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Two young children are dead and their mother suffered major injuries after two family dogs attacked a baby and toddler outside their West Tennessee home.Kirstie Bennard, 30, suffered critical injuries when she tried to intervene in the attack on her 5-month-old boy, Hollace Dean, and 2-year-old girl, Lilly Jane, family and police said.
"She put her body on top of Lilly’s to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's uncle by marriage, Jeff Gibson told USA TODAY on Saturday. "Both (dogs) started attacking her while she lay on Lilly."The two children were pronounced dead when officials arrived at the home, the sheriff's office reported.
It was not immediately known what provoked the mauling.The mauling, Gibson said, lasted about 10 minutes.The dogs – two pit bulls that belonged to the family – were euthanized at Memphis Animal Services Thursday.
The family owned the pets, Cheech and Mia, for more than eight years without a violent incident, Kelsey Canfield, the mother's best friend, told Fox News.
"I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Canfield told the outlet. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead."
How do you feel about PittBull's? I posted this because my wife shared this story with me and my son was just recently participating in a "read to sheltered dogs" event where you could adopt a dog (I know brilliant).
I've heard the arguments that PittBull's get a bad wrap, but it seems time and time again they are the focal point of dogs who do these horrible acts. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Cats need to be put to work in Florida hunting the green iguanas. And if they could teach them to hunt in packs maybe they could make a dent in the Burmese python population.
Yeah, if only they’d just hunt other invasive species.. lol
Maybe we can get in the lab and breed aquatic cats with flippers to help with the lion fish problem while we’re at it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
You’re a fucking pussy, bro. “i’Ve bEeN cHaRgEd By PiTs FiVe TiMeS tHiS yEaR aNd LiVeD!!!”
What a fucking dramatic little hoe ass bitch :-) Imagine being a 40 year old man and typing that shit out. You couldn't pay me a billion dollars to admit I was that much of a cuck.
Two were in the service of my country over six months, and three were in the last two years in my neighborhood.
I have a fucking BONE BRUISE because of one of them.
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
JFC, if those estimates are close to being accurate, imagine how many more birds and mice we'd have if it wasn't for cats.
They're goddamn heroes.
Cats generally kill things that harm humans, such rodents. This often happens outdoors, in the mud and the rain, and it's possible that an occasional bird slips in. There would be no way of knowing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
JFC, if those estimates are close to being accurate, imagine how many more birds and mice we'd have if it wasn't for cats.
They're goddamn heroes.
Cats generally kill things that harm humans, such as rodents. This often happens outdoors, in the mud and the rain, and it's possible that an occasional sparrow or songbird slips in. There would be no way of knowing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
Cat saved it's own life. If you run from a pit it is worse.
I survived five pitbull attacks because I stood my ground.
If the dog recognizes you as the predator and not the prey it goes a long way in defusing the situation.
If you've had 5 pitbull attacks that you've had to save your life from then they are smelling the fear emanating from your body. Also maybe the shit in your pants.
I get why you need a sword and are scared.
The rest of us are ok until we get to attack 3. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
What about bobcats?
That gets into a gray area. I took enough damage from housecats over the years that a bobcat should be avoided. Servals as well. But I'd fret less about one of those running around the neighborhood than a tiger.
I did encounter a bobcat once when I was out running on a trail. I was running along and it came out of the brush onto the trail about 20 feet in front of me. But it was a tiny bobcat, probably smaller than my housecats. Thinking back, I probably ran right by a mother bobcat that was still in the brush. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Katipan:
If you've had 5 pitbull attacks that you've had to save your life from then they are smelling the fear emanating from your body. Also maybe the shit in your pants.
Everyone should be afraid of this breed. If you're not you're a fucking idiot with a death wish.
I'd rather have shit in my pants than a dead coonhound in my backyard. [Reply]
