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Sioux City Teenager Attacked by Pit Bull Stepping Off Bus
Attack Follows Discussion Delay
Sioux City, IA - Two events happened in Sioux City yesterday. First, it was announced that city council members pushed back discussion on a proposed pit bull ban. The next meeting is set for September 15th. The first two readings of the pit bull ban have been approved. The second event involved a pit bull attack. Police say a 17-year-old teenager who is developmentally disabled was attacked by two pit bulls while getting off a city bus.
Police say the teen sustained puncture wounds to his stomach area when the loose dogs attacked him. His grandfather took him to a hospital. The dogs were owned by two different people and both were issued citations. Alexious Simpson has been charged with allowing a dog to run at large and no city dog license. Karen Willoughby has been charged with no rabies tag, allowing a dog to run at large and no dog license.
Related articles:
08/27/08: Sioux City Irons Out Final Pit Bull Ordinance Issues
07/21/08: More Cities Contemplating Pit Bull LawsLabels: ADA, disabled
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Quadriplegic Woman Protects Service Dog from Attacking Pit Bulls
Pit Bull Owner Cites Clichés
UPDATE 08/28/08: The owner of the pit bulls, Joe Wheeler, wishes the attack had not happened. He said, "I want apologize to the lady and her service dog ... I feel terrible about the situation." He said that one of the dog's, Neeko, is an "escape artist." He also said that both of his dogs are "misunderstood." Both clichés are straight from the pit bull owner's Conduct Unbecoming Guide.
08/27/08: Pit Bulls Gang Up on Service Dog
Champlin, MN - In another attack involving a disabled person, a service dog, and a pit bull, two pit bulls jumped Tara Wirtjies' service dog. Tara tried to stop the dogs with her wheelchair. Tara is a quadriplegic. She said she thought the pit bulls might kill Rue, her golden retriever. Rue is a service dog, not a therapy dog. We hope the attack did not damage Rue's extensive training.
The video is very compelling. Tara was alongside her dog in a quiet neighborhood when the pit bulls charged out of a yard and lunged at Rue. "I just thought this is how she was going to die," she said. Tara started spinning her wheelchair to stop the attack. The pit bulls were called off by their owner but not before they broke open Rue's scar that was healing from a recent operation.
A neighbor, who did not want to identified, said the pit bulls had escaped twice before and attacked other dogs. That news outraged Tara. "He knew that these dogs were dangerous," she said. Fortunately, Rue is okay. Champlin Police seized the two pit bulls and they're being held at animal control until the investigation is over. The dogs' owner could face charges.
Related articles:
08/03/08: Pit Bull Attacks Columbus Man, 85, in Wheelchair
07/20/08: Woman Claims Monkey is 'Service Animal'
05/17/08: Pit Bull Attacks Seeing Guide Dog in SurreyLabels: ADA, disabled
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Pit Bull Chews off Toes as Paralyzed Owner Sleeps
Owner Loses Toes to Dog While Sleeping
Lexington, KY - In a case that brings back Jameille Jennings, a paralyzed child whose foot was gnawed off by a pit bull puppy, a paralyzed man was rushed to the hospital after he woke to find his dog had gnawed off parts of his toes. Terry Smith awoke to find that his pit bull had "chewed off" four toes. He was taken to the hospital.
Tim Cantrell, who is staying at Smith's home, said he saw the blood on his friend's bed that morning. He realized upon a closer look that Terry's toes were no longer on his feet. Smith has been paralyzed from the waist down for several years; a nurse checks on him once a day. Sadly, no full digits were recovered. China ate Smith's toes down to the joint.Labels: disabled
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Pit Bull Pup Chews off Child's Foot, Mother Sentenced
 Martina Jennings Sentenced to 4 Years
Toldeo, OH - In a case that intensifies race and cultural issues -- pit bull ownership by inner city black Americans -- the Toledo courts found the mother, Martina Jennings guilty of child endangerment.
24-year old Jennings had left her disabled child, Jameille, asleep on the bed with his siblings. When she checked in on them later, she saw that he was injured and took him to the hospital. The police were summoned after the doctors discovered that the child's foot had been chewed off. Jameille suffered from spina bifida and could not feel pain in his lower extremities.
The police investigated the home and found the family's 4-month old pit bull with blood on its chest. The dog was confiscated and euthanized. At the sentencing hearing, Judge Jennings paints a terribly practical picture:"That special-needs child doesn't have a foot because a puppy chewed it off," she said. "Puppies chew furniture. Puppies chew a favorite pair of shoes. Puppies don't chew off children's feet." This is certainly what we all grew up thinking isn't it.Labels: disabled
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