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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 Hammock Parties:
I'm fine with Mahomes owning pits. I'm fine with anyone owning them. Controlling them is another story. Certain people simply should not have a deadly weapon.
Pat owning pitbulls is legit his only character flaw. He’s a guy that has exceptional judgement in most things, but letting those things in your home with 3 kids is dumb as fuck. [Reply]
Originally Posted by liquidlounge:
Yeah, 1 dead, 1 little little girl maimed for life in November in KC. These are just a couple stories that we know of and it only Nov 8! I love dogs, but all of these imbeciles without kids leaving their estates to no kill shelters and animal welfare is only making the problem worse. I've never owned a handgun but I believe I going to in the near future because I am hearing more and more of these packs of dogs where I ride my mountain bike. Thread is not gay - look at it as enlightenment from CP.
