That dog would have lasted about 20 seconds after the first officer arrived in any American city. :thankyou:
Fire extinguishers? On a rottweiler?
Still, I give the officers credit for courage.
sourceDog kills owner in horror attack
Police said the dog was "dangerously out of control"
A 78-year-old man has died hours after being mauled by his rottweiler dog as he lay on an east London street.
Witnesses said James Rehill "looked like a doll" as the animal shook and bit him in Plaistow, on Sunday morning.
Residents tried to free Mr Rehill but it was only when police officers discharged six fire extinguishers at the dog that it released its owner.
Mr Rehill was taken to hospital suffering from severe head and facial injuries and died later that night.
Aziz Rahman, 32, saw the attack, which happened at about 0700 GMT, from his bedroom window.
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He said: "There was a man lying on the floor and a dog was over him, licking and biting him.
"He looked like a doll, the dog was pulling at him.
A police officer used a fire extinguisher to scare the dog off
"There was blood all over his face."
Mr Rahman described how residents had tried to distract the dog by hitting baseball bats against a wall but the animal did not respond.
He said: "There must have been 10 to 12 police cars but nobody could do anything to get the dog off him.
"Eventually one officer used a fire extinguisher to scare the dog off."
Police have launched an investigation into the death.
A police statement said armed officers were called because the dog was "dangerously out of control".
Local taxi driver Bill Collins said he regularly saw the man walking his dog but he did not believe the animal was a "mad dog".
Newham Borough Commander Nick Bracken said: "This is a very tragic incident and our thoughts today are obviously with the family and friends of the deceased man."
He said his officers "put their lives at risk" to protect other members of the public.
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That dog would have lasted about 20 seconds after the first officer arrived in any American city. :thankyou:
Fire extinguishers? On a rottweiler?
Still, I give the officers credit for courage.
My question is what did he do to make this dog that way?
Well dog are like us may be he i had a bad and thought i had enough and starting biting him. I myself keep pitbull for 6 yearz and i had no problems.
Creepy!
wow...and i thought american cops were a bit dumb..hehe...they were all like 5 cop cars across the street from us and when we find out what was going on it was just about some dude riding skateboard in the streets..lol..we were like wow 5 cars to hold him down in case he takes the board and skates away...lol.."There must have been 10 to 12 police cars but nobody could do anything to get the dog off him
and why is EVERYONE and EVERYTHING in LONDON!!!! yall are reeeallly makin me wanna live there now.!!!!
sorry...
another thing...10 to 12 cop cars and 1 dog...hmm..and they had a bat hitting the WALL...they could've hit the DOG!! they prolly thought they gonna wait till he dead then the dog wud be full and not want them nomore.lol..this is hilarius...london cops make me laugh almost as much as american cops do..hehe...
this post is not meant to offend anyone..sorry again
I don't know the laws in the U.K. but we have laws against abusing animals in the states.
I don't think the police officers in Britain carry guns do they? At least they never used to. Apparently they only carry fire extinguishers.format_quote Originally Posted by Cognescenti
That dog would have lasted about 20 seconds after the first officer arrived in any American city. :thankyou:
Fire extinguishers? On a rottweiler?
Still, I give the officers credit for courage.
^ lol it wud be like a person robs a bank and they say 'FREEZE OR I WILL SPRAY U WIT THIS THING!' LOL...
yeah jeffx that true..
I hate dogs. They ate my kittens and now little Mike is gone.
Lol I have 3 dogs and one cat, and the cat is MUCH more violent then the dogs! I have never once been bitten by any of my dogs but the cat is so stubborn that he will bite me to wake me up! lol it is so funny seeing a cat bite.
Anyways but yeah, sad to hear. People need to start training their dogs better, and people themselves need to quit abusing animals so much. Dogs become violent because they are usually taught that way.
And if it were a Brazillian on the London Underground, it would be swiss cheese in ten. :thankyou:format_quote Originally Posted by Cognescenti
Said rottweiler was still biting the victim by the sounds of it - it would be a bad idea to shoot it while it was still attached, so to speak. Dogs' jaws lock, and you don't really want to do anything to forcibly tear the animal away from the victim lest you injure the victim further in the process.Fire extinguishers? On a rottweiler?
Anyway, there are armed response squads in the UK too. Automatic weapons, flak jackets, those cool caps - the whole shebang.
Really though, if you keep a rottweiler, what in the blue heck do you expect? They're inherently dangerous. Not to condone any abuse suffered by the dog, or the injuries sustained by its owner. Not even to blame the owner as such.
It's just common sense, especially with the spate of dangerous dog-related maulings (usually on children) that have recently occured in the UK.
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Actually it's not the animals that are the problem it's the owners. People need to train their dogs by learning to themselves or taking them to obedience school.
If you have proof that Rottweilers or any other dog is dangerous beyond what the media like to portray then post it please.
http://www.anapsid.org/pdv-boid.html
The link above shows that horse kill more people every year than dogs.
And here's a link showing that child abuse by humans is much more deadly.
http://www.childdeathreview.org/causesCAN.htm
I don't diasagree that malevolent owners can make things worse, but let's get real, Rottweilrs have been bred for fighting. If you can breed a dog to look like a polska kilbasa with little tiny legs you can breed an aggressive breed.format_quote Originally Posted by JeffX
Here, a couple of Rotts attack an adult female moose (they had her by the nose) and are only driven off by a guy with a truck and a gun.The day I read an article about a moose being mauled by golden retrievers, I will cede your point.
That may be true, but if there were 2000 lb rottweilers we would all be in troublehttp://www.anapsid.org/pdv-boid.html
The link above shows that horse kill more people every year than dogs.
Perhaps, but that doesn't let rottweilers off the hook.And here's a link showing that child abuse by humans is much more deadly.
http://www.childdeathreview.org/causesCAN.htm
Uggh. That was a tragic episode.format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin
I think making the dog angry was the least of the problems at the time. :-)Said rottweiler was still biting the victim by the sounds of it - it would be a bad idea to shoot it while it was still attached, so to speak. Dogs' jaws lock, and you don't really want to do anything to forcibly tear the animal away from the victim lest you injure the victim further in the process.
Man. Poor guy.
I've never really liked dogs.
Aww that's sad, why didn't the guy at the window do something, he cudv'e suffocated the dof enough so that he released the man, the dog wouldn't have died innay
Ahh man that's sad, he died aswell, ouch!
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This is sad because someone must have witnessed a large portion of this event, think about it... the police had to be called and arrived and there were 10 to 12 to respond before someone could get this beast off an old man. Had to be a horrific sight, I wish I could have been there for this manwhat a horrible death it must be to be eaten alive by a rott... I cant believe someone didnt have a weapon to off this animal from the beginning, even a knife could have worked, simply lift and stab into the back of the things neck, or let it attack and cut its throat... man I just cant imagine
Is it not legal to bear arms in London?
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Perhaps, but that doesn't let rottweilers off the hook.[/QUOTE]
While it doesn't it shows how people are much more cruel and destructive to each other than animals.
You don't want to hear the answer. I'm betting that it's even more disgusting than the reason why the tiger attacked those kids (who confessed to taunting it by the way). Anyway, these types of dogs are great for dog fights, and that has become a nasty sub-culture here. Even one of my old friends bred dogs and sponsored dog fights. I hate when this happens because these are very powerful animals and mankind still thinks it can abuse them. Besides this, you would have to really be evil to have a dog turn on you. Normally, they're extremely loyal.format_quote Originally Posted by JeffX
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