First known attack by the pit bull involved––as is typical PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kansas; KANSAS CITY, Missouri––From Prairie Village, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri is just one step over the middle of State Line Road. Therefore an infant who reportedly remained in critical condition a week later a pit bull mauling in the child’s home was […]
Daxton’s Friends, five years after trusted pit bulls killed a toddler
Grieving father amplifies the voices of dog attack survivors MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin––Five years ago today, on March 6, 2013, two pit bulls raised from puppyhood in a loving home environment killed Daxton James Borchardt, age 14 months, and badly injured his babysitter, Susan Iwicki, whose pit bulls turned on both of them. “The horrific attack started,” […]
From pit bulls to street dogs, irresponsible advocacy inflames “dog menace”
Dismissing dangerous dog behavior––or blaming the victims––disregards public trust SPRINGFIELD, Missouri; PHUKET, Thailand––Superficially, the dog-versus-human conflicts raging in Springfield, Missouri, where breed-specific legislation is at issue, and in Phuket, Thailand, where few dogs have any evident breed-specific traits, could scarcely look more different. Pit bull attacks are the problem in Springfield: 38 in three […]
Pit bull advocacy exposed by the CBC Fifth Estate with host Mark Kelley
Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned? The Fifth Estate with Mark Kelley http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-bX3gZC3YnCThlGM5d38Q Pit bull advocates have been screaming bloody murder since the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation last night, September 22, 2017, aired Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned? The hour-long documentary, produced by the investigative news magazine program The Fifth […]