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Tuesday, September 2, 2008


9-Year Old Boy Attacked by Pit Bulls in School Play Field

Dogs Located; Next Steps Unclear
UPDATE 09/02/08: Pulaski County Animal Control workers have located the group of pit bulls that attacked 9-year-old Jacob Ross. No other new information was provided.

09/01/08: The Boundaries of Pit Bull Bans
Pulaski County, AR - Animal control workers are trying to pinpoint a group of pit bulls that attacked a 9-year-old boy Sunday afternoon. Neighbors say they've seen the dogs running around before near the Sherwood city limits. Now they're concerned about the rest of the kids in the area. Nine-year-old Jacob Ross was hitting a few golf balls in a field next to Northwood Middle School when three pit bulls came out of the woods and went for his legs.

Jacob's sister Macey said, "There were two ladies driving by and they said it looked like the dogs were playing with Jacob. But I guess they got a little too rough. They heard him screaming and they tore up his legs." A paramedic showed up within minutes to bandage up his legs, then Jacob's mom took him to Arkansas Children's Hospital. He got stitches and should be okay, but now neighbors are worried about their kids.

Carl Anderson's daughters almost went to the school to play with Jacob but they decided to stay home and swim. "That could have been us at the hospital with Jacob too," Anderson said. For the safety of neighborhoods like his, Anderson wants tougher rules for dogs in the county. He wouldn't mind seeing a pit bull registration program like Little Rock's. "Pit bulls do have a bad reputation. They're fearless," he said.

NOTE: The city of Sherwood -- about 6 miles from the school -- bans pit bulls. It's common for pit bull owners to dump their dogs outside of city limits in these circumstances. After a ban has been enacted, some pit bull owners move themselves and their dogs to the edge of town as well. The school, Northwood Middle School appears to be located in the city of North Little Rock, a community that also bans pit bulls.

Related articles:
06/08/08: Little Rock Pit Bull Ordinance: Possibly a Very Effective Blend

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Blogger bitbypit  |  9/02/2008 5:04 AM  |  Flag  
To further clarify to readers, Little Rock and North Little Rock are two different cities within Arkansas.

Anonymous Anonymous  |  9/02/2008 10:55 AM  |  Flag  
How do so many pit bull owners pick up and move to another city when the dogs are banned? Do they sell their homes? I don't understand....so many of these owners are young, they are not property owners. Who is renting to pit bull owners?

As far as I know, if a landlord knows there is aggressive dog on the property, he can be sued if the dog attacks someone. Are all of these owners renting from family, or slumlords? When I was young and looking for apartments, I could never find a place that would allow dogs....you were lucky if your landlord would let you have a cat, never mind a pit bull.

I find it amazing that so many transient dog owners find landlords that will rent to them. Any landlord I have ever met understands the liability, and either won't rent to dog owners, or prohibits "dangerous" breeds, per their homeowners policy.

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