Gulfport Woman Mauled to Death By 2 Pitbulls

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http://www.fox10tv.com/story/382067...-killed-in-pit-bull-attack-dog-owner-arrested

At least the dogs were euthanized and the owner was arrested. This shit is getting out of hand.

Gulfport Police said the two pit bulls who attacked and killed an elderly woman on Wednesday, have been put down.

Their owner, Emily Craft, who is facing charges because of another attack last year, voluntarily gave up the two dogs to Gulfport Animal Control Officers after the woman was killed. They were then taken to the Gulfport Humane Society.

GPD said "Animals with aggressive tendencies can not be adopted out into the public. Animals that can not be adopted are euthanized. The pit bulls in this case have shown by a prior allegation of attacking another dog, and by killing a person, that they are aggressive, and cannot be adopted to the public."

Original Story (05/16/18):

Gulfport Police said an elderly woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls Wednesday morning.

The attack happened just before 8 a.m. on Deidra Court. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the 75-year-old victim dead.

“We heard a cry, a scream…There was pieces of clothing and stuff all in the front yard… I hit the floor when I found out it was her,” said next door neighbor Diana Jones. “She had a lot of love in her heart."

Investigators said the woman was on a walk when she opened a gate into a fenced yard of a neighbor. While in the yard, police said two pit bulls attacked her.

Her family has identified her as Georgia Ruth Morgan, known around the neighborhood as "the can lady." She collected people’s cans to donate money to her church, so she roamed the neighborhood almost every day. And in the same way she was well-known on that street, so were the pit bulls.

The dog owner, 32-year-old Emily Craft, surrendered the pit bulls to Gulfport Animal Control after the attack. She was later arrested on charges unrelated to the deadly dog attack. Those charges are Dog at Large, and Vicious Animal. Police said Craft's arrest stems from an incident that happened in July 2017. In that case, police said Craft's pit bulls attacked another dog on Deidra Court.

That dog, was Jones', the same next door neighbor who saw the aftermath of Wednesday's attack, quoted above. She said her dog has been attacked by the pit bulls more than once, but the first time, she didn't press charges.

She told us, Craft's pit bulls have always been aggressive.

“They would get through here [the fence], and they was crawling under the fence.”

And just like Jones and other neighbors, Morgan’s family is in shock too.

“It was horrific, it was just terrible to see that call that, that had happened to her. It’s terrible, I mean she was such a sweet lady…she loved the Lord, and her family,” the victim's niece, Laquita Maxwell told FOX10 News.

Wednesday's dog attack is still under investigation and no charges for that incident have been filed.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

At least it wasn't dachshunds

 

[D3thr0n3d K1ng]

Just a couple bad apples who weren't raised right.

 

[Falsedawn]

What were the breeds?

 

[ShinkanPo]

Ban the breed.

 

[Quequeg]

It wasn't a pitbull!!!! It was a mix!! Like that makes a difference.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

1. How many people are killed by pitbulls every year? Is that number increasing or decreasing? I'm just asking because TS said this is getting out of hand without showing that the situation is getting worse.

2. It seems obvious to me that the owner of the dogs should be charged with manslaughter or negligent homicide.

3. I went to the dog pound to buy a mutt last year and they had over a hundred dogs. They did not have single dog that wasn't a pit or a pit mix. I went to the APL and they had about 15-20 dogs and half were pit or pit mix.

 

[Quequeg]

1. How many people are killed by pitbulls every year? Is that number increasing or decreasing? I'm just asking because TS said this is getting out of hand without showing that the situation is getting worse.

2. It seems obvious to me that the owner of the dogs should be charged with manslaughter or negligent homicide.

3. I went to the dog pound to buy a mutt last year and they had over a hundred dogs. They did not have single dog that wasn't a pit or a pit mix. I went to the APL and they had about 15-20 dogs and half were pit or pit mix.

Why do all these pitbull/mixes end up in the pound to begin with?

 

[PolishHeadlock]

Different culture, hard to judge

 

[Seaside]

At least it wasn't dachshunds

Those were pitbulls mixea someone found that out. Daschunds was lies said by pitbull lovers.

http://www.fox10tv.com/story/382067...-killed-in-pit-bull-attack-dog-owner-arrested At least the dogs were euthanized and the owner was arrested. This shit is getting out of hand.

The problem with your country is you guys take your capitalist freedom and everything goes approach. Any attempt to have regulation is seen as evil goverbment teying to kill half the people. This why your shootings and violent dog breeds wont go away is my guess.

You just love to let people do whatever no matter how stupid or unqualified they are.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Why do all these pitbull/mixes end up in the pound to begin with?

I think that is an excellent question.

Possible answers:
1. They can be tough to handle or too aggressive for family situations, so after they grow out of puppy stage people get rid of them.
2. They are favored by low class people who don't take care of them so end up in the pound.
3. The actual dog population in my city is majority pit bull.
4. Pits are often used as fighting dogs and so are tossed out if they aren't useful in that regard.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

2017 dog attack fatalities. Fatal pit bull attacks seem higher than the average of ~20 a year (over the last 13 years).

 

[Quequeg]

I think that is an excellent question.

Possible answers:
1. They can be tough to handle or too aggressive for family situations, so after they grow out of puppy stage people get rid of them.
2. They are favored by low class people who don't take care of them so end up in the pound.
3. The actual dog population in my city is majority pit bull.
4. Pits are often used as fighting dogs and so are tossed out if they aren't useful in that regard.

You gotta question the ethics of the people who adopt these dogs out to unsuspecting people.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Seems like fatalities per 100K population of dog breed is proportionate to other large dogs. Seems like one key factor in the total number pit bull fatalities is that there are a lot more pit bulls than other large breeds (5th most popular breed).

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

2017 dog attack fatalities. Fatal pit bull attacks seem higher than the average of ~20 a year (over the last 13 years).

Remember to distribute that number over a few breeds including mixed breeds that have pitbull in the mix.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

You gotta question the ethics of the people who adopt these dogs out to unsuspecting people.

They strongly recommended I not adopt from them. I had a couple of kids with me, and they were like "Oh hell no". In fact, they were the ones who recommended I check out the APL, which was located nearby.

Based on my experience, they weren't adopting out to unsuspecting folks at all.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Remember to distribute that number over a few breeds including mixed breeds that have pitbull in the mix.

I think that is already incorporated.

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

I think that is already incorporated.

Chances of that being incorporated are rather low considering how most of these statistics define the pitbull.

And im not saying the number still won't be higher than other breeds but pitbulls aren't as sensationally higher as the stats like to portray then the second dog in line.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Chances of that being incorporated are rather low considering how most of these statistics define the pitbull.

And im not saying the number still won't be higher than other breeds but pitbulls aren't as sensationally higher as the stats like to portray then the second dog in line.

I'm not following well today. Are you saying that those stats over represent or underrepresent pit bulls fatalities?

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

I'm not following well today. Are you saying that those stats over represent or underrepresent pit bulls fatalities?

Over represent by a large margin. Once again if we actually looked at JUST the pitbull it would still be higer than all other dogs so im not trying to take away from that. But the way it's presented is flat out false.

A quick search from the site you got those statistics from.

Q: What is a pit bull?
A: American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier and American bulldog.

The legal definition of a pit bull is a class of dogs that includes several breeds: American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier and any other pure bred or mixed breed dog that is a combination of these dogs. Progressive legislation also includes the American bulldog,1 a related breed that shares the same blood sport heritage of bull baiting. In 1999, the United Kennel Club became the only major kennel club that recognizes the American bulldog.

In the State of Ohio, the legal definition of a pit bull is a "breed of dog commonly known as a pit bull."2 The American bulldog became part of this definition after a series of appellate court rulings, The State of Ohio v. Anderson (1991) and Toledo, Ohio v. Paul Tellings (2007). Weight and shape can vary significantly amongst pit bulls, from 35 to 100 plus pounds.3 (Please see Disguise Breed Name to learn more about the deliberate renaming and mislabeling of pit bulls throughout history.)

So the APBT (This is what people are referring to when they see these statistics), American staffordshire Terrier, Staffy bull terrier and the American bull dog or any combo between them and other dogs are considered "pitbulls"