Post by megan on May 22, 2013 7:47:13 GMT -5
The actual article calls the dogs American Bulldogs. BUT the notes directly under the video say, "Video: Woman attacked by 2 pit bulls, N.J. police shoot dogs. This raw video footage
captures 2 pit bulls attacking a woman while people try to help. Moments
later New Jersey police arrive and shoot the dogs. (Editor's note:
This video contains graphic images and scenes.)" In other articles, I've seen the dogs listed as Dogo Argentinos and Argentine Mastiffs.
I think it is hard to tell from the video because it's not very high quality, however, you can see the one dog's face fairly well for the first 30 seconds of the video and my guess would be American Bulldogs. But the fact that the news has already labelled the video as "two pit bulls attacking" has me concerned, which is why I included this in "Pit Bulls in the news" section. It can be moved to the "Dogs in the news" section if you guys think it belongs there.
www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2013/05/plainfield_police_shoot_2_dogs.html
Warning: Video contains explicit language and graphic images.
PLAINFIELD — The video is
brief but disturbing: A woman, lying defenseless on a Plainfield street,
pleads for help as two large dogs bite her relentlessly and onlookers
scream in horror.
One woman acts as a human shield, lying atop of the victim, while a
bystander drags the dogs away by their hind legs and another uses a
large stick to try and keep them at bay. But the animals continue to
break free and lunge at the victim, until police officers show up and
draw their pistols.
Then, just as a car rolls into the frame, a series of loud gunshots ring out.
Plainfield police officers shot and killed the two dogs Saturday on
the 1000 block of West 7th Street, according to Police Director Martin
Hellwig. The 5-year-old American bulldogs, which police and neighbors
say did not have a history of violence, escaped from their backyard
around 6 p.m. and attacked a woman walking down the street.
"These were very powerful dogs, and they were intent on doing damage," Hellwig said.
The victim, whom police identified as a 55-year-old Plainfield
resident, was semi-conscious and bleeding when officers arrived and
found one dog with its teeth around her head. The officers shot and
killed the first dog, and when the second dog ran toward the victim
again, police killed it as well, Hellwig said.
“I think the officers displayed calmness and courage in the situation," he said. "I'm very proud of them."
The victim is in stable condition Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital, police said. She sustained numerous bites from both
dogs.
Shannon Gwynn was driving her boyfriend and cousin down West 7th Street when she saw the commotion.
“At first it looked like they were playing with her,” Gwynn, 19,
said. “But I just stopped the car and I started screaming. They were on a
mission — they just wanted to get at her.”
Shannon Gwynn via YouTube Gwynn,
who took video of the ordeal and posted it to YouTube, said she tried
to turn the car across the street in an attempt to hit the dogs, but
there were too many people around. She wouldn’t allow her boyfriend or
cousin to get out of the car, either, because of how menacing the dogs
looked as they returned again and again, biting the woman on the ground.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Gwynn, of Edison, said. “It was so gruesome.”
Neighbor Kashif Davis, 20, who witnessed the attack, said the dogs’
owner was the woman in the video using herself as a shield to protect
the victim.
"The owner was lying on top of the lady to cover her," Davis said.
His 24-year-old brother was the man in the video who used the large
stick to keep the dogs back, he said.
Davis said police arrived quickly, and, realizing the victim was losing blood, were forced to act quickly.
"It took a lot to take them dogs out. After three shots, they were
still running," Davis said. He said police shot the two dogs a total of
10 times as the owner stood by, watching sadly.
"It's tragic what happened, all the way around. Obviously no one
wants to see the dogs killed, but they had to do what they had to do,"
Hellwig said.
The dogs had been released into their backyard like any other day,
Hellwig said, but the owner was unaware that her gate was left open. The
dogs were able to get through the gate and into the front yard, where
they attacked the victim.
That gate was shut tight Tuesday, and a sign hanging from it read: “Beware of Dogs.”
The dogs' owner — who was not identified by police or neighbors — could not be reached for comment.
None of the neighbors had ever complained about the dogs, Hellwig
said, and an eyewitness told police they even appeared friendly just
before the attack started.
“They were very nice dogs. I pet them through the gate," Davis said.
The owner of the dogs, who Hellwig said does not have any history of
problems with animals, was issued two summonses under a vicious dog
ordinance and another two for violation of leash laws.
captures 2 pit bulls attacking a woman while people try to help. Moments
later New Jersey police arrive and shoot the dogs. (Editor's note:
This video contains graphic images and scenes.)" In other articles, I've seen the dogs listed as Dogo Argentinos and Argentine Mastiffs.
I think it is hard to tell from the video because it's not very high quality, however, you can see the one dog's face fairly well for the first 30 seconds of the video and my guess would be American Bulldogs. But the fact that the news has already labelled the video as "two pit bulls attacking" has me concerned, which is why I included this in "Pit Bulls in the news" section. It can be moved to the "Dogs in the news" section if you guys think it belongs there.
www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2013/05/plainfield_police_shoot_2_dogs.html
Warning: Video contains explicit language and graphic images.
PLAINFIELD — The video is
brief but disturbing: A woman, lying defenseless on a Plainfield street,
pleads for help as two large dogs bite her relentlessly and onlookers
scream in horror.
One woman acts as a human shield, lying atop of the victim, while a
bystander drags the dogs away by their hind legs and another uses a
large stick to try and keep them at bay. But the animals continue to
break free and lunge at the victim, until police officers show up and
draw their pistols.
Then, just as a car rolls into the frame, a series of loud gunshots ring out.
Plainfield police officers shot and killed the two dogs Saturday on
the 1000 block of West 7th Street, according to Police Director Martin
Hellwig. The 5-year-old American bulldogs, which police and neighbors
say did not have a history of violence, escaped from their backyard
around 6 p.m. and attacked a woman walking down the street.
"These were very powerful dogs, and they were intent on doing damage," Hellwig said.
The victim, whom police identified as a 55-year-old Plainfield
resident, was semi-conscious and bleeding when officers arrived and
found one dog with its teeth around her head. The officers shot and
killed the first dog, and when the second dog ran toward the victim
again, police killed it as well, Hellwig said.
“I think the officers displayed calmness and courage in the situation," he said. "I'm very proud of them."
The victim is in stable condition Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital, police said. She sustained numerous bites from both
dogs.
Shannon Gwynn was driving her boyfriend and cousin down West 7th Street when she saw the commotion.
“At first it looked like they were playing with her,” Gwynn, 19,
said. “But I just stopped the car and I started screaming. They were on a
mission — they just wanted to get at her.”
Shannon Gwynn via YouTube Gwynn,
who took video of the ordeal and posted it to YouTube, said she tried
to turn the car across the street in an attempt to hit the dogs, but
there were too many people around. She wouldn’t allow her boyfriend or
cousin to get out of the car, either, because of how menacing the dogs
looked as they returned again and again, biting the woman on the ground.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Gwynn, of Edison, said. “It was so gruesome.”
Neighbor Kashif Davis, 20, who witnessed the attack, said the dogs’
owner was the woman in the video using herself as a shield to protect
the victim.
"The owner was lying on top of the lady to cover her," Davis said.
His 24-year-old brother was the man in the video who used the large
stick to keep the dogs back, he said.
Davis said police arrived quickly, and, realizing the victim was losing blood, were forced to act quickly.
"It took a lot to take them dogs out. After three shots, they were
still running," Davis said. He said police shot the two dogs a total of
10 times as the owner stood by, watching sadly.
"It's tragic what happened, all the way around. Obviously no one
wants to see the dogs killed, but they had to do what they had to do,"
Hellwig said.
The dogs had been released into their backyard like any other day,
Hellwig said, but the owner was unaware that her gate was left open. The
dogs were able to get through the gate and into the front yard, where
they attacked the victim.
That gate was shut tight Tuesday, and a sign hanging from it read: “Beware of Dogs.”
The dogs' owner — who was not identified by police or neighbors — could not be reached for comment.
None of the neighbors had ever complained about the dogs, Hellwig
said, and an eyewitness told police they even appeared friendly just
before the attack started.
“They were very nice dogs. I pet them through the gate," Davis said.
The owner of the dogs, who Hellwig said does not have any history of
problems with animals, was issued two summonses under a vicious dog
ordinance and another two for violation of leash laws.
I look forward to learning much here