Pit bull attacks man

A dog running loose, no ID and no owner to be found. What's that tell you? The dog is an illegally owned Bullie or it would be easy to identify the dog and owner by dog tags (rabies and license), microchipped and recognized by photo's and information that is easily available and requirement at ACC.

Again, the media prints a partial story but does not tell the public that this is an elligal dog of an irresponsible owner and naturally it looks bad on the rest of us responsible owners.

If the media can state part of the law requirements, why can they not include how responsible bullie owners abide by having all the requirements done, so this is another case of irresponsibility and law breaking on the owners part.
This story is in The Kingston Whig-Standard.

Pit bull attacks man
Brock Harrison Local news
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

An elderly west-end man was attacked and bitten by a pit bull yesterday morning and neighbours are demanding action against the owners of the dog.

At around 11:30 a.m., police say the man was approached by a tan-coloured pit bull and bitten on the upper left thigh while while out for his morning walk on Waterbury Crescent, just off Bayridge Drive near the airport. His injuries weren't severe and he was able to fend the dog off with help from witnesses to go get medical attention. Ron Tyrrell heard the commotion. He lives directly across the street from where the attack took place.

He says he tried to corner the dog in his backyard after it approached his next-door neighbour, who chased it away with a lawnmower, but it came after him instead.

"I grabbed my two-inch lead pipe and he came right at me," Tyrrell recalls. "I cracked him right across the face with it. He ran away after that."

That's when Jon Moller got involved. He was upstairs about 100 metres from Tyrrell's home when he heard the dog barking. He rushed to the window and saw Tyrrell chasing it away.

"I came out with a cane and we chased it away and walked around the block looking for him," Moller said. "I have a young daughter. I wanted to make sure it wasn't around anymore."

Police arrived and cornered the dog in an alley in the area of Springfield Drive and Roosevelt Drive. Kingston Police Sgt. Charles Boyles said the animal had no identification tags when it was found.

It was taken to the Kingston Humane Society and quarantined, he said. He also said the animal will be destroyed in 10 days.

Under Ontario's new Dog Owners' Liability Act, acquiring pit bulls is illegal and existing owners must ensure their dogs are sterilized and muzzled and leashed in public. Failure to do so could result in a $10,000 fine, up to six months in jail or both.

"We have no idea who the owners are," Boyles said. "If they are located, they will certainly be charged."

The incident has left residents angry.

"You think you live in a safe neighbourhood," said Tammy Cobb. "What if this happened when all the kids were out? It could have been a lot worse."

"We're pissed off that someone can't keep this animal in their yard," Tyrrell added.