Pit bull badly abused by Paterson man, police

August 17, 2015 by Jayed Rahman

A 54-year-old city man allegedly struck a pit bull with an object possibly a machete leaving the dog with laceration across the forehead, said police director Jerry Speziale, injuries that ultimately forced veterinarians to humanely euthanize the badly abused dog.

Erbin Green has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty, said the director.

The owner brought the dog to the Paterson Animal Control Shelter with serious lacerations across the forehead at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 8th, 2015.

Animal control officer Adina Baican saw the serious state the gravely injured dog was in and contacted the Oradell Animal Hospital for emergency medical services for the pit bull.

The owner rushed the dog to the hospital, but the severity of the injuries resulted in the dog being humanely euthanized. A subsequent investigation conducted on Monday, August 10th, 2015, determined the cause of the injuries.

Chief animal control officer John DeCando reviewed the investigation and reported the matter to the police detective bureau. Interviews were arranged with the owner and the family members.

It was determined the pit bull was subjected to acts of animal cruelty, said Speziale. Complaints have been filed against Green and a hearing date is set for September 11th, 2015, at the city’s municipal court.

“Animals are innocent creatures and will be protected and not abused in our City,” said Speziale “We take this extremely seriously and will not tolerate innocent animals being abused.”

david Davis

Only justified if the dog was loose on the street and attacking someone but not just for G.P.
http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney

RAY BROWN, former pit bull owner, breeder, dog fighter

Pit bulls didn't become dangerous because we fight them; we fight them because the English specifically bred them to be dangerous.

MARK PAULHUS, HSUS southeast regional coordinator

If it chooses to attack, it's the most ferocious of all dogs. I've never known of a pit bull that could be called off (during a fight). They lose themselves in the fight.

F.L. DANTZLER, HSUS director of field services.

"They're borderline dogs. They're right on the edge all of the time. Even if the dogs are not trained or used for fighting, and even though they are generally good with people, their bloodline makes them prone to violence."
http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney

20 dead by dog attack in the US so far in 2015.
16 killed by known pit bull type dogs / pit bull mixes, which include
so-called 'breeds' like Bullmastiffs and American Bulldogs.

Stars (**) indicate that the killer was someone’s beloved family pit bull that was never abused or neglected.
The double dagger (‡) indicates that the ‘pet’ pit bull belonged to the deceased person, their family or a relative.

Adult fatalities by pit bull type dog (9):
Eugene Smith – 87 y.o. – Frederick MD ** ‡ January 7; ‘rescue’ pit bull, kept as indoor family pet
Fredrick Crutchfield, 63 years old, Coal Hill, Arkansas ** ‡ Feb.4th
Roy Higgenbotham Jr., 62 years old, Wheeling, West Virginia ** March.9th
by Friends Pit Bull
Kenneth Ford, 79 years old, Pahrump, Nev., March.13
Julia Charging Whirlwind, 49 years old, White River, SD by Pack of Pit Bull dogs, March.14th, Native American on Rosebud Reservation.
De'trick O. Johnson, 36 years old, Pine Bluff, Ark, March.21, by a pack of pit bull type dogs.
Norberto Legarda, 83, Pecos, TX July.2
Annie Williams, 71, Shaker Heights , OH ** ‡ July.12 Granddaughters pit bull
Carolyn Sue Lamp, 67 years old, Redbird OK, July.24th

Child fatalities by pit bull type dog (7):
Declan Dean Moss – 18 mos. Old – Brooksville, FL ** ‡ January 19, mother’s pit bulls]
Malaki Mildward — 7 years old — College Springs, Iowa ** ‡ January.22, 2 Pit Bull Mixes, Mother's & friends Pit bulls.
Taylynn Devaughnm 2 years old, West Mifflin, PA ** ‡ Feb.22 Aunt's Pit Bull Mix
Brayden Lamar Wilson, 2 month old baby, Dallas, TX, ** ‡ April.19, by family pit bull.
James W. Nevils III, 5 years old, Southside Chicago, May.26th
Jordon Tyson 'Jo Jo' Collins 3 years old, Lawton, Ok, ** ‡ June.29th
Joshua Phillip Strother, 6 years old, Hendersonville, N.C., July.7

Fatalities by ‘breed unknown’ (1)
Unidentified Native American – about 40 y,o. – Gallup, NM [January 2
[found dead at the roadside after altercation with ‘feral dogs’]
Neta Lee Adams, 81 years old, Washington County, GA Mar 31, 2015

Fatalities by 'other breed's' (2)
Gaege Ramirez ,7 years old, Canyon Lake, TX ** ‡ May.2
Betty Wood, 78 years old, Sulphur Springs, TX ** ‡ March.13, by her pet Rottweiler

Foreign deaths by pit bull type dog that we know of (10):

Maxi Millian Guscott – 2 y.o. – St. Ann, Jamaica ** ‡ [January 2 – bullmastiff, which is a pit bull – mastiff mix]
Emilia Mitroi – 53 y.o. – Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania [March 9 – attacked while feeding her son’s
Itamir Fogaca da Silva – 45 y.o. – Sao Paolo, Brazil ** ‡ [March 12 – killed by his mother’s six pit bull mixes when he went to check on her]
Rhona Greve – 64 y.o. – Ely, Cardiff, Wales, UK ** ‡ [March 20]
Michael Dany Kassouah – 7 y.o. – Zahle, al-Kark region, Lebanon [April 7]
Sheikh Kousar – 6 y.o. – Kakumanu Village, Andhra Pradesh, India [April 15 – roaming pit bulls]
Unidentified man – age not reported – Lauro de Freitas, Brazil [April 22 – killed in his home by his own pit bull]
Fred Savage – 13 y.o. – Otjomuise, Namibia ** [June 27 – the pit bulls continued to maul the boy even after being shot]
Matthew Brigmantas – 38 y.o. – Hamilton, Ontario ** [July 8 – killed by pit bull mix he was walking]
Matias Reynoso, 21-month-old , Leon, Mexico ** Killed by two pit bulls, July.17th
http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney

MELANIE PFEIFFER, veterinary assistant

Working in a veterinary hospital, you are exposed to all kinds of animal trauma. One of the more common ones is dog fights. I can honestly say that in three out of four cases, an American pit bull terrier is involved. Many times, we are able to save the life of the afflicted, but yesterday, we were not.

I propose that all owned American pit bull terriers be registered and all breeding be halted indefinitely. How many mutilated faces, mangled limbs, butchered pets and even human deaths does it take to convince us that this breed needs to be phased out?

DIANE JESSUP, Washington pit bull owner and expert.

"It's not sensible to get an animal bred for bringing a 2,000-pound bull to its knees and say I'm going to treat this like a soft-mouth Labrador," says Jessup, the former animal-control officer. She blames novice owners, as much as actual criminals, for bringing the breed into disrepute. "It's a capable animal, and it's got to be treated as such."

JOHN ROCKHOLT, South Carolina dogman

"It's inhumane not to allow them to fight. If you have to encourage them to fight they are not worth the powder it would take to blow them away. To never allow them any kind of combat…That's inhumane."
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STEVE DUNO, dog trainer, pit bull owner

"The dogs that participated in these attacks weren't Pekingese. You don't have herds of Pekingese roaming the city attacking people. When someone says all breeds are created equal, well then they're denying the definition of what a breed is. Breed serves a particular purpose."

"I like them. They're eager. They're athletic. They're aesthetically pleasing. But even if they're bred perfectly, they can be problematic, particularly with other dogs."

"When you combine the breed specific behaviors … with owners who either don't give a rip, or with owners who (have) too much dog, you have a problem."

JEAN DONALDSON, dog trainer

Most commonly, she sees dogs with aggression problems. While she's a fierce opponent of "breed bans" like the proposed outlawing of pit bulls that San Francisco debated two years ago, she believes it's undeniable that some breeds are predisposed to violence.

Many breeds that were bred as guardians or fighting dogs were carefully designed to not like strangers, she says. She thinks it's disingenuous of breeders to further enhance this trait, and then expect owners to compensate with training.

ARLENE STERLING, Newaygo County, MI Chief Animal Control Officer

"It is genetically inbred in them to be aggressive. They can be very nice dogs, but they are very prey driven and they are extremely strong. It makes them high risk dogs and it makes them extremely dangerous."

BOB KERRIDGE, New Zealand SPCA executive director.

"That is the only real way to solve this problem – is to license owners and to give them the responsibility that goes with owning a dog. It would be extremely useful when you have a neighbour who is concerned about that dog next door. You can look at it and see they don't have a license and take it away. That's owner responsibility."

"We led the charge to stop the importation of the pitbull because of the concerns they would be crossbred with other dogs… But there's not a lot we can do about that because it's happened. We wish someone had listened all those years ago."

JIM CROSBY, pit bull hired gun

"Line breeding tends to concentrate recessive traits. The propensity for violent attacks by a dog would be a recessive trait."
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KEVIN COUTTS, Head Dog Ranger, Rotorua, New Zealand

There was concern among dog authorities about American pitbulls being allowed into New Zealand as they were dangerous, unpredictable animals, Mr Coutts said.

"A lot of people in this town get them because they are a staunch dog and they will fight. They are perceived as vicious … It's frustrating they were ever allowed in the country … we can't go back now though," Mr Coutts said.

COUTTS' comment on a pit car mauling

This sort of thing happens when people own this breed of dog and then don't look after them
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Reading, Pennsylvania
Population 80,560

After an 8-year legal battle, pit bull advocates dismantled a pit bull law adopted by Reading in 1998. It was reported in the same news article, in February 2008, that the law had significantly reduced biting incidents:

"Reading's 1998 law required that aggressive or dangerous dogs, when outside the home, be muzzled and kept on a leash shorter than three feet long with a minimum tensile strength of 300 pounds.

The law also punished violators with fines of up to $1,000 or 30 days in jail.
The law is credited with helping to reduce dog bites from 130 in 1999 to 33 in 2006. As a result, the law – or at least elements of it – were not being actively enforced, the Reading Eagle reported last year
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Fort Lupton, Colorado
Population 6,787
When the City of Fort Collins was mulling a pit bull law in March 2009, Fort Lupton's Police Chief spoke about Fort Lupton's successful 2003 pit bull ban, including zero pit bull biting incidents since the law's adoption:

"Fort Lupton Police Chief Ron Grannis said the city hasn’t had a pit bull bite since the ban was enacted, but it still has the occasional pit bull that is picked up and taken away.

Although he said the ban has not been well-received by every resident, he thinks it was the right decision for the city

"I believe it makes the community safer,” he said. “That’s my personal opinion. Pit bulls are not the kind of dogs most people should have. They are too unpredictable. … These dogs have been bred for thousands of years to be fighters.

You can’t take it out of them. A lion cub may be friendly for a while, but one day it can take your head off."
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Little Rock, Arkansas
Population 189,515

When the City of Indianapolis was discussing a pit bull sterilization law in April 2009, Little Rock Animal Services Director Tracy Roark spoke about Little Rock's successful 2008 pit bull ordinance:

"There was a day when you could walk down any street in center city Little Rock, you could see several pit bulls chained up. You don't see that anymore," said Tracy Roark with Little Rock Animal Services.

Roark told Eyewitness News over the phone that pit bull attacks have been cut in half and credits their new law with getting them there.
"This is the most abused dog in the city," said Roark

The Little Rock law passed last year and requires pit bulls to be sterilized, registered and microchipped. Also dogs – regardless of the breed – are also not allowed to be chained up outside."
http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney

Ottumwa, Iowa

Population 24,998

In July 2010, Police Chief Jim Clark said there had been no recorded pit bull attacks since the city's 2003 pit bull ban. Between 1989 and 2003, the city had a pit bull ordinance, but still allowed pit bulls as "guard" dogs.
"Police Chief Jim Clark says since the ban, there have been no recorded attacks by the animals

"We haven't had any attacks since then for one thing because it is illegal," said Clark. "Most people are keeping their dogs inside their house or inside their basement and not letting them out loose so therefore they're not around other people to attack them."

"In the two-and-a-half years before the 2003 ban, Ottumwa police recorded 18 pit bull attacks, including the death of 21-month-old Charlee Shepherd in August 2002. There were at least three other attacks on children during this time."
http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney

24% of all the disfiguring maulings on record by
shelter and rescue dogs came in 2014 alone.

There were three fatalities involving shelter or rescue dogs from 1990 through 2009, involving a pit bull, a Doberman, and a Presa Canario.

But there have been 36 fatalities involving shelter dogs from 2010 to present, involving 28 pit bulls, seven bull mastiffs, two Rottweilers, a Lab mix who may have been part pit bull, and a husky.

Also of note, there were 32 disfiguring maulings by shelter dogs from
1858 through 2009, 19 of them involving pit bulls.

From 2010 to present, there have been 122 disfiguring maulings by shelter dogs,
80 of them involving pit bulls
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Year of Shelter/Rescue Dog Attacks

Not surprisingly, 2014 was also the Year of the Shelter/Rescue Dog Attacks.
At least 37 dogs in custody of shelters or rescues, or rehomed by shelters or rescues, killed or disfigured someone in 2014.

Thirty of those dogs were pit bulls.
Only two of the attacks by dogs from shelters or rescues killed someone in 2014, down from the high of five in 2012, but that was a matter of luck, as the number of fatal and disfiguring attacks by shelter and rescue dogs has more than doubled since 2012.

By comparison, there were no fatalities involving shelter or rescue dogs from 1858 through 1987.
The first two, both involving wolf hybrids, occurred in 1988 and in 1989. No more occurred for another decade
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Pit bull type dogs Half or more of all dog attack fatalities since 1844

Retrospective data collection has established that pit bulls have accounted for half or more of all fatal dog attacks in every 10-year time frame since 1844.

However, fatal dog attacks––even when rabies remained uncontrolled––were until recently an extreme rarity.
Only 15 fatal dog attacks are known to have occurred in the entire span from 1930 through 1960, including nine by pit bulls, two by Dobermans, and four by unidentified mutts
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Best Friends, ASPCA, HSUS

2007 was the year that the Best Friends Animal Society, American SPCA, and the Humane Society of the U.S. ramped up pit bull advocacy in response to the arrest and conviction of Michael Vick on dogfighting-related charges.

Even before 2007 the frequency of fatal and disfiguring pit bull attacks had risen explosively for 25 years.
In the entire decade from 1982 to 1992, 104 pit bulls attacked
44 children and 60 adults, killing 18 of the victims, disfiguring 36.

Fifty victims escaped without fatal or disfiguring injuries in attacks in which others were killed or disfigured
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773% rise in fatal & disfiguring pit bull attacks from 2007 to 2014

Steep rises in all categories of attack
The number of pit bulls involved in fatal and disfiguring attacks has risen since 2007 from 78 to 603;

the number of child victims has increased from 30 to 264;

the number of adult victims has increased from 23 to 279;

the number of deaths directly inflicted by pit bulls is up from 13 to 31,
one short of the high of 32 reached in 2012; and the number of disfigurements has soared from 37 to 451.

Another 120 people were injured by pit bulls in 2014 but not killed or disfigured in attacks in which someone else was killed or disfigured
http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney

20 dead by dog attack in the US so far in 2015.
16 killed by known pit bull type dogs / pit bull mixes, which include
so-called 'breeds' like Bullmastiffs and American Bulldogs.

Stars (**) indicate that the killer was someone’s beloved family pit bull that was never abused or neglected.
The double dagger (‡) indicates that the ‘pet’ pit bull belonged to the deceased person, their family or a relative.

Adult fatalities by pit bull type dog (9):
Eugene Smith – 87 y.o. – Frederick MD ** ‡ January 7; ‘rescue’ pit bull, kept as indoor family pet
Fredrick Crutchfield, 63 years old, Coal Hill, Arkansas ** ‡ Feb.4th
Roy Higgenbotham Jr., 62 years old, Wheeling, West Virginia ** March.9th
by Friends Pit Bull
Kenneth Ford, 79 years old, Pahrump, Nev., March.13
Julia Charging Whirlwind, 49 years old, White River, SD by Pack of Pit Bull dogs, March.14th, Native American on Rosebud Reservation.
De'trick O. Johnson, 36 years old, Pine Bluff, Ark, March.21, by a pack of pit bull type dogs.
Norberto Legarda, 83, Pecos, TX July.2
Annie Williams, 71, Shaker Heights , OH ** ‡ July.12 Granddaughters pit bull
Carolyn Sue Lamp, 67 years old, Redbird OK, July.24th

Child fatalities by pit bull type dog (7):
Declan Dean Moss – 18 mos. Old – Brooksville, FL ** ‡ January 19, mother’s pit bulls]
Malaki Mildward — 7 years old — College Springs, Iowa ** ‡ January.22, 2 Pit Bull Mixes, Mother's & friends Pit bulls.
Taylynn Devaughnm 2 years old, West Mifflin, PA ** ‡ Feb.22 Aunt's Pit Bull Mix
Brayden Lamar Wilson, 2 month old baby, Dallas, TX, ** ‡ April.19, by family pit bull.
James W. Nevils III, 5 years old, Southside Chicago, May.26th
Jordon Tyson 'Jo Jo' Collins 3 years old, Lawton, Ok, ** ‡ June.29th
Joshua Phillip Strother, 6 years old, Hendersonville, N.C., July.7

Fatalities by ‘breed unknown’ (1)
Unidentified Native American – about 40 y,o. – Gallup, NM [January 2
[found dead at the roadside after altercation with ‘feral dogs’]
Neta Lee Adams, 81 years old, Washington County, GA Mar 31, 2015

Fatalities by 'other breed's' (2)
Gaege Ramirez ,7 years old, Canyon Lake, TX ** ‡ May.2
Betty Wood, 78 years old, Sulphur Springs, TX ** ‡ March.13, by her pet Rottweiler

Foreign deaths by pit bull type dog that we know of (10):

Maxi Millian Guscott – 2 y.o. – St. Ann, Jamaica ** ‡ [January 2 – bullmastiff, which is a pit bull – mastiff mix]
Emilia Mitroi – 53 y.o. – Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania [March 9 – attacked while feeding her son’s
Itamir Fogaca da Silva – 45 y.o. – Sao Paolo, Brazil ** ‡ [March 12 – killed by his mother’s six pit bull mixes when he went to check on her]
Rhona Greve – 64 y.o. – Ely, Cardiff, Wales, UK ** ‡ [March 20]
Michael Dany Kassouah – 7 y.o. – Zahle, al-Kark region, Lebanon [April 7]
Sheikh Kousar – 6 y.o. – Kakumanu Village, Andhra Pradesh, India [April 15 – roaming pit bulls]
Unidentified man – age not reported – Lauro de Freitas, Brazil [April 22 – killed in his home by his own pit bull]
Fred Savage – 13 y.o. – Otjomuise, Namibia ** [June 27 – the pit bulls continued to maul the boy even after being shot]
Matthew Brigmantas – 38 y.o. – Hamilton, Ontario ** [July 8 – killed by pit bull mix he was walking]
Matias Reynoso, 21-month-old , Leon, Mexico ** Killed by two pit bulls, July.17th.
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Victoria Attacked by a pit bull type dog
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Six-year-old Zainabou Drame rendered Mute by a pit bull attack.
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Johnna Harvards son killed by a Pit Bull
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Kaylie Foster, 3 year old pit bull type dog attack victim Mauled by a family Pit Bull type dog.
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Mother kisses her baby goodbye after the child is fatally mauled by a pit bull 2013 fatality Tyler Jett 7 yrs old Callaway FL.
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Natylee Murphee Another victim of the Pit Bull Type Dog
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The following is a list of the top 10 dog breeds involved in dog attacks in the U.S. and Canada involving humans from September 1982 to December 31, 2013, based on a larger table compiled by Merritt Clifton, former editor of Animal People, an animal rights charity/news group. Clifton now is the editor of Animals 24-7.

A Bullmastiff is considered a pit bull type dog and a pit bull mix between a pit bull and a mastiff and is 40% pit bull.

Breed ****** Attacks doing bodily harm ****** Maimed ****** Deaths
1. Pit bull **********2792 ***********************677 **********263
2. Rottweiler *******514 ************************294 **********81
3. Bull Mastiff ******105 ************************61 ***********15
4. German Shepherd 102 **********************63 ***********15
5. Wolf Hybrid ******85 *************************49 ***********19
6. Akita **************68 ************************50 ************8
7. Boxer *************62 ************************29 ************7
8. Chow *************58 ************************39 ************7
9. Pit bull/Rottweiler mix 50 ********************15 ************15
10.Labrador ********50 *************************39 ************3

The report states that the numbers are compiled from press accounts dating to 1982. It only includes attacks by dogs of clearly identified breed type or ancestry, as designated by animal control officers or others with evident expertise, which have been kept as pets.

All accounts are cross-checked by date, location and identity of the victim, according to the report.
Attacks by police dogs, guard dogs and dogs trained specifically to fight are not included in the report.
- MajorStewie
  
  you sound like an fanatic who is waay to obsessed with this stuff but i'll bite anyways to ask you that is there a right way to train a pit bull? like would Cesar Millan say that pit bulls can't ever be properly train to be calm and happy like any other breed?
  
  i doubt that any responsible owner who has owned a dog and properly socialized them as a puppy (most importantly of all) ever had to worry about aggression with adult dogs and people but i know that all dogs can't be left alone around children.
  
  these dogs who have bitten and killed other people. it would probably be obvious to dog trainers and Cesar Millan that the dog was uncomfortable and improperly trained and raised at the very least. so why not extend harsher penalties to people who own these dogs? i would support that.
  
  also people who do own these dogs and properly trained them and raised them should they have there dog taken away from them?
  - http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney
    
    CESAR MILAN, celebrity dog trainer
    
    "Yeah, but this is a different breed…the power that comes behind bull dog, pit bull, presa canario, the fighting breed – They have an extra boost, they can go into a zone, they don't feel the pain anymore. He is using the bulldog in him, which is way too powerful, so we have to 'make him dog' (I guess as in a "regular" dog) so we can actually create the limits.
    
    So if you are trying to create submission in a fighting breed, it's not going to happen. They would rather die than surrender.". If you add pain, it only infuriates them..to them pain is that adrenaline rush, they are looking forward to that, they are addicted to it…
    
    That's why they are such great fighters." Cesar goes on to say…"Especially with fighting breeds, you're going to have these explosions over and over because there's no limits in their brain."
    - MajorStewie
      
      where is this from?
      - http://banallpitbulls.blogspot.ca/ Thomas McCartney
        
        https://www dot youtube dot com/watch?v=NzZgqCcy7b4&app=desktop