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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Flashback: Senior Injured in Pit Bull Attack Near Surrey
Pit Bull Jumps Fence, Attacks 86 Year Old
Cloverdale, BC - In a town just outside of Surrey, Eighty-six-year-old Bud Wrayton and his dog Bandit were seriously injured during a pit bull attack that occurred November 19, 2004. The elderly man spent 10 days in the hospital, and remained sore and disoriented nearly two weeks after the incident. Bandit required stitches. The family of the 86-year-old Cloverdale man says Bud Wrayton hasn't been the same since.
"He doesn't know what hit him," his daughter, Beverly Wrayton, said. Wrayton was walking a nine-year-old blue heeler named Bandit on a leash when a pit bull jumped a fence, and grabbed Bandit by the neck.
The pit bull dragged Bandit, pulling on the leash and knocking Wrayton to the ground where he injured his hip. Local residents, including the pit bull's owner, came to the rescue and pulled the dog off.
Beverly said her father managed to avoid a fracture, but the formerly vigorous senior, who took two walks a day, now has to use a wheelchair.
"He's very sore," his daughter said.
She added that her father has been disoriented since he came back from hospital and unwilling to talk about the incident.
Bandit has required several expensive trips to the veterinarian. The family is considering legal action against the pit bull owner.
If anyone knows the outcome of this story, please contact DogsBite.org.
Related articles:
07/31/08: Coverage of Pit Bull Attacks and SPCA Issues in Surrey, BCLabels: surrey
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Pit Bull Owner and Vicious Dogs Continue Terror Streak in B.C.
Hal Harris, Suspect at Large
UPDATE 08/02/08: Hal Harris is believed to be the owner of the pit bulls responsible for eight different attacks. Harris was identified through licence plate checks and is thought to have five to eight pit bulls. He was seen driving a 1995 green Dodge Caravan and is listed as living at 2048 Weiler Ave. in Sidney, B.C. He's described as about 55 years old, tall and slim, with long grey curly hair and a beard.
07/31/08: Pit Bull Owner Uses False Names
Upon publishing our last post, new information was released that sheds light on the matter. Partly why the the pit bull owner has been able to elude authorities is because he has been using false names and addresses. Victoria officers that did find the man were unaware of the violent history. As soon as they became aware of it, the man had fled again.
The victim in Surrey -- whose dog was killed by the man's pit bulls -- thinks that after the pit bull owner's dogs killed the American Eskimo dog named Sofi, Victoria officials should have seized the pit bulls immediately. David Voss, the owner of Sofi agrees. But because Voss's small dog was unleashed at the time of the attack (and the pit bulls were not), his dog was considered the aggressor.
07/31/08: Officials Can't Locate Man (Again)
Victoria, BC - The owner of a band of vicious pit bulls eludes officials in BC again, and his dogs continue to unleash terror. The pit bulls' first violent strike occurred last August in Surrey, BC. There have since been seven more attacks. Two of the attacks injured a jogger and a cyclist and the rest targeted other, smaller dogs, killing two in total.
The last attack occurred in Victoria on July 7th and killed a mini American Eskimo dog. The owner, who may own up to seven pit bulls, reportedly received 50 stitches after trying to pull his dogs off the smaller dog. By the time bylaw officers went to the dog owner's address in Sidney, BC, the day after the attack, the man had fled with the dogs, which had been declared "dangerous."
Authorities caught the man once, declared his dogs "dangerous," the dogs attacked again and the man fled again. Currently, eight separate attacks are attributed to the owner of these vicious pit bulls. The owner has also fled multiple attack scenes. It is unclear why BC authorities did not seize these dogs prior to the eighth attack and place the man in jail. It is reported that the region's bylaw service has finally put out a warrant to seize and euthanize the animals. (Better late than never.)
Surrey is also seeking charges and if convicted, the man could face fines, be barred from owning animals in the future and face charges of criminal negligence. The BC SPCA is working with Surrey RCMP and regional SPCAs to try to capture the man and his dogs. Except that dog owner was caught once and it appears that authorities did little to penalize him.
Related articles:
07/31/08: Coverage of Pit Bull Attacks and SPCA Issues in Surrey, BCLabels: spca, surrey
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Coverage of Pit Bull Attacks and SPCA Issues in Surrey, BC
What began as a "wild animal" story after a nanny grabbed a child from a coyote's grip, turned into the Sean Bajwa story. At the time, DogsBite.org was commenting that it usually takes weapons and several grown men to stop a pit bull. As soon as we penned the words, Sean was saved from a pit bull by a man yeilding a baseball bat. The attack happened in Surrey, BC. Since this time, we've tracked attacks in Surrey and related SPCA issues.
07/31/08: Pit Bull Owner and Vicious Dogs Continue Terror Streak in B.C.
07/09/08: Citizens of Surrey Speak Out
07/04/08: Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack
06/22/08: Pit Bulls Attack in Surrey Again; Owner and Dogs Flee the Scene
05/31/08: Pit Bull Attacks Seeing Guide Dog in Surrey
05/30/08: Flashback: Surrey SPCA Has History of Troubling Attitude
05/25/08: Bajwa Family Plans to Sue the City of Surrey, the SPCA and RCMP
05/21/08: Hero Unmasked: Sean Bajwa's Savior, Jason Slezak
05/09/08: I Was Almost a Goner Says Sean Bajwa After Attack
05/06/08: Nanny Rips Baby Girl From Jaws of CoyoteLabels: spca, surrey
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Citizens of Surrey Speak Out
Pit Bulls’ Plight Not Our Concern
Surrey, BC - A citizen of Surrey agrees with DogsBite.org. In a recent post, we point out the ridiculousness of the Surrey SPCA blaming the media for the unadoptable pit bulls in the city's dog tank. According to the Surrey SPCA, the media's reporting of the recent pit bull attacks has made people afraid to adopt pit bulls, so they sit and suffer in cement cage "plight."
In the article, the Surrey SPCA does not address the human and animal victims that the recent pit bull attacks targeted, leaving most badly injured and at least one animal dead. Instead, they make a "puff piece," hoping readers will pull out Kleenex boxes and rush in to adopt pit bulls whose histories are unknown...
I am sure I join many readers who read the headline of last Wednesday’s edition of the Peace Arch News with outrage. PAN deemed that the plight of “homeless” pit bull dogs was the most important news of our region by placing the story as the front page lead. If the intent of this exercise was to provoke your readers, I’m sure you’ve succeeded.
First, I doubt if one per cent of the population has any concern for the welfare of this chronically troublesome breed. And second, the main thesis of the story is likely incorrect. Rather than reports of pit bull attacks discouraging adoptions – as contended by the SPCA -- they are more likely to increase interest from the typical owner, scary people with dangerous dogs, and the first choice for drug grow-ops.
I recall the author of this article -- reporter Tracy Holmes -- relating in a November 2001 column her irrational fear of an elderly neighborhood woman at a local craft show talking to Holmes’ son. And now we have her concerned for a dangerous scourge in our community that actually does pose a hazard to her children. Ms. Holmes, the community does not want any more pit bulls in our parks and on our streets.
G. Heath, Surrey Another person chimes in as well:My dog was attacked by a pit bull a few years ago. My three-year-old daughter and I were walking my dog, on leash, when an unleashed pit bull attacked him, completely unprovoked. I managed to pull the dogs apart, sustaining only a few bites myself. My dog required 39 stitches and complete reconstructive surgery on his shoulder ligaments, and almost died.
This could have just as easily happened to my daughter, who was standing right beside me. The only comment I received was, “He’s never done that before. I was worried that he was going for your daughter.” The dog just sat there as if nothing had ever happened.
I am just in amazement that we allow these animals to have free reign of our streets. Every time I see a pit bull, I turn in the other direction for fear that this might occur again. These animals are completely unpredictable and should not be allowed on our streets under any circumstances.
I have been an animal lover my entire life, and now find that I have a fear of these animals and we should not be put in this position. How many more pit bull attacks on children and other innocent animals do we have to endure before we actually take some action?
Angie Kronenberg, Surrey Related articles:
07/04/08: Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack
06/22/08: Pit Bulls Attack in Surrey Again; Owner and Dogs Flee the Scene
05/30/08: Flashback: Surrey SPCA Has History of Troubling AttitudeLabels: adoption, spca, surrey
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Pit Bull Attacks 7-Year Old Girl on Kapalua Beach
Pit Bull Owner Tells Father to "Shut Up"
Maui, HA - A 7-year-old girl was playing at Kapalua beach when she was attacked by a whitish pit bull. The girl's father managed to grab his daughter Addison, who had been bitten on the calf, before the dog returned. "The dog was trying to come back," Chayne Marten said. "It was very scary." He said her brother Chase and sister Peyten were traumatized after watching the attack.
Five minutes earlier, Marten had seen the dog running off-leash. When he and others told the owner to leash the dog, the pit bull owner yelled back, "Shut up!" Marten said, "The person never so much as apologized or asked how my daughter was." It's hardly a stretch to think this same pit bull owner attended the "Swinging Wild" event in Kahului last month. In the end, 9 police cars and an ambulance were sent in.
The Maui Humane Society -- lead by Jocelyn Bouchard -- is investigating the incident. The dog owner, a 34-year-old Napilihau woman, was cited for a leash law violation.
In other news:A Beach Attack in Surrey
Surrey, BC - In another "beach attack," a separate white pit bull attacked a Surrey lifeguard without provocation. The man was walking across the beach to the lifeguard station when a female pit bull, emerged from a group of teenage girls and bit him on the leg and rear end. The group of girls and owner of the pit bull took off before the victim could confront them.
Both the City of Surrey bylaw office and the Surrey SPCA confirmed this pit bull attack, which occurred June 29th, but did not provide further details.
Related articles:
07/04/08: Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack
06/15/08: Mass Melee at "Bullies in Paradise Dog Show"
05/04/08: Dog Attack Leaves Behind Many ScarsLabels: surrey
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack
"It was an instantaneous attack"
Surrey, BC - Another pit bull attack has one Surrey resident threatening to carry a hatchet to protect himself and his dog. David Blair, 50, tells reporters, "I do not want to hear one more news report about a dog that hurt a child or an old person or killed a beloved pet." Blair was recently attacked by a leashed pit bull as he and his young German shepherd, Sadie, jogged along the river."As we passed this man, his [leashed] dog just ripped away from him and attacked my dog," said Blair. Blair, who kneed the pit bull in the head, said the pit bull still managed to bite Sadie. It also nicked Blair on the knee. The owner, after regaining control of his dog, just said, "Hey, sorry, man," and kept going. Like many victims of pit bull attacks, Blair was bewildered, "I just thought, 'My God, this kind of dog shouldn't be out in public.' What if it was a toddler or an elderly lady?"
Blair has seen his share of wild bears and wolves in his life. He said, "This dog acted exactly the same. It was an instantaneous attack. No noise, no warning." Blair's words perfectly describe the genetic traits that characterize a pit bull attack. What Blair leaves out is that unlike a wild animal, pit bulls do not retreat. Mankind had the courtesy of breeding the natural instinct of survival out of pit bulls.
In other news:A Real Surrey Sob Story
Surrey, BC - Due to the recent scourge of pit bull attacks in Surrey, one of our favorite organizations -- the Surrey SPCA -- blames the media for the rising number of unadoptable pit bulls. Forget the victims of these attacks, including: Sean Bajwa, Chris Bublitz and her guide dog Valerie and Judy Evans and her dog Tasha. Instead, let's talk about the many pit bulls left "high and dry" at the Surrey dog tank.
We picked up 15 boxes of Kleenex before writing this story because we knew we would shed enough tears to fill up an ocean just thinking about these unadopted dogs whose previous owners dumped them. There are always two sides to a story, particularly when it comes to the pit bull problem. There's the torn up victim and the misunderstood dog. According to the Surrey SPCA, the pit bull is the only victim.
Janice Levers -- who works with Lorie Chortyke -- would have you believe that the media is responsible for the unadopted pit bulls left sitting in cement cages. Such groups are perfectly aware of the overpopulation of pit bulls, which leads to countless euthanizations, but they often do not support pit bull sterilization laws. Instead, they blame the media for the number of unredeemable pits.
Every now and again, they also hurl blame at the irresponsible pit bull owner. Lever would like you to believe that a few bad owners pulled off the monstrosity known as the pit bull problem. "It is a concern that all pit bulls suffer when one dog owner behaves irresponsibly. It is the dog that ultimately pays the price." We're cracking open the Kleenex boxes now. The tears are gushing out like a mad flowing river.
Related articles:
06/22/08: Pit Bulls Attack in Surrey Again; Owner and Dogs Flee the Scene
05/30/08: Flashback: Surrey SPCA Has History of Troubling Attitude
05/25/08: Bajwa Family Plans to Sue the City of Surrey, the SPCA and RCMP
05/13/08: Pit Bull Attacks Seeing Guide Dog in SurreyLabels: spca, surrey
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Hero Unmasked: Sean Bajwa's Savior, Jason Slezak
 Mother Reminds Him to "Get the Bat"
Surrey, BC - Bat wielding Jordan finally has a photo op. Jordan was chatting with his mom when he heard screams. Looking outside, he saw a pit bull attacking 11-year-old Sean Bajwa at a nearby elementary school. Slezak called 911, then his mother said the words that may have saved Sean Bajwa's life."Get the bat," Slezak remembers her saying. Slezak charged out without giving it a second thought. Armed with the bat, he scaled a fence and hit the dog twice in the head before it stopped attacking Bajwa. The dog then ran through a fence, and Slezak blocked it off until police arrived. Now that's a neighborhood hero: Smart thinking and quick on the draw!
Bajwa received about 100 stitches to mend the many bite wounds. While his physical wounds heal, the nightmares continue. The rest of the Bajwa family is still trying to come to grips with the situation. "Everybody, we couldn't sleep properly," his father said. "We think about the incident again, and again, and again. It's all nightmares..."
He told media sources that he believes the attack highlights the importance of dog owner responsibility. "There's nothing wrong with the breed of dog, there's something wrong with the owners," he said. Sounds like a textbook pro-pit bull response doesn't it? Fortunately for his son's sake, Mrs. Slezak and Jordan knew what they were up against.Had the Slezak's not been around, Mr. Bajwa might not recognize his son today. He might not have a son either. In a thumbs up for the Surrey, SPCA, the group has custody of the offending pit bull and another pit bull by the same owner, which was not involved in the attack. It will cost the owner $5,000 apiece to retrieve the dogs. The SPCA will not release either dog until the end of the investigation. Animal control may also apply to have the dogs put down at this time.
Related articles:
05/13/08: Pit Bull Attacks Seeing Guide Dog in Surrey
05/09/08: I Was Almost a Goner Says Sean Bajwa After AttackLabels: surrey
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