Pit bull attacks three year old - child has to go and live with gran as parents demand dog's removal

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Picture: Daily News

 

A three year old girl has become the latest little victim of a savage and unprovoked attack from a neighbor's Pit Bull dog.

 

Piano was playing happily without a care in the world on her toy car out front of her house in Ban Ya Phraek, Muang, Samut Prakan on an evening last week. 

 

Out of nowhere the beast - that some same make adorable family pets - attacked.

 

Her arm was torn to shreds requiring twenty stitches, four nights in hospital and medical fees between 80-90,000 baht followed, reported Daily News. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The parents said they were around but couldn't prevent the attack. They chased the dog away and said it was lucky they were there or they feared what might have happened to Piano. 

 

CCTV caught the moment of the attack.

 

But there was worse. Every time that the little girl hears the sound of the dog barking she is terrified and can't sleep.

 

She begged to leave home and go and stay with her grandmother and parents Kanphon, 34, and Sirimas, 33, had to give in.

 

The two owners of the dog agreed to pay restitution and secured their home better. The dog had got out of a gate not properly closed.

 

But the parents want the dog gone from the moo baan where there are many children. Only one of the owners agrees.

 

Police reports have been filed and the juristic person is facing a petition from householders. 

 

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[Excel]

Yet another one. About time all these animals are put down and the irresponsible owners who are protecting these dangerous animals put behind bars as they are just as guilty as the animal 

[Surelynot]

Certain breeds need to to phased out as they have been in Germany (they chose the wrong breeds, but that is by the by).

 

Dogs should be chipped and wormed

 

Owners should have to pay a license fee that covers training for both them and their dog (mainly for them).

 

No dogs should be caged like in the photo.

 

All dogs should have a ID collar and, when in public, be on a lead.

 

Any dogs not conforming to all the above should be impounded and re-licensed to new owners or destroyed.

 

 

[Seismic]

That dog is NOT a pit bull.

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, Seismic said:

That dog is NOT a pit bull.

Agree....I wasn't sure what it was....looks like a Staffie on steroids.

[Staxer]

Re_ seismic.... It may not be a pitbull but It sure looks close to me. Why anyone would want to keep a beast like this mystifys me!

[Surelynot]

Just now, Staxer said:

Re_ seismic.... It may not be a pitbull but It sure looks close to me. Why anyone would want to keep a beast like this mystifys me!

....and caged, in this climate........if I were kept like that the first I would do on getting out is bite someone....!!!!

[Bob12345]

44 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Agree....I wasn't sure what it was....looks like a Staffie on steroids.

It looks like a bulldog, which is a very lazy British breed that is very harmless. It surprises me the animal was able to run in the heat, normally they would pass out due to health issues and the short nose.

 

But as always the newspapers know what sells: "pitbull". If there was a local CNN in Thailand they would say it was due to Trump and white supremacy, because then people click the article, which is exactly what newspapers want. Informing people comes second to money. 

 

This dog was obviously not properly socialized and supervised. The owners are 100% responsible. There is no need to outlaw certain dog breeds or put them down, maybe they should think about putting down bad dog owners.

[Surelynot]

6 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

maybe they should think about putting down bad dog owners.

That would claim more than covid.

[clivebaxter]

Cue the my Pittie/Staffie would not hurt a fly, there is no such thing as a bad dog only bad owner apologists for this continuing madness of keeping aggressive dogs near kids. Dog should be put down and the owners prosecuted.

[Excel]

Just now, clivebaxter said:

Cue the my Pittie/Staffie would not hurt a fly, there is no such thing as a bad dog only bad owner apologists for this continuing madness of keeping aggressive dogs near kids. Dog should be put down and the owners prosecuted.

Absolutely. 

[Bob12345]

1 minute ago, clivebaxter said:

Cue the my Pittie/Staffie would not hurt a fly, there is no such thing as a bad dog only bad owner apologists for this continuing madness of keeping aggressive dogs near kids. Dog should be put down and the owners prosecuted.

Cue the "put all dogs down because one dog bit a kid" and close your eyes for all the positives well-raised dogs bring and the thousands of people yearly dying of other causes like motorbike accidents. Maybe ban motorbikes also, and cars, and sugar, and fat, and smokes, and meat, and kitchen knifes, and ladders, and alcohol.

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, clivebaxter said:

Cue the my Pittie/Staffie would not hurt a fly, there is no such thing as a bad dog only bad owner apologists for this continuing madness of keeping aggressive dogs near kids. Dog should be put down and the owners prosecuted.

No dog is 'safe'....especially near kids......it staggers me that people are so trusting........any dog can scar a kid for life........ in a split second.

[Bob12345]

Nothing is "safe", thats why you should try to raise your dogs and your kids in such a way they can normally function in society. If you don't do that, either with your dog or kid, others will pay the consequences. Trying to remove all things "not safe" is futile, there are millions of things "not safe". Even living in a pod, eating bug-burgers, and letting the government hold your hand at every step is not safe.

[clivebaxter]

3 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

Cue the "put all dogs down because one dog bit a kid" and close your eyes for all the positives well-raised dogs bring and the thousands of people yearly dying of other causes like motorbike accidents. Maybe ban motorbikes also, and cars, and sugar, and fat, and smokes, and meat, and kitchen knifes, and ladders, and alcohol.

Look up the statists, in the USA it's around 400k a year bitten by dogs and several killed, Pitt Bulls and aggressive cross breads at the top of the list of attackers. Dogs bring no positives when they attack or kill somebody's child.

[Bob12345]

1 minute ago, clivebaxter said:

Look up the statists, in the USA it's around 400k a year bitten by dogs and several killed, Pitt Bulls and aggressive cross breads at the top of the list of attackers. Dogs bring no positives when they attack or kill somebody's child.

Look up the stats for the USA to see what happens in Thailand? What a strange argument you are constructing.

 

Dogs bring no positives when they attack or kill, just as cars dont bring positives when they drive over your head and kill you. Ban cars also now? And sitting behind your computer brings no positives either when you get a heart attack from lack of movement and die, now also ban thaivisa? Try a bit harder please.

 

[Denim]

2 hours ago, Staxer said:

Re_ seismic.... It may not be a pitbull but It sure looks close to me. Why anyone would want to keep a beast like this mystifys me!

 

Same reason they like to drive big pick ups. In their microscopic brains they think it is macho.

[xtrnuno41]

A 3yo girl playing all by herself in the middle of the street.

She could have been run down by "boss" like creature or even being kidnapped.

Very responsible parents, keep up the good parenthood.

 

[malathione]

Dogs are wonderful creatures and the aggressive breeds can and do make great pets given an experienced and responsible owner. That said, there is a dearth of responsible and experienced owners and most of these dogs are bought by people who want to awe and compensate for phal--c failings, unfortunately. In addition, there are many irresponsible breeders of these breeds, breeders who are not interested in breeding out undesirable traits such as overtly aggressive behavior. Very unfortunate. 

[SiamRead]

2 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

Cue the my Pittie/Staffie would not hurt a fly, there is no such thing as a bad dog only bad owner apologists for this continuing madness of keeping aggressive dogs near kids. Dog should be put down and the owners prosecuted.

Totally agreeable. Both the dog and dog owners should be put down.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

doesn't matter what breed the dog is, putting a name to it just takes the focus away from the fact that any dog that attacks a human in such a viscous way needs to be put down.

 

I love dogs and sometimes a dog might accidentally nip at a child causing injury, but this was not a nip. If the parents didn't react so quickly I have no doubts that child would have been killed.

 

Put this dog down and sue the <deleted> outta the owners.

[Megasin1]

25 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

A 3yo girl playing all by herself in the middle of the street.

She could have been run down by "boss" like creature or even being kidnapped.

Very responsible parents, keep up the good parenthood.

 

Are you sure you are feeling ok ? A very strange comment indeed!! Perhaps a cage for the little girl too ?? 

[garzhe]

2 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Cue the "put all dogs down because one dog bit a kid" and close your eyes for all the positives well-raised dogs bring and the thousands of people yearly dying of other causes like motorbike accidents. Maybe ban motorbikes also, and cars, and sugar, and fat, and smokes, and meat, and kitchen knifes, and ladders, and alcohol.

Society cant function without vehicles but can function perfectly well without dangerous dogs.

[Bob12345]

11 minutes ago, garzhe said:

Society cant function without vehicles but can function perfectly well without dangerous dogs.

So you mean we make an assessment of the pro's and con's of having certain items? 

That sounds very reasonable I might say.

 

Pets are expensive: not just the buying them but also feeding them, buying toys, and the VET bills which are directly tied to the size (weight) of the dogs. Pets also cost a lot of effort and time: they need to be walked daily and need to be trained. You need to clean up their poo and look after them a lot. I take my dogs for a 1 hour walk in the morning already for example, and walk them once or twice later on the day for a shorter period of time.

 

Wouldn't you agree that people only spend so much time and money on dogs if they "get" something back? Like enjoyment, social interactions with others, a reason to go out daily and walk in nature, friendship, etc? And won't you think those things in life are part of "functioning well"? Like we can all live in pods, eat brown liquid food to stay alive, and work 16 hours per day, but that wont be fun right? It would be "killing" our spirit and will to live. It appears dogs (and other pets) help with that. Doesn't that sound great? 

 

Society can actually "function" without TV, entertainment, alcohol, variety in food, movies, comfortable chairs, warm water, massages, the freedom to pick your own clothes, a weekend where you don't have to work, etc. But we can probably agree that these things make life worthwhile. Right? So purely looking if a society can function without it should not be a very strong argument in this discussion.

 

Edit: you mention "dangerous" dogs, which is completely subjective. 

[4MyEgo]

Who is at fault.

 

1) Owner for allowing the dog to roam freely.

 

2) Parents of child for allowing child to play on the street.

 

So both are at fault as far as I am concerned.

 

We have young kids, they play in the front yard which has a large gate to keep out dogs/people and it's locked, to add, we are always in the front yard watching them play.

 

No excuses, kids are your responsibility to keep an eye on them all the time, if the house they live in was lacking a yard area, then move to a bigger one, or take the kid to a park and watch them all the time.

 

Owner of dog should be prosecuted, fined and pay all damages, hospital bills and furthermore phycologists bills till the kid can learn to relax around dogs.

 

The owners should also be cautioned or fined for failing to watch their kid in a secure environment, but fat chances of that happening, seriously some parents are unfit to be parents.

 

[holy cow cm]

4 hours ago, Seismic said:

That dog is NOT a pit bull.

Looks like a type of small one to me. Or if not it is maybe a mix between a Frenchie and a small/medium sized pitbull. I have a frenchie

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Cue the "put all dogs down because one dog bit a kid" and close your eyes for all the positives well-raised dogs bring and the thousands of people yearly dying of other causes like motorbike accidents. Maybe ban motorbikes also, and cars, and sugar, and fat, and smokes, and meat, and kitchen knifes, and ladders, and alcohol.

 

A totally dumbed down strawman argument which shouldn’t warrant a response.... 

 

There is no need for anyone to keep one of these breeds of dog.

 

Any dog should be restrained or not able to escape the property.

 

Innocent people and children should never be at risk from any dog.

 

[richard_smith237]

11 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Who is at fault.

 

1) Owner for allowing the dog to roam freely.

 

100%

 

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2) Parents of child for allowing child to play on the street.

 

Wrong, the parents of the child said they were there (around) but couldn’t prevent the attack.  

 

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So both are at fault as far as I am concerned.

 

Wrong. Even if the child was on the street alone. there should not be any dogs around which could attack them. 

 

IF the dog attacks an adult, is it the adults fault for being in the street ?

 

 

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We have young kids, they play in the front yard which has a large gate to keep out dogs/people and it's locked, to add, we are always in the front yard watching them play.

 

And, as in this case, a dog can run up and attack a child and you couldn’t stop them, especially one of these dogs. 

 

This is why only certain breeds are permitted in some more developed nations and the dangerous dogs act is in place; dogs must be chipped, restrained and muzzled when out in public. 

 

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No excuses, kids are your responsibility to keep an eye on them all the time, if the house they live in was lacking a yard area, then move to a bigger one, or take the kid to a park and watch them all the time.

 

Kids are your responsibility, but you can’t carry them around out of reach of an attacking dog at all times. 

 

When I am out the front of our house I supervise my son riding his bike up the street of a moo-baan....  Do you think I can prevent a dog from running out and attacking him??? only the owners can do that.

Foruntately there are no unrestrained dogs in my moo-baan... If there were I’d get the juristic committee involved. 

 

Take the kid to a park... and risk exposure to a Pit-Bull, or any other type of terrier or dog which would normal be on the dangerous dogs list, or even a soi dog.... 

 

I can’t even take my son to the beach without annoying and sometimes aggressive dogs being a problem. 

 

 

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Owner of dog should be prosecuted, fined and pay all damages, hospital bills and furthermore phycologists bills till the kid can learn to relax around dogs.

 

100% agree and the dog should be destroyed. It has proven it will attack a child. 

 

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The owners should also be cautioned or fined for failing to watch their kid in a secure environment, but fat chances of that happening, seriously some parents are unfit to be parents.

 

 

Disagree with that - the owners were with their child in the street. 

 

Perhaps you want the parents fined for allowing their child to play ????

 

 

[Libai]

Pit Bulls are dangerous animals and should never be kept as pets. This dog unfortunately needs to be put down. 

[simon43]

I'd happily come over and chop the head off that dog with an axe... I have zero time for snowflake doggie-lovers who try to defend vicious animals. 

 

When I lived in the countryside in the UK, every day I wrung the necks of countless crows that I caught in a Larsen trap, to ensure that songbirds did not fall prey to them.  This is a 'dog-eat-dog' world, not some wokie-world.  I hope someone comes along and dispatches that dog asap ????