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My neighbor’s pit bull invaded my house and killed my dog

Name: Nicole W,
Victim: Pet
Location: In my home, California
Year of attack: 2022

Tell us about the attack

On Friday Oct 21, 2022, a neighbor who lives two doors down was on vacation. He owns a male pit bull. His sister and her husband were house sitting, and with them, they had a female pit bull they are breeding with his male pit bull.

When they were visiting my neighbor a month ago, the female pit bull escaped somehow and entered my home and tried to kill my dog, Sammy, who only had three legs. The neighbor ran into my house and grabbed the pit bull. My little dog went flying across the living room but he survived.

Now a month later, the female pit bull decided to invade the house again to attack my dog a second time. My sister was there and called 911 and another neighbor tried to get the pit bull off but it was too late. The pit bull had its jaws firmly bitten into Sammy’s throat and shook him till he died.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
As I write this, this was only four days ago. I’m sick to my stomach. I’m going through waves of being scared, then sad, then mad. I can’t sleep: what’s going to happen if that pit bull tries to attack me or my sister next? The pit bull owner came over and said, with a blank cold face, “I’m really sorry for what happened.” I said, “Who let that dog out?” She replied, “I don’t know. Like I said, I’m sorry for your loss.” I said, “That dog needs to go.” She didn’t reply to that. I started crying more.

Where is my dog’s justice? I took pictures of Sammy’s body. I had to clean the blood up in my living room. My sister says this was traumatizing for her. She said she saw everything and that it was awful.

I want the pit bull removed from my street. That’s all I ask.

Legal Consequences

The sheriff said he sent the report to LA; it’s a civil case now, he said. I have no idea what that means. They will supposedly contact me to inform me what they decide to do about the pit bull that illegally invaded my house and killed my dog.

I took pictures of my dog’s puncture wounds. He died on the spot so there were no medical bills. I buried him myself, so there were no burial bills. I adopted him three years ago. He cost $295.00 plus $600.00 for medical when his front leg was amputated a few years. Now I feel like I have nothing without my Sammy.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
Pit bulls can be vicious and dangerous. Be careful with your pets around them. It’s a painful traumatic experience to go through.

Suburban neighborhood

Neighbor’s pit bulls attack my dog outside his own house with no rhyme or reason

Name: MS
Victim: Pet
Location: Near a school, California
Year of attack: 2018

Tell us about the attack

My neighbors have two pit bulls and late one night as I was walking a visiting friend out to their car, my sweet dog Carmi, followed me. The neighbor was walking his two pit bulls on leashes. As they walked near, Carmi went up to them wagging her tail. Within seconds and without warning or provocation, the pit bulls pinned her down and started biting her neck. One began thrashing and shaking her neck and throat as the other pit bull bit her chest and legs. After much struggle, the owner finally was able to pull his pit bulls away, though he was bitten on his hand and arm by his own pits.

At first Carmi’s injuries did not seem life threatening, but the vet said the dogs shook her skin off the muscle and that she needed immediate surgery. Carmi survived but became a timid dog after that attack. That attack changed her.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
The neighbors still have their pit bulls. They took them to a training school and bought them shock collars. However, I will never trust those animals again. I would never allow young children to go in my backyard if their pit bulls are out in the neighbor’s yard. The neighbors keep them indoors 90% of the time. When out walking if I see the neighbor and his dogs, I cross the street. I avoid them and keep a wide distance between myself and these pit bulls.

Legal Consequences
I did not report these pits because I did not want conflict with my neighbors and they were apologetic and paid for Carmi’s vet bill. They also took steps to try and tame their pit bulls. Now I wish I had reported them because I still have a level of fear every time I see his pit bulls. I will never trust them, or any pit bulls, no matter how much training I’m told they’ve had.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
I would like California to ban pit bulls or instate a very strict law to protect animals and people from these animals. We should not be left worrying about our safety in our community, neighborhoods and backyard from a pit bull attack.

Pit bull behind fence

Pit bulls terrorize neighbors, try to scale fence

Name: Will D.
Victim: Adult
Location: Walking between homes in urban neighborhood, Oklahoma
Year of attack: 2021

Tell us about the attack

My 50-year-old son was walking between homes to go to the backyard of a rental home he owns. A tall chain link fence separates the house from a neighboring one. Two pit bulls in the neighboring yard went crazy and tried to scale the fence. One nailed him on the shoulder by his neck. He said it was aiming for his jugular vein. He’s lucky he’s tall, about 6 feet. A shorter person would have been maimed. He bled some and his shirt is ruined. The pits weren’t licensed or vaccinated and have been destroyed. The renters of his house told him they had been afraid to allow their three little girls out into the yard to play because of those pit bulls next door going into a frenzy every time they saw the kids.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
I am much more aware now. I am rural and live alone. A pit bull runs loose from time to time. Before my husband died this pit bull tried to terrorize us, especially me. At times it would stand and bark and growl and act menacing to the point my husband would tell me to go inside. He had a very gruff, loud voice and it seemed to give the dog pause when he yelled at it. Still, it worried him and he told me to never stay out if that dog came around. He went to the little town nearby and put the word out to everyone that pit bull was terrorizing us and it would be shot if it ever came around again. Apparently word got back to the owners and I haven’t seen it since. However, my husband before he died instructed me to carry a pistol while I’m gardening and I do. Worries me more than ever with him gone.

Legal Consequences
Son’s case: the city killed the dogs.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
Pit bulls are unpredictable and vicious. They tried to attack my son, a stranger. They had terrorized three little girls and the family to the point where the children were not allowed to play outside. No one would expect a short dog to be able to climb a 5 to 6′ fence but these demonic dogs can do so. A fence is not a safety net if there are pit bulls.

Baby stroller

Neighbor’s pit bull attacks child in stroller and dog

Name: Eryn
Victim: Adult, Child, Pet
Location: Sidewalk, Colorado
Year of attack: 2022

Tell us about the attack

Tuesday October 4, 2022, I took my 11-month-old girl for a stroll in her stroller around the block with our 2-year-old Blue Merle Aussie, named Mabel. During our short walk, a pit bull mix broke through the fencing of a neighbor’s yard and aggressively ran at my child’s stroller. I stepped in the way and the pit bit into my right hand, lacerating and puncturing my finger. Our Aussie stepped in between to protect my daughter and me. The pit was relentless, ripping and shredding Mabel’s underbelly region, tearing chunks of tissue off the bone of her legs and leaving puncture markers all over her body. I fought with everything I had to get the pit mix off her to no avail! Thankfully a neighbor offered a rake and honked a car horn to scare off the pit. Mabel was rushed to an ER for surgery and I required medical care for my hand.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
Sadly Mabel will forever have mobility limitations due to the attack. My daughter was traumatized by the experience.

I don’t think I will ever feel safe again walking in the neighborhood without a weapon and pepper spray.

Legal Consequences
The owner was given a warning for not fencing the dog properly. More legal action will be taken but at this time the owners were given a warning and all I could do was write a complaint to animal control.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
Pit bulls are killing machines; once they start a fight they won’t stop until they kill. They are unpredictable and will attack unprovoked, sadly attacking even children.

Pit bulls in backyard

Neighbor’s pit bulls rip dog to shreds in backyard

Name: Mary Hudson
Victim: Pet
Location: In my neighbor’s backyard, Oklahoma
Year of attack: August 2022

Tell us about the attack

This morning as I was working from home I heard this horrible noise coming out back. My own dogs were barking like crazy and a horrific noise was coming from my neighbor’s backyard. Their two pit bulls had dragged another neighbor’s little dog under the fence into their yard and were mauling it. I ran out but couldn’t get them to stop. They ripped that little dog apart piece by piece. I was so scared for my own dogs, two beagles and a golden retriever, that I brought them into the house. I went back out and saw that the poor little dog was lifeless. I called the police and they told me to call animal control. I was sick to my stomach and shaking. I had never seen anything like it. The sounds were horrific and I feel so guilty that I couldn’t do anything in time to save it. Now I’m worried about my own dogs in our backyard.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
I’m so concerned now about letting my dogs out in their own backyard. I’ve kept them in the house and I go out with them into our backyard. Those pit bulls frighten me. I’ve purchased pepper spray and take it with me out in the backyard as well as a golf club.

Legal Consequences
I know animal control left a note on my neighbor’s door and I haven’t seen the pit bulls in their yard. This just happened today.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
These pit bulls were frenzied and brutal in their attack. It has frightened me for my own dogs.

Small pig

Neighbor’s pit bulls chew through fence, kill pet pig

Name: Tracey Sellers
Victim: Pet
Location: In our back yard, Tennessee
Year of attack: 2022

Tell us about the attack

On August 20th, 2022, my fiancée and I got home around 10:45 PM to find that the two pit bulls next door had chewed through our 6 foot tall privacy fence and attacked our beloved pot belly pig, Moonpie, killing her.

She was the sweetest most gentlest animal you will ever meet. So loving, and an emotional support to me. She lived INSIDE with us and our Boxer and English Bulldog. She slept in the bed with us. I got her at four weeks old exactly. She would’ve been eight months old tomorrow, Aug 24th.

The pits tried to attack us when we tried to get to Moonpie. We had to scream for the neighbor to come get his animals. The first and ONLY thing the owner asked us was “Did they kill it?”

We haven’t received an apology, an offer to pay expenses, NOTHING. There’s much more to this!

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
I have no idea what I will do now or how I will cope with anything. I carry her blanket with me everywhere so I can smell her and have her near. I can’t sleep. I can’t eat. I can’t think. I’m just in turmoil that she was so hurt and was being mauled by these beasts and I wasn’t there to help her or save her or protect her. This has devastated me.

Legal Consequences
The owner still has BOTH pit bulls on his property. He keeps them on log chains in his fenced-in yard during the night but lets them out in his yard during the day. They still terrorize us at the fence. A criminal summons was issued yesterday. He will be charged and a court date set. This is still very new. I just don’t understand why they were allowed to keep both pit bulls when they invaded our property and killed our pet.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
While some pit bulls may not be aggressive, this is a breed that is violent and vicious in general. They need to be BANNED completely. At the very least, ANY person who owns a pit that attacks another animal or person should NEVER again be allowed to own ANY dog whatsoever. PERIOD.

These pit bulls took something precious away from our family. Robbed us of so many years with Moonpie. I will never be the same after that traumatic experience. Not ever. And this is something that just shouldn’t have ever happened in the first place. We had previously complained SEVERAL times about his pit bulls. Madison County Tennessee authorities will NOT help you!!!

Cat

Neighbor’s six-month-old pit bull pup kills cat

Name: Jennifer
Victim: Pet
Location: On my deck then into my yard, Florida
Year of attack: 2022

Tell us about the attack

For the record we have video cameras and all this was caught on them.

On July 14, 2022 I checked all my cameras then went to get a shower. 27 minutes later I went outside to take my son to an appointment and found my 13-year-old cat dead in our front yard.

I took her inside then checked the camera feed and saw we had new people moving in next door and that it was one of their two pit bulls that they had let out of their house that then came running over to our house, ran up on our deck, chased my cat off the deck, then pooped on our deck, then ran into the front yard, saw my cat again and chased her down, mauled and killed her in her own yard. The pit bull owners pulled the pit off her but it was too late. She raised her head. They ignored her and left with the pit bull, then proceeded to let him run loose 7 more minutes.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
I called and reported this to Animal Control. They came out but haven’t fined the people or done anything about this happening. They don’t even call me back when I reach out to them. For me and my family it’s been a huge loss because the cat was with us so many years. She was like family, so we’re all grieving and none of us can understand why nothing has been done especially since it all was caught on our cameras and all the footage, almost 10 minutes worth, was given to Animal Control along with pictures of our cat after she was killed.

Legal Consequences
None as yet although it’s still being investigated but I have very little confidence in anything being done as per how Animal Control people seem to be treating it. I didn’t have any issue with pit bulls prior to this as long as they were kept up by their owners but now that this has happened I do, and I want nothing to do with any other pits. It’s terrifying what our poor cat endured and the people deny it even happened. I’m heartbroken about this.

We need more and better laws for these dangerous breeds of dogs. There should be stiffer consequences for the owners when they allow these dogs to run unattended, unleashed or if they just cannot control them and if they attack anyone or their pets.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
This dog came through our fence after being let out and running from its own yard into ours. It attacked and killed our cat on our property and it has devastated my family.
Animal Control took four days to come out. The people weren’t fined and are denying it happened at all and state the pit bull is just a 6 month old puppy that wouldn’t hurt anything or anyone. Although they are also on the video, it seems like there will likely be no consequences to the pit bull or the owners. Keep your smaller animals in the house and do not trust that they are safe. Otherwise this happens and these people were new and just moving in. It was out of the blue and so unexpected, just be wary.

Golden lab getting bandage on its leg

Unprovoked attack on lab by neighbor’s pit mix

Name: S
Victim: Pet
Location: Sidewalk, California
Year of attack: 2022

Tell us about the attack

I was walking our lab in the neighborhood and we could see a pit bull mix with its owner in the distance (about 300 feet). Upon seeing us, the pit bull immediately got agitated, barking and almost foaming at the mouth. We made every attempt to go around the pit bull and give him as much distance as we could when we got closer and passed by. The pit bull was in a fit of rage at this point and trying to come off the leash with his lips peeled back and teeth showing. The owner finally couldn’t hold on to the pit bull anymore and he came loose, lunged at our lab and bit into his neck without letting go. It took a few moments to separate them but luckily my lab only had bite marks and no serious wounds. We took him to the vet regardless to get the bite marks investigated and check for infection.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
This was on the same street as our house so it’s very discomforting to know that my pet or myself could be viciously attacked so close to our home. The pit bull was in an uncontrollable rage and it was completely unprovoked. I am very concerned about my wife walking the dog on her own now.

Legal Consequences
The pit bull owner paid our vet bill and promised to put a muzzle on the pit bull.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
Stay away from pit bulls without a muzzle: it’s a good sign that the owner does not appreciate the danger of their animal.

Old lab

Old lab attacked twice by neighbor’s pit bull

Name: MK
Victim: Pet
Location: At a house on a defunct horse ranch, California
Year of attack: 2018

Tell us about the attack

A pit bull from an adjoining property attacked my land mate’s lab while it lay on its own porch. The pit bull had to come a fair distance to find the lab to do this! It did minor damage the first time and weeks later came back to attack him a second time to kill him!! My land mate came out of the house and beat the pit off with a tail end of a rifle. There was blood all over the porch walls. The lab was taken to the vet with extensive puncture wounds. The vet said the only thing that saved him was he’s got a big, jowly neck.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
Well, the lab is their dog but my “god dog”. I take care of him all the time and love him like my own. It got me reading about pits. That’s how I ran into Kenneth Phillips and then dogsbite.org. Boy, what an eye opener.

The dog lives in the house full time now, ever since the second attack. He preferred being outside but he has adjusted over time.

The owners always carry pepper spray and guns now when they take the dog for a walk on the property.

Legal Consequences
Animal Control was called. They put a food-baited catch-crate in front of the lab’s house, to no avail. Nothing else happened to help from any agency so on my own I found out the name of the owner of the adjoining rental property which had the pit bull. I told him he could be liable for their irresponsible behavior. Also, there were all kinds of nefarious folks coming and going over there so I think the place was already being “watched” by the DEA. Then there was a huge raid and the property owner got rid of everybody there and all the dogs. Thank goodness!! I had stopped walking my own dogs on the ranch because of the various dog packs roving this ranch, spilling over from that place.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
I am an absolute animal lover. I have taken care of other people’s animals and property my whole life. I am even fully aware that it’s possible there are people who may have had a bully-type dog that was never a problem its whole lifespan. Having said all that, there is no safe pit bull because it is never guaranteed, and the devastation and disfigurement and trauma and financial ruin caused by these animals is NOT WORTH THE RISK.

I would like pit lovers to understand that it is possible to love a bully a breed and/or an individual dog of a bully breed. There is nothing wrong with loving them. At the same time one can step back and see what is ACTUALLY GOING ON, and agree to banning and eventual extinction of this dog type.

Trailer Park

The day I lost my voice in a pit bull attack

Name: Jennifer
Victim: Adult, Pet
Location: Three doors down from my house where I was walking my two dogs, New York State
Year of attack: 2020

Tell us about the attack

May 23, 2020, I was walking two of my hounds on a private road inside a trailer park. All dogs are supposed to be leashed and none are supposed to be tied outside but it happens anyway. I went to walk past this house where two pits were tied outside and as I passed the house, one of the pit bulls, a black and white one, snapped the collar right off its neck and charged at me,  knocking me off my feet. While my my other dog stayed behind me, my senior rescue dog — Charlie — placed himself between me and the attacking pit. The pit bull tore into him. Charlie could not protect himself. He literally does not have enough teeth to fight anything. This pit ripped his leash and collar right off him. It tore chunks out of him and tore his leg. You should see where it tried ripping his tendons away from the bone. And it literally ate a chunk out of his rear end. Then it started dragging him down the road by his neck.

I could not help him no matter how I tried or how much I screamed. I lost my voice and permanently damaged my vocal chords screaming.

How has your life changed as a result of the attack?
It took three days before Charlie could move off his bed. Two months to walk. He has megaesophagus because his neck was damaged.

It took two months before I could move my right arm. The pit did not have rabies shots and my dog had to have a booster as well they had to look me all over.  I have nightmares and I know I have PTSD.

There was so much more to this story, but this is not the first attack by a pit bull for me. Pit bulls are everywhere here. I am hypervigilant now. I go out with a can of spray and a screw driver.

Animal control told me that the female pit bull owner was crying and I should be kind cause she was pregnant. She kept her dog and I lost my voice.

Legal Consequences
The woman pit owner paid me $700, but it cost $4,000 for Charlie to get better. The next month he had pneumonia and was hospitalized for two days because he aspirated from throat damage. That was another $800.00. The rescue he came from stood by me. God bless them. They had a go fund me started before I got him out of the hospital. The pit is back in here in the trailer park. I saw him two days ago. It embarrasses me to say so but I had her number and because they did nothing when I saw this pit back in here I called them and left them a voice mail they won’t forget. But basically they skated just like the last pit bull that bit one of my dogs.

What would you like people to know as a result of your attack?
These pits are incredibility powerful. If you are gonna fight back, you must spray them before they get to you. I carry a screwdriver in case I cannot get the spray out fast enough. I have also thrown scalding hot coffee on them. I gave my neighbor who was attacked pepper spray. I have a friend who maces them. Be alert. I seriously was relatively naive thinking I was so close to home I was safe. Always keep your ears tuned in for that distinct patter of their feet. I can never relax anymore. I know Charlie does not blame me but I blame myself. I promised to protect him but I could not. He has lasting deficits and I never got my voice back. My life is changed. One of the things I miss the most is how Charlie used to run and he can not anymore. No justice for either of us because of pit bulls in our community.