Articles labeled: pit bull

Okay, so how unattached and inattentive does one have to be to allow a dog to chew a baby’s toes off.

Why the hell would a dog do that anyway? Pit bulls are mental.

Authorities say they expect to file child abuse charges against a Southwest area mother after a pit bull chewed off the toes of her infant son early Monday.

Robie Lynn Jenkins and her boyfriend Tremayne J. Spillman, face probable felony child abuse charges after a pit bull ate all the toes on Jenkins’ 4-month-old son’s left foot, according to a press release from the Onslow County Sheriff’s Department.

Not surprisingly, pit bulls account for the majority of children’s dog bites as reported by Science Daily. They also suggest and recommend that accurate reporting could help curb attacks on children if we know how to prevent them. Seems like common sense. MT is perplexed as to why the CDC has stopped reporting specific breed dog bite data.

The most common sites of bites to the head and neck were the cheeks (34%), lips (21%), and nose and ears (both 8%). Sixty-four percent suffered wounds in more than one location, with the average wound size 7.15 cm. Pit bulls were the breed most commonly cited as the cause for the attack.

The authors believe that by implementing more accurate and timely reporting of dog bites to local health authorities, medical professionals can be educated on how to identify trends and develop prevention strategies.