2 roaming pit bulls break through a fence to attack a dog. Forced off, they return 20 days later and kill the dog. When the dog owner learns that the pits have killed another dog, she posts a warning to her local FB group (December 23, 2024 in Missouri)
December 1, 2024 - 2 loose pit bulls break through a 6' privacy fence to attack the homeowner's dog, Bert. Bert's owners are home, witness the attack and stop it. The dogs escape.
December 23, 2024 - the larger pit bull, Cash, returns. It breaks into the yard again, and kills Bert on the homeowner's back porch.
The image this creates is of a dog desperately fleeing to the safety of his own home, and being killed just at the verge of escape. It is an unbearable idea.
January 2025 - Bert's owner learns that Cash has killed another dog. She turns to her community's local FB group and speaks publicly about the fatal attacks. Within 24 hours, someone has explained to her the process by which you address dangerous dog attacks, alerting police and animal control, and the pit bulls have been seized.
A moment here to admire the police and animal control for acting, acting swiftly, and acting effectively. This is all too rare in dog attacks.
