Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 7:28:59 GMT 10
Only $55,000 for an attack which maims or even kills an innocent person walking on the street? Personally I think they should jail the owners. These dogs are lethal and are usually owned by a certain type of irresponsible cretin who allows the dogs to get loose on the streets.
Or why not just ban the breed outright and make it illegal to own one. Otherwise how many innocent people should be mained or killed just so these morons can own a killer breed??
Teen has ear bitten off by pit bulls
Date October 31, 2012 - 8:00AM
Reporter Stephanie Gardiner
Sydney Morning Herald
A teenager had his ear bitten off when he was attacked by two pit bull terriers while walking his dog in Sydney's south west yesterday afternoon.
The 19-year-old was walking along Lehn Road, East Hills, about 3.20pm, when the dogs ran towards him.
When the teenager tried to save his own dog, the pit bull terriers began mauling his legs and he fell to the ground, police said.
Police said the two dogs then began biting his head and tore off his left ear.
Neighbours came to help the teenager, and the dogs ran away.
The teenager's ear was found and surgeons at Liverpool Hospital worked to reattach it, though smh.com.au was unable to confirm whether the operation was successful.
The pit bulls have been seized and their owner is assisting police.
In 2010-11, there were 87 reported attacks from pit bull terriers, and 2567 of the dogs on council registers, according to NSW local council dog attack data.
The five pure breeds that had the highest rates of attack in that time were the Tibetan Mastiff, pit bull terrier, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Central Asian Shepherd Dog and Mastiff.
The pit bull terrier is a restricted breed in NSW, meaning it is an offence to sell, acquire or breed the dogs, according to the Division of Local Government website.
If a restricted dog attacks, harasses or chases a person or animal, an owner can be fined a maximum of $33,000.
If the dog attacks or bites a person due to failure to comply with control measures, an owner can face two years in jail and the dog can be put down immediately. The maximum fine is $55,000.
In August Jacklin Ancaito, the mother of four-year-old Ayen Chol who was killed by a pit bull mastiff in Victoria in 2011, said she wanted dog owners to be aware of how a dog attack can change someone's life forever.
In that state, pit bull crosses were put on the restricted list following the girl's death.
Read more: www.smh.com.au/nsw/teen-has-ear-bitten-off-by-pit-bulls-20121031-28ife.html#ixzz2AosKdBiu
Or why not just ban the breed outright and make it illegal to own one. Otherwise how many innocent people should be mained or killed just so these morons can own a killer breed??
Teen has ear bitten off by pit bulls
Date October 31, 2012 - 8:00AM
Reporter Stephanie Gardiner
Sydney Morning Herald
A teenager had his ear bitten off when he was attacked by two pit bull terriers while walking his dog in Sydney's south west yesterday afternoon.
The 19-year-old was walking along Lehn Road, East Hills, about 3.20pm, when the dogs ran towards him.
When the teenager tried to save his own dog, the pit bull terriers began mauling his legs and he fell to the ground, police said.
Police said the two dogs then began biting his head and tore off his left ear.
Neighbours came to help the teenager, and the dogs ran away.
The teenager's ear was found and surgeons at Liverpool Hospital worked to reattach it, though smh.com.au was unable to confirm whether the operation was successful.
The pit bulls have been seized and their owner is assisting police.
In 2010-11, there were 87 reported attacks from pit bull terriers, and 2567 of the dogs on council registers, according to NSW local council dog attack data.
The five pure breeds that had the highest rates of attack in that time were the Tibetan Mastiff, pit bull terrier, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Central Asian Shepherd Dog and Mastiff.
The pit bull terrier is a restricted breed in NSW, meaning it is an offence to sell, acquire or breed the dogs, according to the Division of Local Government website.
If a restricted dog attacks, harasses or chases a person or animal, an owner can be fined a maximum of $33,000.
If the dog attacks or bites a person due to failure to comply with control measures, an owner can face two years in jail and the dog can be put down immediately. The maximum fine is $55,000.
In August Jacklin Ancaito, the mother of four-year-old Ayen Chol who was killed by a pit bull mastiff in Victoria in 2011, said she wanted dog owners to be aware of how a dog attack can change someone's life forever.
In that state, pit bull crosses were put on the restricted list following the girl's death.
Read more: www.smh.com.au/nsw/teen-has-ear-bitten-off-by-pit-bulls-20121031-28ife.html#ixzz2AosKdBiu
...Jodes they were bred for killing....and surely you do not know all the owners of the breed to cast a judgment that they were irresponsible owners.
