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Pit bull | Texas Dog Bite Injury Law
Tags: Bite,California,Central California,Death,Dog,Modesto,Murder,Pit bull,Sheriff,Stanislaus County	Tags: Bite, California, Central California, Death, Dog, Modesto, Murder, Pit bull, Sheriff, Stanislaus County Posted in Breeds by Name, Deaths as Result of Dog Attack | Comments Off
Are you suffering from an injury as a result of a dog attack? If you or anyone you know needs legal assistance related to a dog bite injury or fatality which occurred in Dallas, De Soto, Irving, Arlington, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Kaufman, Grapevine, Plano, Lancaster, Duncanville, Euless, Allen, Frisco, The Colony, Rockwall, Richardson, Coppell, Sasche, Cedar Hill, or anywhere else in Texas, contact Dallas dog bite lawyer Dean Malone at (214) 670-9989.
Tags: Associated Press,BluePearl Veterinary Partners,Dog,Illegal drug trade,Lawrence,Massachusetts,Pit bull,Puppy,The Police,Waltham	Tags: Associated Press, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Dog, Illegal drug trade, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Pit bull, Puppy, The Police, Waltham Posted in Animal Cruelty | Comments Off
A Texas Man is Sentenced to Five Years in Prison on Dog Fighting Charges
This week a 38-year-old Houston, Texas, man was given the maximum sentence by U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins in Montgomery, Alabama, for crimes related to dog fighting. To charges of conspiracy, the accused pled guilty back in April. Among his admissions were the following:
He usually kept up to five pit bulls for dog fighting purposes.
He was paid by others to condition pit bulls for dog fights.
He participated in high-stakes dog fights at a location near Auburn, Alabama and another location in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
He brought home winnings of $35,000 from an Auburn dog fight, an event touted as the Super Bowl of dog fights.
He confessed to the judge that he was aware that his actions were wrong.
The prosecutor in the case, Clark Morris, argued to the judge that the defendant deserved the maximum penalty. She pointed out that, although the accused was on Medicaid and Social Security benefits as a result of a gunshot wound that left him a paraplegic at age 17, he made bets of up to $70,000 on single dog fights. She also showed evidence that bets amounting to $280,000 were exchanged for one fight. Morris also claimed that the man bet the most money, was the biggest fighter, and attended the most fights.
If the judge had followed federal sentence guidelines, the maximum the accused would have received was 16 months in prison. The judge explained that he gave the defendant the maximum sentence of five years in prison and three years of supervised probation because of the length of time he was involved in dog fighting, the extraordinary cruelty to animals that was exhibited, and the fact that he was found with marijuana in his system three times while awaiting trial on bond.
Of the 451 dogs seized in connection with the raids linked to the man’s arrest, almost half of them died or were put down because of the seriousness of the illnesses or injuries they suffered due to dog fighting activities. Learn more about the cruelty of dog fighting in this continuing series.
Tags: Cruelty to animals,Dogfight,Houston,Humane Society,Injury,Pit bull,Texas	Tags: Cruelty to animals, Dogfight, Houston, Humane Society, Injury, Pit bull, Texas Posted in Breeds by Name, Dog Safety | Comments Off
Tags: Child,Dog bite,Pit bull,pit bull attack,Rescue dog,shelter dog	Tags: Child, Dog bite, Pit bull, pit bull attack, Rescue dog, shelter dog Posted in Breeds by Name, News Reports | Comments Off
Tags: Dean Malone,Dog attack,Dog bite,dog bite scars,injuries,Pit bull,Rabies,Texas	Tags: Dean Malone, Dog attack, Dog bite, dog bite scars, injuries, Pit bull, Rabies, Texas Posted in Breeds by Name, Deaths as Result of Dog Attack, Infection, Injuries, Rabies | Comments Off
An 8-year-old Girl Returns Home from a Near Deadly Pit Bull Attack
Eight-year-old Emily Ruckle was viciously attacked by a pit bull on September 27 in Newark, Delaware, and has just returned home from the hospital. Ruckle has already been through nine surgeries since the pit bull attack which almost severed her right arm and has more surgeries to come. Doctors said that she could return home approximately a month before the expected hospital release because she was able to lift her shoulder last week, to their surprise.
The horrendous attack happened when Rucker and her 15-year-old half-sister allowed the pit bull which belonged to her mother’s ex-husband out of a bedroom because they thought the dog needed to relieve himself outside. The pit bull leaped at Rucker, causing her head to crash against the floor. The dog then almost tore her arm off. When police arrived later, the dog was shot and killed because it wouldn’t allow paramedics to help the child.
The lead surgeon told the Rucker family that the 8-year-old suffered the most serious dog mauling he has ever seen that did not result in death.
Dog attacks can result in many different types of injuries which often affect victims for a lifetime. The following are some of the kinds of injuries inflicted by dogs:
Tearing wounds and puncture wounds occur when an attacking dog clamps the jaw muscles and fangs down into the victim’s skin and flesh. It is typical for bites to be accompanied by scratches caused by the tooth swiping the skin or from clawing with paws during the course of the attack.
When dogs bite a victim’s head, brain and head injuries can occur. The victim may also suffer from a head injury from being knocked down against a hard surface or bumping against a hard object while trying to avoid the attack. Head injuries range from a bump to a fractured skull to brain injury which causes permanent disability.
See this continuing series for more information about the types of injuries caused by dog attacks.
Tags: Dean Malone,Dog attack,Dog breed,Pets,Pit bull,Trauma (medicine)	Tags: Dean Malone, Dog attack, Dog breed, Pets, Pit bull, Trauma (medicine) Posted in Injuries, News Reports | Comments Off
Denton, Texas Dog Bite Injury Lawyer – For the First Time in the U.S., a City Seeks to Reverse a Pit Bull Ban – Part 3
During the nine-year period between 2005 and 2013, there were 283 dog bite fatalities in the U.S. The breakdown of those deaths clearly shows how dangerous pit bulls are. The following are the dogs responsible for the fatalities and the number of deaths committed by that breed: Pit bulls, 176 (62.2%); Rottweiler, 33 (11.7%); German shepherd, 11 (3.9%); husky, 11 (3.9%); Mastiff and bullmastiff, 10 (3.5%); mixed breed, 10 (3.5%):American bulldog, 9 (3.2%); and boxer, 6 (2.1%). Another 6% represents several dogs with 4 or less fatalities – the group of combined breeds include malamute, chow chow, Doberman pinscher, cane corso, presa canario, golden retriever, Labrador retriever, weimaraner, and akita.
Studies show that pit bulls are 8.5 times more likely than other breeds to go on the attack. All it takes is a moment for major damage to be done or for a pit bull to cause death. An example is that a 13-month-old girl was at a birthday party and a pit bull approached her and in a flash bit the toddler from the top of the head to the cheek, causing a critical injury. Because pit bulls usually bite hard and shake, the child was fortunate to survive the attack.
The statistics tell the story, with the clear majority of all dog bite fatalities being caused by one breed: pit bulls.
See Part 1 and Part 2 of this three-part series for more information about the pit bull controversy.
Are you suffering from an injury as a result of a dog attack? If you or anyone you know needs legal assistance related to a dog bite injury or fatality which occurred in Dallas, De Soto, Irving, Arlington, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Kaufman, Grapevine, Plano, Lancaster, Duncanville, Euless, Allen, Frisco, The Colony, Rockwall, Richardson, Coppell, Sasche, or anywhere else in Texas, contact Dallas dog bite lawyer Dean Malone at (214) 670-9989.
Tags: American Pit Bull Terrier,Dean Malone,Dog attack,Dog breed,Pit bull	Tags: American Pit Bull Terrier, Dean Malone, Dog attack, Dog breed, Pit bull Posted in Breeds by Name, Statistics | Comments Off
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Carrollton Dog Attack Lawyer: For the First Time in the U.S., a City Seeks to Reverse a Pit Bull Ban – Part 2
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Bob LeGare, city councilman in Aurora, said the reason the pit bull ban was added to the ballot was because the topic continually came up. They spent time pouring over information in order to determine whether the ban was a mistake. The experts with American Kennel Club (AKC) weighed in and are of the opinion that irresponsible dog owners should be punished, not entire dog breeds. Lisa Peterson, AKC spokesperson, expressed her opinion that prohibiting any breed of dog does more damage than good, partly because it hurts responsible owners more than those who are irresponsible.
Once a pit bull ban is passed, it usually has sticking power. The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the Denver pit bull ban, which began in 1991. A challenge to the ban in Aurora was dismissed in a federal court.
Some dog owners actually go through the expense of having DNA tests done to prove that their dog is less than 50% pit bull. People who are losing their pet often don’t have the money for this type of approach, however.
As the November election results are awaited, people on both sides of the pit bull ban debate are sincere in their concern over the outcome.
Read some of the stories which are rightly used to show how dangerous pit bulls are in this continuing series. Also, see Part 1 for more information about the pit bull controversy.
Are you suffering from an injury as a result of a dog attack? If you or anyone you know needs legal assistance related to a dog bite injury or fatality which occurred in Dallas, De Soto, Irving, Arlington, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Kaufman, Grapevine, Plano, Lancaster, Duncanville, Euless, Allen, Frisco, The Colony, Rockwall, Richardson, Coppell, Sasche, Carrollton, or anywhere else in Texas, contact Dallas dog bite lawyer Dean Malone at (214) 670-9989.
Tags: AKC,American Kennel Club,Aurora,Colorado Supreme Court,Dallas,Denver,DNA profiling,Pit bull	Tags: AKC, American Kennel Club, Aurora, Colorado Supreme Court, Dallas, Denver, DNA profiling, Pit bull Posted in Breeds by Name, Ordinances | Comments Off
Waco Dog Bite Lawyer: For the First Time in the U.S., a City Seeks to Reverse a Pit Bull Ban
Pit bulls have earned a bad enough reputation that approximately 700 U.S. cities have banned pit bull ownership. What these cities have in common is that they arrived at the controversial conclusion that pit bulls are a threat to public safety. Aurora, Colorado, however, is the first city to try to repeal the pit bull ban; the matter is being voted on in the November election.
Leading the pack of those who think Aurora is making a mistake with this change of sentiment is Colleen Lynn, founder of DogsBite.org. Lynn, of Austin, Texas, suffered a 5-second attack by a leashed pit bull when she was jogging in 2007. As a result of that brief encounter, she was hospitalized for two days and underwent surgery to repair a severe bone fracture. What she shared in response to news of Aurora’s change of heart about the pit bull ban is the following projection: Between 1998 (the year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quit tracking fatal dog attacks according to breed) and 2017, 305 people in the U.S. will have been mauled to death by pit bulls.
In spite of compelling statistics which undeniably show that pit bulls do far more harm than any other breed, people on both sides of the argument are equally passionate about their point of view. The bottom line, according to city officials in Aurora, is that the pit bull ban unfairly punishes responsible pit bull owners, who are typically minorities.
The animal care division in Aurora argues that since the pit bull ban went into effect in 2005, dog bites have clearly declined in the city.
Read more about the pit bull controversy in this continuing series.
Tags: Aurora,Aurora Colorado,Austin Texas,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Colorado,Dog attack,Pit bull,Texas	Tags: Aurora, Aurora Colorado, Austin Texas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado, Dog attack, Pit bull, Texas Posted in Animal Contol Departments, Breeds by Name, News Reports, Ordinances | Comments Off
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