow and a yellow lab."It's usually bad out here with the pit bulls running around, there are two black chows too, but the pit bulls are the worst," said resident Faith DeForge. Residents say they feel it is too dangerous to leave their homes, even to go into their own yard. Sparks and other neighbors are rightly worried that someone will soon be attacked by one of the loose animals.
This Northaven neighborhood is the same location where a sheriff's deputy was recently bitten by a pit bull. Animal control officers say they have been called to that particular neighborhood several times. Animal Services officials say you can call them to report a stray animal and they will come out to pick it up as soon as they can.
Recent Memphis stories:
02/24/08: Driver Accused of Almost Running Down Deputy
02/18/08: Pit Bull Attacks Memphis Mom
01/25/08: Dog Owner Not Charged Because Dog Jumped Fence
01/18/08: Pit Bull Mauls 5-Year Old Returning From School
In other news:Another Shreveport Man Hospitalized After Bloody Pit Bull Attack
Shreveport, LA - For the second time in as many days, another man was attacked by a pit bull while taking his morning walk. Percy Netter, 51, was walking across Linwood Avenue near W. 74th Street around 4 a. m. Thursday when the animal suddenly pounced on him.
Authorities say that Netter apparently sliced at the dog with a box cutter and then grabbed some large branches, all in an attempt to fight him off. But the animal still bit him on the arms, legs, chest and head, creating an especially bloody scene. Netter was rushed to LSU hospital.
Animal control arrived on the scene shortly before 5 a. m. and found the pit bull in the front yard of a home -- one police believe belongs to his owner. "That's the culprit," said Roman Walker with Caddo Animal Control, pointing the dog whose snout was covered in blood. "You can see he's the culprit because the victim used a box cutter to slice his face."Labels: Louisiana
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Shreveport Man Attacked by Pit Bulls
Shreveport Man Attacked by Pit Bull Dogs
Shreveport, LA - Police are trying to track down two pit bull dogs that attacked an elderly man as he took his morning walk.
89-year-old Brazele Coutee says he was walking down the 4600 block of Horn Place when the attack happened. He has injuries to his legs and thigh. He was taken to LSU where he was treated and released.
Neighbor Jerome Smith says he banged a shovel on the ground while another neighbor threw rocks at the dogs to chase them away. Coutee's family members say the dogs came from an abandoned house next door. They say it's a house they've been complaining about for at least a year. It is on the cities list of abandoned houses.Coutee who says he walks every day about four to five miles a day and he's not going to let a dog attack stop him. He says now, he'll be armed with not just a cane during those morning walks. DogsBite.org bets that Mr. Coutee plans on being armed with a serious weapon. This is not uncommon for victims of serious dog attacks. They understand the reality of dog attacks very clearly. In a larger sense, his actions represent a sinister injustice that public policy makers continue to deny. But there is no denying the following:We now live in a country where citizens are being forced to arm themselves with lethal weapons to fend off dangerous dogs. In other news:Negligence Claim Filed in the Mauling Death of Kylie Cox
Warren, MI - The grandmother of 4-month-old Kylie Cox, who was mauled to death September 17, 2007 by a Rottweiler, is suing the owner of the home where the dog attack took place. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million. It charges Margaret Elderson, the owner of the home with negligence. Also named in the suit are Craig Winters, who owned the dog, his son, Jason Winters and Fura.
Last September, Alexis Cox brought her baby daughter, Kylie, to a party at Elderson's home. Two of her acquaintances, Christopher Fura, 19, and his stepbrother Jason Winters, 22, brought a 120-pound Rottweiler named Chopper to the party. The dog attacked the baby after Alexis placed her in her in a carrier on the floor in the living room to make her daughter a bottle.
After the attack, Jason Winters and Fura were each charged with involuntary manslaughter, when it was learned they knew the dog had been aggressive toward children in the past, and had actually bitten Fura. Assistant Prosecutor Steve Kaplan said that "They were also charged with child abuse but that got dropped because manslaughter is the proper charge."Labels: Grandparents, Louisiana, Michigan
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Louisiana towns respond to the death of Kellie Chapman
Attacks Prompt Pit-Bull Ban Debate
Kinder, La. - A fatal mauling by two pit bulls in neighboring Beauregard Parish and incidents in which pit bulls attacked an animal control officer and a police officer have prompted proposals to ban the breed in Kinder and throughout Allen Parish.
Kinder's Town Council will hold a hearing March 3 on an amendment to add a specific ban on pit bulls to its vicious-animal ordinances. The Allen Parish Police Jury will consider its own proposal Feb. 19. Kinder Town Attorney Michael Holmes comments:"There are always issues when specific breeds are banned, so I expect there will be some challenge. The question is, does the town have a legitimate purpose in protecting its citizens in passing such an ordinance?" Discussion of a pit bull ban started last month, after two pit bulls mauled a 24-year-old woman to death in Longville, 24 miles from Kinder in Beauregard Parish.
Police Chief Gary Pelican asked the council to consider a ban after an officer shot a pit bull that attacked him when he answered a call from someone trapped by the dog in a vehicle. In another incident, a pit bull trapped an animal control officer on top of her vehicle.
Kinder's proposed ordinance, however is not a ban, it would mean pit bull type dogs and their mixes would automatically be deemed vicious. It would require double fencing around their yards, and muzzels and leashes when they are walked outside their own yards.
Various districts though, would prefer a full ban, including Reeves Mayor Scott Walker and Police Juror Kent Fontenot. Walker said his 76-year-old mother, who lives seven miles outside of Reeves, has been knocked down and even bitten by some of her neighbor's 14 pit bulls.Labels: Louisiana
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
2008 Fatality: Kelli Chapman Killed by Two Pit Bulls
Police Officers Shot Aggressive Dog at Kelli's Home in the Past
UPDATE 1/23/08: Police reports show this wasn't the first time officers were forced to shoot an aggressive dog at the Chapman's home. In October 2006, the narcotics task force and SWAT team raided the house, where they found methamphetamine and other drug items. Both Kelli and Jason were arrested. During the raid, one of the couple's pit bulls bit an officer and attempted to attack a second officer. It was shot and killed.
This puts a whole new spin on things.
UPDATE 1/23/08: Authorities Say Kelli Had Defensive Wounds
Preliminary autopsy results show Kelli Chapman, 24, died of bite trauma and blood loss. According to Chief Deputy Robert McCullough, she had injuries to her forearms as well, indicating possible defensive wounds."There was other damage to furniture and stuff in the bedroom, where the attack occurred, so it is possible that she was defending herself," he said. 1/22/08: Dogs Maul, Kill Owner
Longville, LA - 24 year old Kelli Chapman was killed this past Sunday by two pit bulls while sleeping in her home. Relatives of the woman believe they know why the dogs mauled her -- brace yourself, this is yet another instance of blaming the victim.
Relatives tell reporters that Kelli suffered from seizures. They believe she may have had a seizure while sleeping and the dogs reacted to it, either trying to wake her up or attacking her when they became startled. Biting her enough, mind you, to kill her, leaving wounds from her head to feet. Dr. Ted Hoerner, a local veterinarian says:"There's a certain small percentage of aggressiveness in any breed, whether it's a Chihuahua, a Rottweiler or a Pit Bull. The difference is the degree of damage that a certain animal can inflict. Pit bulls are huge, they're strong, their musculature is such they can inflict deadly damage. Unfortunately, that's what we've seen happen." Prior to the attack, Kelli and her husband Jason let the dogs stay in their home and sometimes sleep in their bed. At DogsBite.org, we have to wonder if a spaniel or other breed would have reacted similarly in these circumstances.Labels: Fatality, Louisiana
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Louisiana Police Chief Wants Pit Bull Ban
Louisiana Police Chief Wants Pit Bull Ban
In what may be the first US police chief to support a pit bull ban, Gary Pelican of Kinder, Louisiana has asked his town to consider such a ban. He cites several incidents involving the dogs, including one in which an officer shot one that attacked him."It's time to put an end to this," he said, saying he has the support of residents, many of whom are concerned for their children's safety." DogsBite.org hopes that Pelican's brave stance catches on to police forces nationwide. It's not just adults, seniors, children, and postal workers that are victimized by pit bulls, it is most certainly police officers as well. These dogs and other dangerous breeds are frequently used in criminal enterprises.Labels: Louisiana
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