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Thursday, November 18, 2010


2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Dillon County Man, 25, Killed by Pet Pit Bull

Victim: Justin Lane
Latta, SC - Dillon County Sherrif's Office reports that a man found dead in his home was killed by the family pit bull. Justin Lane, 25-years old, lived in the home with his mother. Lane's body was discovered Wednesday, but he was killed Tuesday. Currently, investigators aren't releasing the exact cause of death, just that the death was caused by the dog. Police removed the one and a half-year-old pit bull1 from the home. The dog remains at an undisclosed location.

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1Pit bulls reach maturity between the ages of 1.5 to 2-years old. This is when pit bull aggression begins to show itself. 1.5 is also the average age of pit bulls in U.S. shelters. 80% of these dogs are surrendered by their owners. They do so at this time because they have witnessed this aggression. Humane groups are well aware of this, yet they promote pit bull puppy adoptions and tell the new owner, "It's all in how you raise 'em!"

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OpenID truthbird  |  11/18/2010 5:58 PM  |  Flag  
The original CarolinaLive.com article has been updated to include:

Neighbors say the pit bull mainly stayed outside chained up, but because of bad weather Tuesday night, Lane decided to bring him inside. According to a couple of Lane's close friends, Lane got the dog when it was just 6 weeks old. The pit bull is now two years old, and they say the dog was very friendly and never harmed anyone. They say Lane raised the animal in a loving way and taught it to be gentle and kind.

Blogger PitBullPushers  |  11/18/2010 10:55 PM  |  Flag  
"The pit bull is now two years old, and they say the dog was very friendly and never harmed anyone. They say Lane raised the animal in a loving way and taught it to be gentle and kind."

How ridiculous in this.

Loving way by chaining the dog up outside? This dog was showing aggression, and this person tried to resolve that by chaining the dog outside, making a bad problem worse. Instead of doing what needed to be done and euthanizing a vicious dog.

This dog could easily have killed a neighbor.

Another person who bought a fighting dog without realizing that genetics overrules "training."

Pit bulls are not pets.

Blogger Don B.  |  11/19/2010 8:04 AM  |  Flag  
The victim isn't a defenseless child or infant, nor is the victim elderly, the victim is a 25 year old MAN! This is significant. A full grown man was unable to escape or fend off a dog. Amazing power and tenacity our white, English and Irish ancestors selectively and successfully instilled in this breed. How terrible! Pit bulls are remnants of a past time now illegal everywhere. BSL works.

Blogger Dark  |  11/19/2010 5:26 PM  |  Flag  
I can tell you pretty much everything you need to know about this attack in these simple words: 2 year old pit bull.

It's the magical age. Sexual maturity, when the nature of the beast takes over, and the dog is no longer a puppy. There's a reason most pits don't survive past the age of 18 months. It's not because people are dog fighting.

OpenID truthbird  |  11/29/2010 4:43 AM  |  Flag  
Only a simple paragraph for this pit bull fatality -- protect your own so to speak. 25-year old Justin Lane is gone, buried in some Dillon County drawer, I imagine on behalf of his family.

Anonymous Anonymous  |  12/02/2010 3:53 AM  |  Flag  
6th South Carolina Piticide since 2004...Of course there is no breed specific problem!

A little self-regulation from the Pit Breeding community please!

It is not wrong to breed away from explosive Dog Aggression.

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