Pitbullsrgr8t
November 27th, 2006, 07:30 PM
Ok, I'm trying real hard here not to go into a rant about the whole Pitbull ordeal but I thought I'd post a clip of an article I read today on CityNews (City Tv) Here it is:
Woman & Pet Attacked By Dog In North York Park
Monday November 27, 2006
A woman and her pet are both recovering from a close encounter with danger, after they were attacked by a dog in a North York park Monday.
Police say a woman was walking her own dog in a green space near Avenue Road and Wilson during the afternoon, when another animal suddenly appeared out of nowhere and came racing after them. Cops rushed to the scene and were able to corral the animal and then took it back it its owner.
But while they were there, they called Animal Control, and those officers came and took two more dogs out of the residence - including a pit bull.
The extent of the injuries to the woman or her pet hasn't been revealed and there's no word yet on why the attacking canine was loose or whether the owner will face charges.
Here's a link to the actual article: http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_5631.aspx
Ok, is it just me or does anyone else see something really wrong with this article? Why does this writer feel it's not important to name the breed of the attacking dog but feels it's necessary to mention that there was a Pitbull that shared at home with the attacker. Does it make it a sensational story? Now I'm not saying that the breed name of the dog is important because any dog can attack, but why go the extra length to name the breed of a dog that had nothing to do with the attack? Anyway, I was one disgruntled reader today and I fired off an email to them. It will probably go unanswered but I just had to let off some steam about this matter because I feel that the media had a huge part in the reason why Pitbulls are now banned in Ontario and I feel that they should be a little more responsible when reporting the news. Anyone else feeling the same way?
Woman & Pet Attacked By Dog In North York Park
Monday November 27, 2006
A woman and her pet are both recovering from a close encounter with danger, after they were attacked by a dog in a North York park Monday.
Police say a woman was walking her own dog in a green space near Avenue Road and Wilson during the afternoon, when another animal suddenly appeared out of nowhere and came racing after them. Cops rushed to the scene and were able to corral the animal and then took it back it its owner.
But while they were there, they called Animal Control, and those officers came and took two more dogs out of the residence - including a pit bull.
The extent of the injuries to the woman or her pet hasn't been revealed and there's no word yet on why the attacking canine was loose or whether the owner will face charges.
Here's a link to the actual article: http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_5631.aspx
Ok, is it just me or does anyone else see something really wrong with this article? Why does this writer feel it's not important to name the breed of the attacking dog but feels it's necessary to mention that there was a Pitbull that shared at home with the attacker. Does it make it a sensational story? Now I'm not saying that the breed name of the dog is important because any dog can attack, but why go the extra length to name the breed of a dog that had nothing to do with the attack? Anyway, I was one disgruntled reader today and I fired off an email to them. It will probably go unanswered but I just had to let off some steam about this matter because I feel that the media had a huge part in the reason why Pitbulls are now banned in Ontario and I feel that they should be a little more responsible when reporting the news. Anyone else feeling the same way?