Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack

Instantaneous attack
Surrey, BC - Another pit bull attack has one Surrey resident threatening to carry a hatchet to protect himself and his dog. David Blair, 50, tells reporters, "I do not want to hear one more news report about a dog that hurt a child or an old person or killed a beloved pet." Blair was recently attacked by a leashed pit bull as he and his young German shepherd, Sadie, jogged along the river.

"As we passed this man, his [leashed] dog just ripped away from him and attacked my dog," said Blair.

Blair, who kneed the pit bull in the head, said the pit bull still managed to bite Sadie. It also nicked Blair on the knee. The owner, after regaining control of his dog, just said, "Hey, sorry, man," and kept going. Like many victims of pit bull attacks, Blair was bewildered, "I just thought, 'My God, this kind of dog shouldn't be out in public.' What if it was a toddler or an elderly lady?"

Blair has seen his share of wild bears and wolves in his life. He said, "This dog acted exactly the same. It was an instantaneous attack. No noise, no warning." Blair's words perfectly describe the genetic traits that characterize a pit bull attack. What Blair leaves out is that unlike a wild animal, pit bulls do not retreat. Mankind had the courtesy of breeding the natural instinct of survival out of pit bulls.

In other news:

A Real Surrey Sob Story
Surrey, BC - Due to the recent scourge of pit bull attacks in Surrey, one of our favorite organizations -- the Surrey SPCA -- blames the media for the rising number of unadoptable pit bulls. Forget the victims of these attacks, including: Sean Bajwa, Chris Bublitz and her guide dog Valerie and Judy Evans and her dog Tasha. Instead, let's talk about the many pit bulls left "high and dry" at the Surrey dog tank.

We picked up 15 boxes of Kleenex before writing this story because we knew we would shed enough tears to fill up an ocean just thinking about these unadopted dogs whose previous owners dumped them. There are always two sides to a story, particularly when it comes to the pit bull problem. There's the torn up victim and the misunderstood dog. According to the Surrey SPCA, the pit bull is the only victim.

Janice Levers -- who works with Lorie Chortyke -- would have you believe that the media is responsible for the unadopted pit bulls left sitting in cement cages. Such groups are perfectly aware of the overpopulation of pit bulls, which leads to countless euthanizations, but they often do not support pit bull sterilization laws. Instead, they blame the media for the number of unredeemable pits.

Every now and again, they also hurl blame at the irresponsible pit bull owner. Lever would like you to believe that a few bad owners pulled off the monstrosity known as the pit bull problem. "It is a concern that all pit bulls suffer when one dog owner behaves irresponsibly. It is the dog that ultimately pays the price." We're cracking open the Kleenex boxes now. The tears are gushing out like a mad flowing river.

5 thoughts on “Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack”

I am sympathetic to the two centuries of suffering by Pit Bulls at the hands of the fighting dog fancy. However, that doesn’t mean continued breeding of them is a safe or sound idea.

I wonder if Miss Chortyk ever ran down the serial animal abuser perp who’s Pit Bulls tore up dogs on three different occasions? Seems like she spends way too much of the taxpayers time on caring for pit bulls and advocating for them.

Pit bull owners whose dogs attack other dogs should be charged with animal abuse; after all, it cannot be argued that they didn’t know their dogs propensity for violence. The dogs are bred to kill other dogs. If you want a dog whose only reason for existing is to kill other dogs, you must, at some level, think the risk your dog poses to other dogs does not matter. In other words, it cannot be clasified as an accident.

Owning a pit bull is a deliberate act….when that dog attacks another dog, its animal abuse, pure and simple.

And when they attack a human being it is assault with a deadly weapon and when one kills a human being it is MURDER!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/peacearchnews/opinion/letters/24073914.html

Looks like Surrey residents are speaking out, notice the mention of the SPCA.

I now know the pain of a pit bull attack fisthand. My husband & I were returning from an evening walk. We were only a few blocks from home when we passed by a fenced property that had a gate across the driveway, however the gate was open. As we were infront of the driveway on the sidewalk a pit bull came bounding from that property & jumped at my husband rippng his jacket. The owner grabbed the dog but then let it go instead of scuring it behind the gate. The dog lunged at me chomping on my upper arm ripping into it fiercly. This dog is vicious but the RCMP said they won't be laying charges!!!! I don't understand…this was an attack with a lethal weapon as he let this beast go after he had already lunged at my husband. Yes, I am angry….very angry that these dogs are out there ready to kill!!!!!!

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