In Feburary 2019, Marjorie Knoller was denied parole for the killing of Diane Whipple in January 2001. Knoller was the woman whose Presa Canario dogs savagely killed Diane Whipple in 2001. A jury in Los Angeles found Knoller guilty of every charge she was indicted for, including second degree murder. Her conviction was upheld, and she was sentenced […]
One of the most striking stories about pit bull attacks is the one involving “Rocky,” the pit bull that brutally attacked its owner and his family in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, in July 2018. Bleeding heavily from the savage attack by his own dog, the pitbull owner told the police, “That dog, he’s been good forever. And thank […]
On January 5, 2019, a man was killed in South Philadelphia for asking someone to put a leash on his dog. (See the article in the Inquirer at Philly.com.) Drew Justice was taking a walk with his fiance and his shih tzu dog when they came across Matthew Thomas Oropeza, 24. The latter had his […]
Integrity Insurance created a loophole to avoid paying dog bite claims. They inserted an unusual clause in their homeowners’ policies. This clause states they won’t defend any customer from a dog bite claim if any “insurance claims records” or “records of a local public safety, law enforcement, or other regulatory agency” exist, showing the customer’s […]
When something like the satiric “Super Bowl” video, “Do Not Adopt a Pit Bull,” goes viral, a relatively small group of pit bull advocates takes it as their cue to spread misinformation about the breed, such as that pit bulls are “nanny dogs” and perfectly safe with people. In fact, pit bulls are the #1 […]
It is now official City of Los Angeles policy to trick the public into adopting pit bulls, even those with a history of attacking people. The story is contained in two articles by fearless Phyllis Daugherty, a former city worker and director of the nonprofit Animal Issues Movement (be sure to read the comments too): […]
I was on the John and Ken Show just now (September 21, 2017), and the discussion was about pitbulls. Specifically, whether an animal shelter should tell potential adopters that a dog is a pitbull. Some shelters go so far as to give a FALSE BREED NAME for pitbulls — for example, there was a time […]