I went to the store this morning to buy an iced tea and ended up buying a newpaper- which I almost never do. I bought it when I spotted this on the front cover...
Walk to work becomes horror movie
A dog attack in Coaldale had all the makings of a Stephen King thriller.A quiet town, an unsuspecting woman, a vicious dog, bloody and torn flesh.
Read full article here
Okay- so this really boils my blood. For a number of reasons.
First I totally 100% blame the dogs owner.
Why would you tie your dog up outside a store- especially on a flexi....stupid.
And I am assuming that this dog has issues- no normal dog is going to jump and bite someone on the face....so what would possess the stupid owner to leave her dog unattended.
If you are going to own a pitbull be responsible! Socialise and Train your dog!!!!
So now it is likely that this dog will be euthanised- which is fine- I understand why. The person who owned to dog obviously hasn't got a clue- those are the types of people who should be banned from owning pets- regardless of breed.
The worst part of this is what the media does. Whoever wrote this article is a complete ass. "the makings of a Stephen King thriller" really??? I especially love this part "a vicious dog, bloody and torn flesh." What a crock of shit. This type of thing makes this much worse than they are- Don't get me wrong; I do feel badly for the woman who was bit- I couldn't imagine how she must feel- but I am not sure it needs to be blown up in the media. This quote from her is just fabulous "“It would have killed someone who was a little smaller,” Nicolson said" Yeah. Right. Because your 20 stitches would have killed someone a foot shorter- or a child. Geesh.
The other bad part of this is that this is likely to add fuel to those who want to ban "dangerous dogs" and the others who want to impose a mandatory spay/neuter in our town- which is ridiculous.
Anyway, enough venting. I just needed to get it all out. Stupid People.
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5 comments:
Ridiculous is right.
had it been another breed of dog that bit someone, would they have worded it so aggressively and brutally. i think not.
fucking stupid.
Stephen King thriller are you kidding me.
the media - no comment.
had it been another breed of dog that bit someone, would they have worded it so aggressively and brutally. i think not.
fucking stupid.
Stephen King thriller are you kidding me.
the media - no comment.
You should write a letter to the editor of the newspaper.
It is articles like this (on the front page) that adds "fuel to the fire" for those who want to ban certain breeds. It also totally ignores those who have well socialized and trained dogs (of any breed) and doesn't put the blame where it lays - on the owner of the dog.
I friggin laffed my ass off when I saw the 'horrible bite marks' on her face... gimme a break. If that dog had really wanted to bite, she would be minus a lip. Not to condone the dog, but way to sensationalize the story, Herald.
Most unfortunate all around, and yes, stooopid owner.
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