Pit bull puppy chews off baby's toes!

[adoptashelterpettoday]

The saddest part of it is knowing these people have the capability of reproducing again
(or even buying another pet)


I foster/volunteer as well and I try to remind myself that a lot of people around here dont care about their children so why should I expect them to care about their animals?

 

[Amstaffer]

Sensationalism runs rampant through their group. What sells is the most important to them, not the truth.

:hail: Well said...

 

[pitbulliest]

I see no reason to suspect that rats were to blame. Just because someone's mattress is on the floor does not mean that they're dwelling is rat infested. It amazes me some of the things pit bull people find to try and take the blame off of their breed even when it is a situation like this that is CLEARLY the owner's fault. All puppies should be confined for their own safety let alone the safety of others. I have YET to even hear of a puppy that is mean or aggressive.

Why are you automatically assuming that its only "pit bull people" that are trying to take the blame off the breed? Alot of people have spoken up in this thread that don't even own pit bulls...

Anyways...this story seems very odd to me anyways..I personally don't even think it was the dog...I don't care what breed it was..and to be honest..the fact that the media even bothered stating the breed was just stupid...now people are going to think that pit bulls are born vicious..and at 6 weeks old have the capacity to devour a kid's foot it would take alot longer than one hour to bite off toes like that...and a dog that can't talk is easy to blame.

I think the parents were up to something...if a child is screaming its head off..its hard not to notice...especially if you're living in an apartment (I think that's what I read in the article, correct me if I'm wrong)...its not like they had to travel across twelve yards of hallway to reach the kid...this whole story just makes no sense.

 

[showpug]

Honestly, a puppy chewing off 1 month old infant toes is a complete possibilty in my mind. When my daughter was 1 month old, her toes were the size of a pencil eraser. Some puppies are strong chewers at 6 weeks and little tiny toes are pretty soft.

I don't think this has anything to do with the dog being a pitbull. I think any breed would be capable of this. It's just a puppy doing what puppies do. The puppy didn't know what it was chewing.

As far as the parents not waking up to the crying who knows. They could have been on drugs, alcohol or at 1 month post-partum, extremely exhausted and slow to react.

I just feel very, very sorry for this baby. AND the puppy who will once again be a victim of irresponsible breeding practices and dog ownership. Who lets a 6 week old pup loose while they sleep :yikes:

 

[Miakoda]

I think any breed would be capable of this

I posted a link a few posts ago, as this type of scenario actually has happened. A JRT mix actually chewed off most of a 2 mo. old's foot which then had to be amputated.

 

[mysilverlining]

There was a news show....the pit bull puppy DID NOT chew off the baby's toes. A ferret did. Here's the link.
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5839156

 

[bubbatd]

Basically , who gives a **** if it was the puppy , the ferret or a rat ! The concern should be about the baby and the parents neglect .

 

[SiNNiK]

Basically , who gives a **** if it was the puppy , the ferret or a rat ! The concern should be about the baby and the parents neglect .

it'd be great to live in a world where this kind of thing didn't happen. it'd be great to live in a world where the concern would be just about the baby and the parents neglect. but we don't. the media has made a conscious effort to demonize a particular breed of dog and used false information to do so, whether they intended to or not.

while it's sad about the little baby toes, i think an effort should be made to sway the public's opinion away from equating pit bull puppies to severed baby parts.

 

[Amstaffer]

the media has made a conscious effort to demonize a particular breed of dog and used false information to do so, whether they intended to or not.

while it's sad about the little baby toes, i think an effort should be made to sway the public's opinion away from equating pit bull puppies to severed baby parts.

:hail: Good post!

 

[Miakoda]

Basically , who gives a **** if it was the puppy , the ferret or a rat ! The concern should be about the baby and the parents neglect .

I agree. I think both parents should spend a long time in jail & be sterilized to boot......without anesthesia.