Dog Haters Unite!

by No Dogs Allowed

Union City, CA - Six-year-old Nephi Selu was killed by a family member’s dog while playing in his grandparents’ backyard yesterday morning, according to Union City police.

Nephi Selu’s kindergarten graduation photo – he won’t be graduating from first grade, thanks to the family dog.

The dog, described as a “pit bull mix,” attacked the boy after he attempted to climb onto its back.

The boy died from his mauling injuries at around 4 p.m. Monday at Stanford University Medical Center.

The dog is being held at the Tri-City animal shelter for a routine 10-day rabies quarantine.

The dog was current on its vaccinations, and its owner said it had never shown aggression before.

So sad and preventable – when I volunteered at an animal shelter, I used to see parents let their kids try to “ride” the bigger dogs that were up for adoption, and we had to tell them to stop.  People are unbelievably stupid.

So what’s the doggie death toll this year?  I think it’s 12, but I lost count long ago.

Here’s a video report from yesterday, when the boy was still alive:

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“I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky….”

by No Dogs Allowed

New Bern, N.C. - Thirty-six-year-old Samuel Drew grew annoyed as two stray dogs – one a mutt and the other a pit bull – followed him as he walked along the Alfred A. Cunningham drawbridge in downtown New Bern on Saturday afternoon.

The dogs would not stop tailing him, so Drew rewarded them for their perseverance:  he picked up the mutt and tossed it off the bridge.  Kerplop! went the dog as it fell into the Neuse River about 20 feet below.  And he was about to play doggie discus with the pit bull, when all of a sudden….

If this incident were a Greek tragedy, it would be here that I would write “Enter the chorus of hysterical mutt maniacs.”  Because it was at this time that some dog-bitch witnessed the Fido Frisbee event and called police.  And the po-po responded with a SWAT-team-like vengeance on one (UNARMED) man who defended himself peacefully against two stray and potentially deadly animals that were probably about to attack him.

Are you ready for the chorus of hysterical mutt maniacs?  Here they come……

“Throwing dogs off a bridge, abusing dogs, or any animal for that matter, is just unthinkable,” said Chris Joyce, who was walking his dog “Tip” at the time of the incident.

Unthinkable?  Would Mr. Joyce say that if these mutts attacked him or his precious Tippy-Wippy?  I don’t think so.

“I think that’s just crazy, I mean, the guy must not have a conscience whatsoever,” said “my head is crammed up my dog’s ass” Lisa French.

Ms. French added she’s glad both dogs are okay, because the mutt that got tossed over survived.  Would you care to adopt these two rescue candidates, Ms. French?

One thing that bothers me about people (and especially dog lovers) these days is that they get tunnel vision and can’t feel sympathy for their fellow human beings.

Did Mr. Drew toss the mutt off the bridge for kicks?  No!  These dogs were following him, and most likely he felt threatened because they were about to attack him.

And now he’s being punished severely for defending himself against the dastardly doggie duo.  And defending himself peacefully – I’m not a gun fanatic, so whenever people take care of business without the aid of armaments, I give them a virtual high-five.

It may have been better for Mr. Drew if he had let the dogs maul him and played the victim, and been admitted to a hospital with dog-bite injuries, and gone through a series of painful rabies injections, but no……

Mr. Drew took a more proactive approach and defended himself, and look where that got him!  He’s now sitting in the Craven County pokey on a $5,000 bond.  And he’s been charged with one count of felony animal cruelty.

What kind of insanity is this?  These dogs didn’t belong to anyone anyway, and may have been about to attack a man, so who cares if they got tossed off a bridge?  I certainly don’t.

Are those dog-bitches who condemned this man for protecting himself PEACEFULLY going to adopt the stray mutts?  I doubt it.

This story pisses me off for many reasons.  This man defended himself without the aid of a gun or other weapon against two potentially dangerous dogs, and he gets charged with a felony and goes to jail.

And in the meantime, people who own vicious dogs that maul and kill HUMAN BEINGS go on with their lives and never suffer a criminal charge.

To conclude, the mutt that Mr. Drew dumped over the bridge swam to safety and survived, and is hanging with his pit bull buddy at the Craven County Animal Control office.  In case any dog-lovers reading this want to rescue these sweet puppy-wuppies………

And Mr. Drew is hanging out at the Craven County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

Watch a video report here.

by No Dogs Allowed

I’m so cute….how could you not want to take me for a walk?

Bristol, VA – Yesterday afternoon, 36-year-old Lisa Manis decided to take her 6-year-old daughter to nearby Moore Street Park.  Before she and her daughter walked to the playground, Manis thought it would be nice to take her neighbor’s dog for a walk.  So she knocked on the door and asked a man permission to walk his pit bull, and he said yes, of course, why not?  After all, it’s a male pit bull with a history of biting children, so it sounds like a great idea to me!

Manis and her daughter arrived at the playground with nary a problem; but as soon as the girl began to swing, the nanny-nibbler launched at her, sunk its teeth into one of her legs, and bit her several times.  When Manis tried to save her daughter from the attack, the pittie turned its attention to her.

Brenda Otis, who lives near Moore Street Park, initially discounted the screaming she heard as children playing.  But after a while she realized they were the screams of a person fighting for his/her life.  So she ran to the park, and this is what she saw:

“I found a woman rolling around on the ground with this dog absolutely chewing her up,” said Otis.  “She was covered with blood and mud from where she had rolled [on the ground].”

One person tried to beat the dog off Ms. Manis with an umbrella, but the dog came back for more.  “They were able to pull the dog off, but the dog went back to [the victim], and they began hitting it again. The dog started biting the umbrella at that point, and [they were] eventually able to get the dog off and contained to another part of the park.”

Another witness to the attack said the pit dragged the woman across the playground, and described the attack as “relentless.”

As of Friday evening, Manis was listed in good condition at Bristol Regional Medical Center.  Her daughter’s condition is not known, but the girl ran away when the dog attacked her mother.  She was also treated for bite wounds at Bristol Regional Medical Center.

The pit had bitten a child previously in Sullivan County, Tennessee.  Its owner gave Bristol Animal Control officers permission to euthanize it.  It is not known if the pit was current on its rabies vaccination.

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by No Dogs Allowed

NOTE:  Special thanks to KaD for sending me the link below.

Five-year-old Ayden, killed by a Bullmastiff last Sunday.

Some new information has emerged on the boy killed by a Bullmastiff last Sunday.  He has been identified as 5-year-old “Ayden” (not sure of his last name – mother’s last name is Evans, father’s last name is Moore.)  Ayden’s mother Mica Evans said she gave her son to her sister to watch for the summer.  The Bullmastiff that killed him belonged to a neighbor.

It was also reported Ayden went to the neighbor’s house after attending a church service last Sunday, where he threw a tantrum during lunchtime.  Ayden’s tantrum supposedly provoked the Bullmastiff into killing him.

Also, Ayden’s family in Oklahoma lost their house in the recent tornado, but Ayden was not with them at the time.  He was already in Arkansas spending summer vacation with his aunt.

The five-year-old’s injuries were so extensive that he will either have to be cremated or have a closed casket funeral.

“From what we gather from the funeral director…….he can’t be seen, said Ayden’s father, Greg Moore.  “It  has to be a closed casket. We still don’t know the extent of the injuries, we [may] have to have him cremated.”

Ayden turned five just two weeks before he was killed.  He would have entered kindergarten this fall.

No criminal charges against the Bullmastiff’s owner have been filed in this incident.

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Something else that bothers me about this story:  who gives a five-year-old to a relative for the entire summer?  That’s a long time for a child that age to be away from his/her parents.

by No Dogs Allowed

This pit bull is chewing on something, perhaps its owner’s flesh.

Brazil, IN - Forty-six-year-old Roger Brown awoke at dawn yesterday morning to find his precious pit bull pup “Bo” had gnawed off most of his left foot.

Brown, who is diabetic and disabled – said he did not feel pain until Bo had chewed off “a good chunk” of his foot.

Brown says he plans on keeping his “beloved pet” and blames himself for the incident.  He believes the pit found an oozing, necrotic sore on his foot enticing and couldn’t resist eating it.  Brown says he suffers recurring sores as a result of his diabetes.

The man added he knew Bo found his wound-infested feet yummy and usually wrapped them in bandages to keep his best friend from snacking on them, but was too tired on this particular night to do so.

Brown says he will keep his 6-month-old pup and refused to give it away or have it euthanized.

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Melissa Muska with one of the horses injured by a dog at Free RIDERS Therapeutic Riding Center on Monday. The horses kicked the dog to death.

Fond du Lac, WI - A dog that tried to attack 12 therapy horses got more than it bargained for on Monday afternoon:  the horses ganged up on the dog and kicked it to death.

The horses were at pasture at Free RIDERS Therapeutic Riding Center when the loose dog tried to maul them.  Some of the equine victims suffered bite wounds that required up to 57 stitches.

Mark Williams, one of three veterinarians who treated the horses’ injuries, said the attack scene scared him when he arrived.  “It was really chaotic,” he said of the mauling melee.

All of the horses are expected to recover.  “The horses are actually doing quite well,” said Mary Narges, executive director of Free RIDERS.  “They’re healing nicely and everyone will survive. I’m expecting that we will be back to our mission very soon.”

In the meantime, the center has had to close down while the horses recover from their trauma.  “We do have insurance, but the costs, canceled classes, and the vet bills are going to be pretty hefty,” said Ms. Narges.

The 35-year-old owner of the dog was arrested on a warrant not related to the attack.  Police cited him for failing to restrain his dog, and he may receive another citation for failing to have his dog vaccinated.

The dog died after it was kicked by several horses.  Its remains are being tested for rabies.

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by No Dogs Allowed

Daphne, AL - One day last week, Joe and Barry Parker missed their 11-year-old black Lab, “Harry.”

Harry and his canine compadre “Jimbo” were last seen frolicking and splashing together in Mobile Bay, located inside Mayday Park near the Parkers’ home.

Jimbo returned home later that day but alas, Harry did not.

After a four-day search for the missing mutt, a Nuisance Control officer culled Harry’s red collar from a pond.

The officer shot and killed the gator that he believes snacked on Harry.  He also boasted of killing a nine-foot gator in the same pond earlier that week.

That makes me angry.  Why not let gators snack on stupid, worthless Labretards and cite the owners for letting their dogs roam?

The real nuisance in this case is the officer with the gun who kills wildlife for acting like wildlife.

The Parkers wish to remind everyone that summer is gator mating season, and to please keep an eye on your beloved “best friends.”

Too bad the gator didn’t get Jimbo, too.

Oh, and by the way – Barry Parker is a woman, just in case you were wondering.

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