Dogs Attack and Kill Mail Carrier in Florida, Officials Say
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Anonymous
One of them killed another dog already. I think if your animal kills another it should be automatic BE. Matter of time before they escalate to larger and larger kills. |
Anonymous
Agree. And I am a dog fanatic, but not for pitbulls, dobermans, or rottweillers. |
Anonymous
It's actually because I'm a dog fanatic that I hate Pits. They were literally bred to take down other animals in bloodsport, if they're not a threat to me (dubious) they go at my sweet dogs more than any others like they want to eat them for breakfast (I have 70 plus lb dogs too...) |
Anonymous
The NYT didn't specify the breed of the dog. They did say that the neighbors thought the dogs aggressive prior to the attack. Apparently the Postal Service tracks dog attacks by state and Florida is in the top 10 (for whatever reason), https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/24/us/dog-attacks-postal-workers-state-rankings/index.html |
Anonymous
Same. These stories are always sad. You live your whole life just to go out like this? So senseless and random. |
Anonymous
Mixed breed, medium sized, "mean" and known aggressive enough to the point they mauled another dog and eventually a person to death? They're beating around the bush here to not enrage the Pit lobby. I worked in shelters for years and Ive seen the dog mauling stats. I'd bet my 401k these are some twisted backyard Pit bully mixes. |
Anonymous
Somehow I don't think the New York Times cares about the "pit lobby". Maybe the FLorida sheriff does and didn't disclose the info for that reason. I can imagine that many neglected dogs could become aggressive. There were five, and who knows if they were even fed properly if the owner was that old and they were running wild in the neighborhood. Too bad animal control officials didn't do something when neighbors complained multiple times...
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Anonymous
The photo in the NYTimes article (released by the sheriff, shows the dogs. Definitely pit or pit mix. |
Anonymous
| I am so tired of pit bulls. There's something deeply wrong with these dogs. Plenty of other dogs are neglected or abused, but these horrific pit stories come up over and over again. |
Anonymous
| I’m from that part of Florida. I’m sure the owner encouraged their aggressive behavior to protect the cars on cement blocks in the yard. |
Anonymous
It's the genetics. As people keep pointing out, what was their purpose? Breed for certain traits over scores of generations & you've locked in those characteristics. |
Anonymous
+1 As this pp and the other PP who pointed out that these dogs were bred for blood sport, specifically taking down large animals, this is what they were bred for - violence. There is no amount of training that can overcome this. That poor letter carrier; she lingered for a day or two, too. And there was just a four year old boy mauled by his own family’s pit bull. They had to airlift him not once, but twice to hospitals with increasing levels of skill and he ended up being treated by trauma surgeons who deal with bear attacks victims. These dogs have no place in society. |
Anonymous
Letter carrier-in Florida-here (I'm nowhere near where this happened though). The reason we have more dog bites here is because, with good weather year round, dogs are outside more so we have more contact with them. In places that get cold, dogs are usually inside then so less chance of bites. I feel so bad for my carrier sister...her truck broke down and I'm sure she got out of it because it was really really hot-she was probably seeking shade. You don't expect a pack to attack you. |
Anonymous
If you look at the pictures posted of the dogs, they’re clearly Pitts |
Anonymous
There are so many maulings by pit bulls that never make the news. The breed is a menace; one cannot reasonably expect that a dog bred for aggression and tenacity even when in pain is going to be a good family dog any more than one can expect a herding dog not to herd. |