Pitbull attacks owner, gets shot by neighbour
Pitbull attacks owner, gets shot by neighbour
cyprus-mail.com
Pitbull attacks owner, gets shot by neighbour
A pitbull which mauled its owner was shot dead by its owner’s neighbour on Wednesday night.
The dog’s owner, aged 61 years old, was reportedly sitting in his garden in the Nicosia suburb of Ayios Dhometios at around 8pm when the dog launched an attack.
The man’s neighbour, a 78-year-old man, then attempted to intervene, first spraying water from a hose at the dog in an attempt to make it go away.
When that failed, he pulled out a shotgun, and shot the dog dead.
The dog’s owner is currently being treated for injuries to his left arm at the Nicosia general hospital.
The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.
I see a few pitnutters downvoted. I wonder why?
Yes. This happens every time. And they don't bother to debate.
To be fair, no one should “debate” pitnutters. They do not have a valid counter argument worth a debate.
The ideal solution (which I am very aware will never happen) is to require specific training classes and licensing for both the owner and the dog. I've seen dog owners who train their pets very well, and owners who are absolutely fucking clueless. Dumbass people should not own dangerous weapons they are not qualified to handle, and the heart of the issue is that anyone can go out and get one of these. For those who are knowledgeable and qualified it is a matter of understanding the risk you are taking by being the owner, and how to mitigate the risk to others by always being in control of the animal in public, and not allowing others around it on your property who shouldn't. If I owned a crocodile I'm not going to let it free roam the property, and certainly not letting a little kid run up to it hands out toward the mouth, etc., and thats what so many of these incidents are.
I dont want one btw, I'm just offering you some debate. I prefer a collie myself. They're smarter, and I dont need an attack dog.
The dog was mentally ill. Any dog can experience trauma and become unwell, Pitbulls are the most likely to be traumatized and are some of the most dangerous when traumatized. The problem isn't pitties, that is a lazy correlation that does way more harm than good. The problem is horrible people, doing bad or stupid things.
They don’t like facts.
They definitely are in here arguing in bad faith. I’ve been enjoying ignoring it.
It's a sign Lemmy (or the Fediverse) is becoming more popular. You'll get more outliers. It's a good thing, because some can be swayed and some make sure it's not a complete circlejerk drifting into unchecked delusions.
have you considered that shooting the dog does nothing to the population of pitbull owners whereas not shooting it and just not noticing reduces the number?