More Problems with Pit Bulls — And Their Owners
Remembering the encounter we had last December in Fort Greene Park with a pit bull, a reader sent in this harrowing tale: “A guy was walking down my block the other night with his pit bull–and the dog (while on the leash) attacked a cat that lives across the street and tore it to pieces…
Remembering the encounter we had last December in Fort Greene Park with a pit bull, a reader sent in this harrowing tale: “A guy was walking down my block the other night with his pit bull–and the dog (while on the leash) attacked a cat that lives across the street and tore it to pieces in front of several witnesses,” she writes. “The police were called–arrived and did…nothing. They said unless it was a person nothing could be done.” That’s what we were told at the time as well. Seems crazy. What would someone be charged with for shooting a cat with a gun? Same thing, ain’t it?
STUPID and LAZY if you own a powerful dog and do not train and exercise it properly.
I’m amazed after the countless incidents of pitbulls attacking people, animals and inanimate objects that no legislation has come out of our overpaid and underworked city council on dealing with this nonsense. Maybe they can rename a street after the dead cat.
billyboomer that is quote of the day.
MR I am so with you on that train of violent thought. That could start a whole drive-by, dog-cat killing spree. The cops would be like “Well . . . its still just pets. Call the SPCA, maybe they can help”
A) Pit bulls have strong jaws. They do not, however have LOCKING jaws. There’s just no such thing.
B) The cat’s owner has my sympathies; I would hate to have my pet killed by a dog. But I would also hate to have my pet run over by a car, eat something hazardous or poisonous, or befall any number of other tragedies that might present themselves to an unsupervised ‘outdoor’ pet. Keep your cats inside or in your yard- that’s my advice.
C)My Boxer- neither ‘vicious’ nor ‘attack trained’ and as friendly as can be – hates cats. He could just as easily have done the same thing. Don’t blame the dog because of it’s breed- that just showcases your ignorance.
MAybe it would have been better to call the ASPCA to remove the dog from an owner who is so obviously incapable of handling it properly.
iz…seriously, there are a lot of guys or girls who we might refer to as, ummm, Asshats who can be stereotyped that way already: latte-drinking, Volvo driving pit bull owners. Most of them recue them from the shelters…there are thousands and thousands of recued pit bulls.
Its all bvey sad really. As much as you think billyboomer is being racist, stereotypes are grounded in reality. I think the common thread, which someone else pointed out above, is that the owners of these dogs that are out of control may be balck, white, asian, altino but for sure they are all one thing : STUPID, in fact, really STUPID.
lol i like that term “crossover person” lol maybe that’s what i am. i have a pitbull, drink 40s, smoke newports, and omg im white!
pitbull hate is self-hate. check yourself!
*rob*
dave. my bad, it’s a low iq day for me.
billyboomer, I am waiting for the guy or girl (preferably asian) who crosses that divide and drives a volvo while their pitbull is sipping a latte in the back seat. Will it happen in my generation? I think it can. I know you’re out there, cross-over-person . . . we believe in you! Just do it!