Tuesday 4 September 2007

My Dog is Lovely!

This post definitely fits the "PP" remit. And then some. A woman is currently in court in Merseyside following the death of her granddaughter. This poor wee mite was ripped to shreds by the woman's pit bull terrier. And I mean shreds. 72 injuries! When you add in the fact that the dog has a history of attacking people and other dogs, plus the woman had allegedly been taking drink and drugs that day, you are looking at a disaster just waiting to happen. No rocket science involved here.The woman let the dog in the house because it had been "scared by fireworks". So the dog's well being came before that of the little girl. Be very glad you never had a granny like her! The police handlers ended up shooting the animal because they, professionals, thought the dog too dangerous to deal with. So how could a boozed up and drugged person possibly control such a beast? I love animals but we harbour potential killers in our midst and we don't seem to have the sense or the will to do anything effective about it. I was menaced by a couple of Rottweilers at work recently and it was one of the most frightening moments of my life. I really thought I was a goner. To make things worse another little girl was killed by two similar dogs less than a week later! My message is simple. Get rid of these devil dogs. In an age of "safety" (a subject for another day) it is absolute lunacy to allow these creatures amongst us. How many little girls have to be slaughtered before we get our act together?

3 comments:

Laurie said...

I am an animal lover. I've never had a pit bull nor been around one. I do have strong feelings about animals acting the way they are trained to act. These dogs, however, could just have a very wild nature. But do you notice that everyone that owns one is not right in the head..?

Marteen said...

There is a whole new rant in this one laurie. Perhaps another day. We have a woman called Victoria Stillwell on our TV who retrains problem dogs. It is fascinating, and so is she. The producers have given her all this leather stuff to wear. Ooooh!

Anonymous said...

Good post.