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14 thoughts on “2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Man, 41, Killed by His XL Bully, the Largest Sized Pit Bull Breed Variant

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  1. Neutering/spaying, vaccinations, registration, training, being raised from a puppy with all the human love and treats will NOT stop an attack from a breed that was bred to kill.

  2. It’s July 4th and there have been 3 deaths by dog already this month. And we all know what breed of dog was responsible. This just leaves me speechless.

  3. Handling a vicious dog of this size requires superhuman strength. Obviously the owner lacked that.
    He had had the dog castrated, but castration prevents sperm formation. It doesn’t make dangerous dogs safe ones.

  4. I’m sorry to hear that he passed away; my sincere condolences to his family and friends. I thank God that this dog’s first victim wasn’t an innocent neighbor or child . This is a good case study on why restrictions aren’t enough – we need a nationwide ban on these beasts.

  5. A shame, but at least it only killed its owner. Showing that these XL beasts are every bit or even MORE dangerous than the standard size, too.

    • Two things we can’t underestimate: the reach of the pit bull lobby and the number of useful idiots out there that have bought into their disinformation campaign.

  6. I saw on Redit – people were discussing this tragedy, and his step daughter said that the man was playing with the dog when it attack him.

    • Johnny Fontenot was found dead at 7:20 a.m. and it was determined that he died during the night. I saw that comment on Reddit but since there were no witnesses to the attack I am curious how anyone can know what was happening at the time.

      I suspect that family members are trying to defend against ignorant accusations that the victim was somehow at fault. The commenters here, and those in the reddit banpitbulls sub, think nothing of the kind. When someone here or there says, “It’s the owner, not the breed,” they are saying it sarcastically, ridiculing the sentence, because it is self evident that pitbulls and XL bullies are inherently prone to violence.

  7. I have two Doodles. I now walk them carrying a firearm (constitutional carry), a tazer and a knife. Why? Because there are a handful of Pit owners in my neighborhood, you know the ones that say “my dog is harmless” — I had a woman’s pit walk right through her “wireless” and approach me and my dogs. I pulled out my tazer and looked at her and said “get him away from me or this won’t play out well for him” I won’t tell you what her response was, but typical of a pit owner.

  8. ok i am not going to live amungst wild animals that can kill and eat on humans ,so why would anyone want an animal as a pet that can kill and eat on humans ,is it not ture that a pet is kind gentle and sweet ,but not hunger for kill like a lion on a hunt

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