Antonio Shaw, 63, died two months after being attacked by pit bulls in West Philadelphia.
Man Dies of Injuries
Philadelphia, PA - A 63-year old man that was attacked by pit bulls in October has died of his injuries. Antonio Shaw died on December 4 while hospitalized at Lankenau Hospital. The attack occurred on October 4 when Shaw mistakenly went into the wrong yard in the 1500 block of North 62nd Street where five pit bulls were kept. Two of the pit bulls attacked him, police said. Shaw couldn't scream for help because he was nonverbal due to a series of strokes. A neighbor saw the attack and called 911.
Police shot both attacking pit bulls at the scene, killing one. Shaw was transported to Lankenau Hospital in critical condition. Antonio's sister, Michelle Shaw, said that doctors had to amputate one of his legs. "He had a surgery done. He had to get his leg amputated because of the dog bites and the infections in his body from the dog bites." Shaw was also battling other health conditions. His other sister, Sharese Jackson, said that "he was hanging in there, but it just turned for the worse."
NBC Philadelphia reported in October that the attack started just before 1:30 pm on North 62nd Street, but ended one street over on Robinson Street. The row homes on both streets are connected by backyards behind. Apparently, Shaw was disoriented at the time. He walked through an alleyway and opened the gate to the wrong backyard. The dogs attacked him on site, as soon as he opened the gate. The homeowner and owner of the pit bulls was not present when the dogs attacked.
In a fundraiser organized by Jackson, she states: "My Brother was in the hospital since October the 4th 2023 he was attacked by 5 pit Bulls that caused him to have serious surgery with one leg being Amputated my brother had 2 strokes before his attack by 5 pit bull dogs. He tried to hang in there but his body was too weak so God called him home on Monday 12/4/2023." The family is asking for help to pay for his funeral service on December 15, "so we can have a proper home going for my brother."
Row houses with connected backyards where the pit bull attack occurred in West Philadelphia.
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Anyone could be disoriented in this endless sea of the same front yards and apartments.
This gardens are so small even for a rabbit. Imagine 5 large dogs in it. The absurdity of “protection” role is obvious …Now their property was “protected” at the cost of a innocent human life and two months of suffering in hospital.
It is absolutely horrific and heartbreaking! 💔 Poor man suffered for two months. No one should own one of those savage beasts and especially not five or more. On my local lost/found FB page, someone posted a picture of eight loose pit savages in their neighborhood. Fortunately, several miles away. Lots of commenters said that the savages were always getting loose and roaming. Dangerous and disgusting. Backyard breeders, no kill shelters and the “save them all” mentality is infuriating.
No one should be allowed to own five dogs of ANY kind unless they have a breeders license and an acreage. Pits should have been required to be sterilized back in the 80’s when dogfighting became illegal, if so we wouldn’t be in this mess now.
As for home protection: https://dogbitelaw.com/dog-or-burglar-alarm-which-is-better/dog-or-burglar-alarm-which-is-better
Poor man to died a painful not by one vicious pitbull but four .Antonio couldn’t scream because he non verbal due to his stroke make it worse and to suffer for two months until he died by his injurie was the worst way to died.why on earth would someone choose to have five dogs at once the barking alone would drive me nuts.he or she thought it was awesome idea to own five dangerous vicious dog breed.I wonder what he or she tried to prove y’all all pitbull hater look I own five and they never bite me they have no mean bone In them pitbull aren’t aggressive dog breed.
I’m from Philly, and this is just awful. That poor man suffered so much. There is definitely NOT room for 5 pit bulls in a Philadelphia row home, growing up all my friends lived in them, and the yards are extremely small. But no one should ever have 5 pit bulls. Or even one, but that’s dreaming.
What a terrible tragedy for these sweet sisters and this man’s entire family. This poor soul made a mistake and needlessly endured so much suffering and now death. The only thing that’s good is two of the savages are dead. God knows where the others are? No charges have been filed. No surprise there. I’m also glad the news station followed up. We hear of so many attacks and not a lot of follow-up. May this man rest in peace.
I’m also so thankful the follow-up was actually reported. It seems to occur so rarely. A fatal pit mauling occurred near my hometown last month and I have been unable to find any kind of follow-up info on it. I wrote to a news reporter practically pleading with her to cover the story more thoroughly and provided ample statistics and information on pitbull attacks. She never wrote back. Why don’t these victims’ lives matter more to the news media?!
Because the horrible deed was done by a dog.
And we must not criticize the almighty doG. The cult of doG forbids such things.
I still love (most)(non-pit) dogs, but I despise dog culture. It’s insane… the level of anthropomorphism, the worship. Even the misanthropy that accompanies it for some. Symptomatic of cultural rot. And the reality that we are made to worship and people are going to worship something if they’re not worshipping God.
This is always food for thought. I bet there are many more babies/children/family member’s deaths that are not reported to the public. The media does not seek out these stories. If they did, they would lose viewers and advertising dollars. When they do report, it’s a one and done “accident” or “tragic incident.” As we know, from this site, it’s a systemic problem. When we look at many of the Gofundme sites, so often the cause of death in never mentioned. The reporting we read here digs deeper, e.g. revealing how many actual fatalities were never reported during the pandemic. Which leads me to believe that may be the tip of the iceberg. Yes, we’re dealing with a cult where the almighty doG is worshipped and adored. Even after an 89 year-old grandmother is horribly mauled to death, we hear utter nonsense about how much the doG loved her. Jim Jones, anyone?
I’m a humanist. I love dogs.
But I am not going to let humans be slaughtered by them. I fight back when humans murder humans. I am anti-war because it’s humans (and generally civilians) who die the most, in them.
I don’t want humans terrorized by other humans, never mind by something put forward as a “pet”.
I honestly cannot comprehend the so-called morality that allows for seniors and babies to be terrorized and killed by fighting/war dogs in civilian life.