[soydaykam]

An update: One dog was killed and the other dog continues to evade the police. He seems to be like a ghost with a now you see me now you don't disappearing act.

[dosugxxx]

I just feel bad for the dogs...all of them.

[soydaykam]

Pit bulls kill two dogs in Danville; one still on loose | GoDanRiver.com

Danville police officers and Danville Area Humane Society staff spent Monday afternoon chasing two pit bulls that were loose and killed two dogs, one on Stokes Street and one on Industrial Avenue.
The two attacked dogs were both behind fences at homes, according to a news release from Capt. Barry Creasy. The first incident happened at about 1:10 p.m. in the 800 block of Stokes Street, and the second at about 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Industrial Avenue.
Paulette Dean, executive director of the Humane Society, said she and staff had been following officers as they tried to capture the dogs, but the pit bulls kept getting away. She expressed concern about people being outside in the nice weather as the pit bulls continued to evade capture.
Creasy said officers were keeping the dogs in sight and trying to corner them so they could be captured.
At about 5:30 p.m., officers were told they could shoot the dogs if they could not catch them, Dean said. A few minutes later, one of the dogs was shot and officers continued to search for the second pit bull, looking behind homes in the Lee Street and Stokes Street area.
“This is horrible,” Dean said, her voice shaking, as officers searched for the second dog. “There are children everywhere.”
Creasy said anyone who spots the second pit bull, described as being black and gray and weighing about 75 pounds, should call the police department at there is an anti apbt bia itch on there commenting, debbie. I would like to slap the stupid out of her....

[crazuMovies]

If you could slap the stupid out of people most of the folks around here would have a red face. My haters are my motivators

[nilliraq]

*face palm*

There are children... So?

Have they never heard of tranquilizer guns?

Black and gray, huh? 75 pounds, huh?

[Desflahd]

I'm not even sure what black and gray and 75 pounds would describe.

The first mistake was letting a Humane Society get involved.

The presence of people doesn't bother me. I doubt the dogs would have messed with them.

Honestly (if the article is at all accurate) I don't even have a problem with shooting the dogs no matter what breed. They got loose and killed two dogs in their own yards. As far as I'm concerned that's enough. If they'd have hit my yard and started in on one of mine while I was home the cops would have had a lot easier time of it. They tried to catch them for four hours, that's plenty of time to try before doing something about it. If they'd have drawn it out more they'd have risked more dogs getting killed. It sucks all the way around but it was the right choice. There's no sense letting somebody's loose out of control dogs tear up dogs in their own yards. Hopefully the owners have to pay for the dead dogs.

[addisonnicogel]

Ditto on the slap the owner and the other ignorant human/s!

[forumsfavoriteall]

I agree with Catchrcall. Even if the dog's owner's failed them by letting them get loose after they killed 2 dogs in the dog's own yards then the bulldogs are to be considered nuisance animals that should be put down.

[dosugxxx]

The person I'd like to slap is the owner of the 2 dogs that got loose.

Really, how hard is it to contain 2 dogs??

I get the whole DA doesn't equal HA thing and it's annoying when people still confuse the 2; however we do not endear ourselves to the GP by allowing our dogs to roam the neighborhood killing other people's dogs.

[QualityReachOut]

I'm not even sure what black and gray and 75 pounds would describe.

The first mistake was letting a Humane Society get involved.

The presence of people doesn't bother me. I doubt the dogs would have messed with them.

Honestly (if the article is at all accurate) I don't even have a problem with shooting the dogs no matter what breed. They got loose and killed two dogs in their own yards. As far as I'm concerned that's enough. If they'd have hit my yard and started in on one of mine while I was home the cops would have had a lot easier time of it. They tried to catch them for four hours, that's plenty of time to try before doing something about it. If they'd have drawn it out more they'd have risked more dogs getting killed. It sucks all the way around but it was the right choice. There's no sense letting somebody's loose out of control dogs tear up dogs in their own yards. Hopefully the owners have to pay for the dead dogs.

^^ Yuppers.

I love it when people save me from having to type.

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THEYRE EVIL DOGS!! OMG THEY MUST BE PITBULLS!!!

such stupidity...

I grew up breeding and training dobermans (my father did this for the army then later for the state police,doing it long b4 i was born)
Back in the 70's he said something to me which has now become famous...
"In the 50's it was the chow. in the 60's the german sheppard was the "evil dog"...Now in the 70's its the doberman...every few years the media demonizes a breed of dog in order to sell newspapers...dont buy into this garbage...dogs are like people..some are great while others are jerks...they are individules...there is no such thing as a bad breed of man or dog"

In this case the media wasn't vilifying anything. The dogs were loose, they killed 2 other dogs and were at large for over 4 hours. The media merely reported what they were told by the authorities and the local HS. That's not vilifying, that's an owner who failed to keep their dogs under control and ended up making the news.

[Thifiadardivy]

I told a councilman where I live they need to remove the anti tethering law. Told him how easy dogs including mine can escape a fenced in yard

[Chooriwrocafn]

I'm not even sure what black and gray and 75 pounds would describe.

The first mistake was letting a Humane Society get involved.

The presence of people doesn't bother me. I doubt the dogs would have messed with them.

Honestly (if the article is at all accurate) I don't even have a problem with shooting the dogs no matter what breed. They got loose and killed two dogs in their own yards. As far as I'm concerned that's enough. If they'd have hit my yard and started in on one of mine while I was home the cops would have had a lot easier time of it. They tried to catch them for four hours, that's plenty of time to try before doing something about it. If they'd have drawn it out more they'd have risked more dogs getting killed. It sucks all the way around but it was the right choice. There's no sense letting somebody's loose out of control dogs tear up dogs in their own yards. Hopefully the owners have to pay for the dead dogs.

Good post.

I hate articles like these b/c they don't give the entire story. Where were the owners of the dogs killed? Were those dogs in fenced yards and the loose dogs got in? If they saw these dogs attacking their dog, why didn't they do something?

If they had come in my yard, they would either A. Be contained and either kept until owners/home found or sent to Animal control depending on the dog B. Dead if they killed one of my dogs or tried too. I would have no problems killing a stray/loose dog if it came down to my dogs or them. Doesn't matter the breed. But if it wasn't immediately life threatening, I would just break up the fight.

And tranquilizers are available and just as easy to shoot them with as a gun since they obviously were in no hurry to get them off the streets. They had plenty of time to get something to knock em out with.

I had a loose pit bull years ago attack my dog, about 13 yrs or so I guess b/c Pongo was around 2 yrs old and he will be 15 this year. Pongo is a 20lb JRT mix. The pit bull was probably 50lbs, came charging out and grabbed Pongo by the neck/shoulder area and was shaking him. I straddled the dog, locked my legs around him and pried his mouth open with my hands and had to pick up the pit bull and hold him above my head b/c Pongo was going after him. I ended up carrying the pit bull all the way home with me b/c if I sat him down, they were going to fight again. I didn't just stand there and watch him kill Pongo. No one ended up claiming the dog so we found him a home. He was hurt worst than Pongo. Pongo was a mean little shit in his prime!

Had another pit bull a few years back get stuck in my gate trying to get in my yard. Him and Casper tried to kill each other, but in that case, Casper started it and got his ass handed him to by a dog 1/2 his size! No one claimed him either even though he had on a brand new collar and was in good shape. Ended up finding him a home too. I guess I'm a sucker. He was a nice dog though, not dog aggressive, but would fight if attacked which Casper found out! Ended up going to a home with a bunch of kids that had just lost their pit bull.

[monologue]

THEYRE EVIL DOGS!! OMG THEY MUST BE PITBULLS!!!

such stupidity...

I grew up breeding and training dobermans (my father did this for the army then later for the state police,doing it long b4 i was born)
Back in the 70's he said something to me which has now become famous...
"In the 50's it was the chow. in the 60's the german sheppard was the "evil dog"...Now in the 70's its the doberman...every few years the media demonizes a breed of dog in order to sell newspapers...dont buy into this garbage...dogs are like people..some are great while others are jerks...they are individules...there is no such thing as a bad breed of man or dog"

[soydaykam]

Its quite possible that the dogs may have climbed out of a kennel, Danville had an anti-tethering law passed. No one is allowed to tether their dogs there. It makes escaping alot easier especially when the owner is at work. I still fault the owner for not making sure that the dogs were securely contained. I don't fault the dogs for doing what they did. I could care less that they attacked the other dogs, but it could have been easily prevented.
I took a drive near there after work today and saw some moron walking his mix down the street off leash and the dog was just running around, I almost hit it so this may have been what happened as well.. In which I would still like to castrate the owner

[Loonakind]

dogs running loose killing and terrorizing other dogs is bad no matter what breed they are, i just wish they shot the two dogs with a tranquilizer gun or something instead of killing them and the owner was given a big fat fine and ordered to pay for the dogs that were killed due to his/her negligence. unfortunately the only ones that paid the price are the dogs and the pitbull as a breed will get more bad publicity.

[Poowssnople]

I get the whole DA doesn't equal HA thing and it's annoying when people still confuse the 2; however we do not endear ourselves to the GP by allowing our dogs to roam the neighborhood killing other people's dogs.

Yep...the whole "dog aggression is not human aggression" doesn't sit very well with the people that got dogs killed in their OWN YARDS! Trying to differentiate them doesn't go very far when something like this happens....one is as bad as the other...

I feel bad for the dogs that were killed and their owners....how awful..

Carla

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"In the 50's it was the chow. in the 60's the german sheppard was the "evil dog"...Now in the 70's its the doberman...every few years the media demonizes a breed of dog in order to sell newspapers...dont buy into this garbage...dogs are like people..some are great while others are jerks...they are individules...there is no such thing as a bad breed of man or dog"

The thing about those other breeds is that they got over being the "fad dog". The Pit Bull's reign has been going on for 30+ years and only gets worse every year...

[monologue]

just wait......

[monologue]

That my dear Carla is because they still sell papers....

I like something my vet once said to me..."I would much rather see a pitbull come in here than a chuahuahua...those little yippy dogs bite more"