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Dog Attack In Pasadena

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

TELL US: Are Bulldogs Dangerous or Protective?

Leave a comment to tell us what you think about the incident last month where two American bulldogs were shot by police after they attacked a boy and an officer.

Last month, Anne Arundel County police shot two bulldogs after one attacked a 7-year-old boy in Pasadena. The owner of the two American bulldogs, Billy Fifer, faces multiple citations and fines but told The Maryland Gazette that the dogs were "protecting his pregnant girlfriend" during the incident. Police arrived at a home in the 3400 block of Barnsley Court in Pasadena at 5:39 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2011, and found the boy being attacked by one of the dogs. Patch reported that the officer shot the dog that was attacking the boy, and the second dog reportedly turned on the officer and was also shot. Police said Anne Arundel County Animal Control came out to the home and euthanized both bulldogs. Fifer told The Maryland Gazette that he thinks it'…

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Police: 2 Bull Dogs Shot After Attacking Boy

Police shot the dogs after one attacked a 7-year-old boy in Pasadena.

Anne Arundel County police shot two bull dogs after one attacked a 7-year-old boy in Pasadena on Saturday. The boy was flown to Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. According to Lt. James Fredericks, a "hysterical" call came in at 5:37 p.m. on Saturday with a report that a boy was bit by a dog. Police arrived to a home in the 3400 block of Barnsley Court in Pasadena at 5:39 p.m. and found a 7-year-old boy still being attacked by one bull dog. The officer shot the dog attacking the boy, according to police. The second dog reportedly turned on the officer and was also shot. Animal Control came out to the home and euthanized both dogs, Fredericks said. The 7-year-old boy was flown to Johns Hopkins Children's Center. His condition is …

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Charles Anderson

8:55 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Keep big dogs away from small children... The child had no voice in the decision to have the dog, but he is the one who suffered. Not the adults   more ›

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