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Published Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 | 1:36 p.m.
Updated Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 | 5:25 p.m.
A 4-month-old infant girl has been killed by two pit bulls in a North Las Vegas residence, said Capt. Cedric Williams of the North Las Vegas Fire Department.
A 911 call came in about 11:24 a.m. from a residence in the 1700 block of Eagle View Way in North Las Vegas, Williams said.
The grandmother of the infant was treated for minor injuries, Williams said. She was babysitting at the time of the attack while the parents work.
North Las Vegas Police officers arrived at the home and had to kill the dogs with blood in their fur before officers could reach the infant and the grandmother, police said.
Officers found the infant laying on a bedroom floor. Paramedics pronounced the baby dead from the mauling, police said.
The two pit bulls were killed by North Las Vegas Police officers, he said. Police do not expect to file any charges.
The Clark County Coroner's Officer has not identified the baby girl.
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That's so sad. There have been many cases of pit bulls attacking small children.
When will people wake up and realize these so called "fight dogs" are not compatible with a young family.
If you have a kid, get rid of your violence-prone dog!
The thing about pit bulls is that once they get into a fight with you, they are in it to the death, either theirs or yours. The owners keep them because they are soooo cuuuuute and their little puppy wuppy could never hurt anyone, until it does.
The neighbors have been aware of the escalating tensions between the pit bulls and the new baby. The parents had enough warning from the dogs to remove them from the house. Maybe the D.A. should revisit the no charges will be filed idea. Hate to dump on the family, but they were made aware by others. Go figure!!!
This is terrible. For those who don't know, a 71 year old female was attacked in a Seattle area neighborhood on Tuesday. She is in the hospital, both ears bitten off, holes in her skull, rips in her torso and legs that the docs can't close because of infection. Two pit bulls were killed by police in the attack.
The clark county officer has not identified the baby girl!
Didn't the grand mother say it was the child. why? would it be nessisary to do this? there is no disput about the childs identitiy right!
To the parents my heart has been saddened by your loss charish the moments you had with her.
Casinokid
What kind of people would keep a pit bull around an infant? They should be charged with a crime.
the parents should go to jail for negligent homicide. this is no different than letting a child play with a loaded gun. They deserve every bit of misery they feel over the loss of their child; that is IF they even care. Scum like that would usually cry more over the damn dogs.
my heart goes out to the family. i could never begin to image what they are going thru. I also think that the previous comments I see are so unfair to the family. You have know idea what happened! You prejudge based on a 2 minute news clip. Did you know that the dogs were out side and forced their way into the house. Or that the grandmother grabbed the baby from her stroller and tried to run to a bedroom but the dogs forced the door opened before she could get it closed. Maybe you should have all the facts before casting judgement on someone you dont even know!
...well-said, ayden04.
Losing a young child is worse than a death sentence at times. My heart goes out to the family.
The parents should have never owned the dogs w/ a child. I don't care if they were outside or not the family is still scum for making it so easy for the muts to get in and even having them to begin with should be a crime.
im sorry to hear that the child has been killed, but there has to be a reason that the pits attacked ive had 1 since 2003 and he would not hurt a fly he is a people lover everyone has a negative attitude towards pitbulls for along time since they have started fighting them, i know many people that have them and have no problems with theirs!!!!! people need to get educated on the pitbull breed before they get one it is all how they are raised "SO PEOPLE START READING!!! IF YOU DONT THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THEM THEN DONT GET ONE AND IF YOU GET ONE THEN LEARN HOW TO HANDLE THEM BEFORE YOU GET it!!! they are a family orientated dog please learn before you buy!!!!! they are a very loving family dog, there just has to be a reason that those two did this if they dont get attention like they did when the baby wasnt there and then all of a sudden the baby is there, it is what you call jealousy they are used to getting all the attention!!!!!!!!!!! i am so sorry for the loss of a child but you need to learn how to take care of pitbull before you buy
How can the dogs be blamed for their behavior? Obviously their OWNERS are responsible. To blame dogs of any breed for their behavior is simply ridiculous, and I think that the reason there is no prosecution of these parents, who are most probably the owners of these now dead dogs, is becuase of the fear of public outcry. When will idiots wake up and be responsible pet owners???Pit bulls do not randomly attack babies. Ask the Dog Whisperer. Or maybe do some research before you get a dog.
you know...i m a owner of 3 active chowchows for 11 yrs. aka 'bad dogs' in lots of people's mouth&mind. and i have my 11 month old boy. it was a nightmare for me to imagine my beloved, but of course can go wild 11, 9 and 4 yrs old doggies will do anything that people warned me, to my baby. so during my pregnancy, i make sure they know something's going to change. and while i m taking care of baby, i tried my best to let the doggies know they r not forgotten. now, i remind myself to always be there...while we are spending time together playing or just watching tv or just relax, of coz set rules so they know there is a bottomline. they did not disappoint me, they love my baby more day by day instead of avoid him at the beginning. i trust my dogs 100% that they never want to hurt my baby(they even try to protect him),i just don't trust the natural animal instincts when it comes to fight...they might not even recognize me.
I only blame owners who has bias on dogs breed(it's as bad as racists), or owners who never give good training to dogs according to the specific breed and be irresponsible. it's too easy to just blame all on the dogs who can't talk back(and now they r gone) and just close case, instead of feel fully guilty on themselves. my heart is so sad whole day yesterday after i heard the news...hope the baby is rest in peace in heaven, and so does the dogs...and hope the family is ok...and people can learn a lesson on owning a dog with a baby.
sorry it's a long comment, i just feel so sad...for these 3 lives who's lost for unnecessary reasons.
These are actual statistics. I did not make them up.
Since 1998 the breed most often involved in fatal attacks on humans was NOT the pit bull.
A child is 16 times more likely to drown in a 5 gallon pail of water than to be killed by a pit bull... they are 25 times more likely to be killed by their crib. 60 times more likely to be killed by FALLING COCONUTS! 150 times more likely to drown in the bathtub.
so what do we do about that? Should we ban water pails, bath tubs, cribs and PALM TREES?? and what about the FACT that a child is 800 times more likely to be killed by a parent or guardian? WHAT do we do about THAT?
For every pit bull that kills, there are 10.5 MILLION that don't!
get a grip people!!!
I can't stop there.. there are so many things that could pose a danger to small children.
If you live in a 2 story house you buy gates to keep the child from falling down the stairs. If you have a swimming pool you use barriers, flotation devices, motion detectors etc to keep your child from drowning. If you own a gun you keep it in a safe/locked place. If you own a dog you READ READ READ and learn how best to introduce the child to your pet/pets, and you never leave a child alone with ANY animal that is capable of harming them.
It's called PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. I take my responsibilities seriously, and I don't need other people creating more laws to protect me or my grandchild, that's MY job.
Ok, so to those of you who "think" you have it right here. . . The parents of this child are my friends. She was a beautiful baby girl and she did not deserve to have this happen to her. Her parents also did not deserve to lose their daughter in such a violent way. Before you start tossing blame, get your facts straight. To those of you who say the parents deserve what happened here & those who think the parents care more about the dogs than their own daughter. . . are you stupid? or just crazy? What in your right mind would lead you to believe that any parent would want or would expect something like this to happen to their child? The media only gives you the attention grabbing information, not all of the facts. Yes, the family owned the dogs, yes the dogs were treated as members of the family, no the dogs were not kept outside at all times, yes the dogs attacked the baby, yes the dogs killed the baby, yes the dogs injured the grandmother in the process, and finally yes the police shot and killed the dogs. The responding officers and medics have all been sent to counseling because it was such a gruesome seen. Without giving details, the entire family is completely distraught, most of all the mother of the child. They moved out of their house immediately because they can not bring themselves to sleep under the same roof that their child died under. So, how dare you judge, how dare you say they don't care, how dare you say they knew this would happen. . . how dare you? Have some respect for this family and don't forget that a child has died here, save your nasty remarks for real criminals, like child molesters and rapists, leave this family alone!
I don't think it was the Pit Bulls or the grandmothers fault. I think that the dogs were probably feeling a little bit jealous of the baby. I do not think that charges should be pressed against the family. Haven't they gone through enough with the death of their child? What more do you want them to go through? I work with Pit Bulls on a regular basis at my job and I think that if they are trained correctly, that they can be a great family dog. I DO NOT think that the family had any idea that that kind of thing would happen. My sympathy is with the family and I hope that they know that what happened WAS NOT their fault and it was clearly an accident with a terrible outcome. If any one of us was in their situation there is nothing we could have done either. If a Pit has its mind set to something, there is NOTHING you can do to stop them. If you do not know the whole situation, you have NO RIGHT to judge anyone else. We do not know what they are going through right now.
I just feel so bad for them. When I heard about this I just started to cry and I don't even know them. It's just that you hear all these things happening to babies and it's soo sad. I'm sorry for your loss.