Police: Dogs Attack Meals for the Elderly Volunteer

Both the person to whom the meal was being delivered and the pit bull owner (yes, we all know the dogs were pit bulls) should be charged with involuntary manslaughter and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This man is 82-years-old, which means he will never fully recover from the injuries sustained in this mauling. People need to contact their elected state officials and demand the law prohibiting breed-specific legislation be overturned and that all pit bull-type dogs, Rottweilers, etc. be banned.

i dont think that there should be a ban on certain breeds of canines. they act based on how they are treated by their owners. bad owners lead to these horrible incidences. i do agree that the canine owners should be held responsible for this elderly mans injuries and should be charged with involuntary manslaughter. i also agree that the person receiving the meal should be held responsible for the negligence that led to this incident. but putting a ban on specific breeds is not going to solve these types of issues. i personally had 2 pitbulls and they would try their best to protect me from my abusive ex. when he would beat the hell out of me.....they would attack and defend me and our daughter. they defended us to the point where he got rid of them because they were always in the way of his abusive attacks on me. its not the breeds fault. its the owners fault. you can turn any breed of dog into a mean animal. the smaller animals dont pose as much of a dangerous threat but can still become mean little things when the owners make them that way. its when the owners of the larger canines use these animals large size for the wrong reasons. my daughters first animal was a pitbull chihuahua mix that would sleep at the foot of her toddler bed and follow her every where. ive had neighbors that have had chihuahuas that would run up to you and start biting on your ankles for no reason. yes i do agree that the MFTE recipient and the animals owners should be charged for this mauling. but banning certain breeds is not going to solve this issue. if there was a way to ban certain people from owning a canine.....there wouldnt be near as many incidences like this.

I hope the home owner had good insurance for Mr. Shultz to be well taken care of.

For not using lethal force against the dogs even though they had every right to. Far too often, we hear of the police shooting animals just because of the way they look.

Looked like a pit bull involved. Does anybody know what they were?

Matt L ... Were you taught to be such an idiot or did you accomplish that all on your own ? If you had watched the KLST news, *(they have this thing called video), you with your very own eyes could have seen that 2 of them were pit bulls, a brown one and a black/white one. San Angelo needs to lead the nation in being the first city to outlaw ownership of pit bulls. Possession of one should be a felony offense and the breed should be made extinct in the US.

Doctor DIng-bat... Were you taught to be such an idiot or did you accomplish that all on your own? If you had bothered to look up pitbull ownership laws you would quickly find that other cities do have laws preventing ownership of pitbulls and/or banning pitbull kennels. The problem is, though, once you outlaw pitbulls only criminals will have pitbulls, and the law abiding pitbull owners will be left at the mercy of the criminals.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DOGS THAT ATTACK PERSONS OR ARE A DANGER TO PERSONS State laws come into play when it comes to dangerous dogs regardless of the breed. If an owner or neighbors know the dogs are dangerous, the dogs should be registered with animal control and liability insurance purchased and the dogs properly restrained. Doubt that any of this was accomplished. The dog lovers and dog owners of the world always seem to come to the defense of the dog. Famous last words: "My dog doesn't bite". "My breed isn't dangerous, its the owners that make them that way". Any dog can be dangerous at any given time. They are animals. Failure to control a dangerous dog shouldn't be a misdemeanor. It should be a felony when the dog attacks just as though the dog owner did the attacking.