SAN ANGELO, TX-- At approximately 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018, San Angelo Police were dispatched to the 300 block of East 11th Street for the report of a vicious animal. The caller told Dispatch that three dogs, described as Pitt Bulls, were on top of a man, actively attacking him.
Upon arrival, Officers observed the three dogs retreating through a hole in a nearby fence. They located the victim lying in the driveway, covered in blood from multiple injuries. The man’s skull was exposed and a large portion of his scalp was missing. San Angelo Fire Department personnel arrived and subsequently transported the victim, age 56, to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries. His current condition is unknown.
The dog’s owner, a 23-year-old San Angelo resident, willingly surrendered the dogs to Animal Control. They have since been euthanized. Animal Control officials have stated they were familiar with the dogs and their owner, citing a March 2018 incident where the dogs were impounded and temporarily quarantined for observation after an attack on a stray dog. The dogs reportedly tested negative for rabies at the time of the March incident.
Update 2:10 p.m.
A cousin of the victim called and said he remains in critical condition in ICU and that he has been transported to a hospital in Fort Worth. She said prayers are needed to help him recover.
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I am not sure if it is a fact, but from my experience having more than one pit bull (or any large dog for that matter) seems to trigger their instinct to hunt a play as a pack. I have seen some of the sweetest, most docile pit bulls do a complete personality switch when with another large breed dog.
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PermalinkIts not the dog its the owner he should not be allowed to jave ANY type of animal the dogs can be or could if they werent dead how about put to sleep the bonehead owner
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PermalinkThe US needs to forget about all this gun control crap and focus on what needs to be done. It needs to be a criminal offense in the US to own a Pit Bull...... These dogs are worthless in society and are bred solely for their ability to maim and destroy with their overly muscled jaws. Turn them in for euthanization or pay a $500 bounty to anyone who can produce one alive or dead with no limit as to the amount that can be collected.
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PermalinkThese dogs/any dog is worth more than half the human population and if the a__holes that get an animal and neglect, abuse and mistreat them were held accountable better yet had a taste of the same treatment they inflict on an animal then maybe things would change.
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PermalinkEvery time I read about a pit bull attack, I post the same comments, almost word-by-word. Of course, thoughts and prayers to the victim. Hope for a full recovery. But, I really do not understand the hatred coming towards this specific breed. As all pit bull owners would testify, pit bulls are the sweetest, cuddliest, kindest pets anyone could have. They are especially very fond of little children and even more so of babies. Why do we have to make so much noise if some pit bulls kill a couple of hundred people and other animals every year? When did we become so touchy - feely, so wishy - washy? Why is it so easy to blame an entire breed just because of a couple of hundred deaths? I don't understand this. Stop blaming an entire breed for the deaths of people, babies, and other pets.
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PermalinkThis does, in fact, look like one of their posts.
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PermalinkIn Dade County Florida, pit bulls became the weapons of choice for gang members until they were banned. The county ban wasn't enough to save Millicent Miller (2012), Carmen Reigada (2015), Nyjah Espinosa (2015), Jocelyn Winfrey (2016) all killed by pit bulls in Dade County after the ban. A state wide one would be far more effective. These dogs are dangerous and expecting rational thinking from the "pitty" crowd is pointless.
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