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  • California: Pit bull breeder’s body found in kennel

    California: Pit bull breeder’s body found in kennel


    A pit bull breeder in California has fatally been attacked by the dogs he was raising, authorities have reported.

    The 35-year-old man’s lifeless body was discovered in a kennel in the backyard of his Compton residence around 7 a.m. on Friday after a concerned friend visited, as reported by KTLA.

    Following a review of surveillance videos from the property’s cameras, investigators determined that the dog attack occurred between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursday.

    Michael Gomez from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated, “He was feeding the dogs at which point maybe there was an altercation between some of the dogs, and [they] ultimately attacked and mauled the victim.”

    A dog kennel with a white cloth draped over it against a cement brick fence with a dog jumping up against it.
    Officials located the unidentified man’s body inside one of several kennels in the backyard of his home. KTLA 5

    Aerial footage from KTLA revealed a substantial breeding operation for large dogs in the yard. The man’s body was found inside one of the kennels.

    According to CBS News, there were 13 dogs on the property, including five adults and several puppies.

    Several large dog cages in a Compton backyard.
    Aerial footage of the yard appeared to show a sizable breeding operation for large dogs operating from the house. KTLA 5

    “Preliminary information suggests that the deceased individual was involved in breeding and selling Pitbulls,” stated animal control officials. The breeder, who lived alone, succumbed to his injuries.

    His father authorized the transfer of the dogs to Animal Care & Control for impoundment and examination.

    No additional injuries were reported.

  • Pit bulls in South Africa burnt to death after attacking a child

    Three pit bull dogs who had attacked a young girl were stoned to death and then burned by members of a community in Cape Town, South Africa.

    The incident occurs as calls to outlaw the breed grow in South Africa.

    A local animal welfare charity reported that the child was mauled in a field in the Gatesville neighbourhood of Cape Town. She “sustained severe injuries and had to be rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment”, the SPCA has said.

    The dogs were then attacked, with people stoning, stabbing and hitting them “before burning them to death”.

    Video of the burning shows people standing around the fire shouting approval, IOL news site reports.

    “We are tired of these people wanting to parade with their pit bulls knowing they are a danger to society. It’s not enough our children are being slaughtered by vicious criminals, and brazen gangsters,” a resident is quoted by IOL as saying.

    Sunday’s attack followed reports of a three-year-old boy dying after being targeted by two dogs in Free State province, IOL reports.

    Source: BBC.com