Pitbulls attack 90 year old - "The dogs were actually eating him alive" - The Orange Mane

Popps · 07-09-2008, 06:03 PM

This week's Pitbull mauling...

http://gothamist.com/2008/07/01/pitb...ling_90yea.php

Pitbulls Seized After Mauling 90-Year-Old Man on S.I.
Earlier today, a 90-year-old man was mauled by a neighbor's pit bulls. The victim, Henry Pitrowski, remains at Richmond University Medical Center in critical condition.

Reports say Pitrowski was attacked on his property. Another neighbor, Reginald Bell, told the Advance he went outside when he heard the elderly man's screaming. Bell said, "The dogs were actually eating him alive. He was mauled completely. His legs were eaten to the bone. His arms were eaten to the bone." After running home to call 911, Bell brought back a butcher knife to scare the dogs off the victim.

The dogs were tranquilized and removed from the house, and WNBC reports the owner is being questioned. According to WABC 7, "The dogs had ran through the back yards to Piotrowski's property. They escaped back home to their owner's house Newark Avenue, where police quickly arrived."

Recently, a bill preventing ex-cons from owning pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other fighting dogs was introduced to the State Legislature and a year and a half ago, City Councilman Peter Vallone proposed a ban on pit bulls.

BroncoBuff · 07-09-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Popps

Recently, a bill preventing ex-cons from owning pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other fighting dogs was introduced to the State Legislature and a year and a half ago, City Councilman Peter Vallone proposed a ban on pit bulls.

Just a WEE bit late for Mr. Petrowski.

Popps · 07-09-2008, 06:21 PM

There have been three or four major attacks here in LA in the past week or two, including a couple of them attacking a cop.

Problem is, cops get to carry guns around... we can't.

Los Broncos · 07-09-2008, 06:59 PM

Dam, seems to happen a lot, kind of sad,

TDmvp · 07-09-2008, 07:22 PM

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...202140361/1025

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...91/1001/NEWS01

I have told this story before and i expect a little respect for My grandma Who has since passed away... But my cousin was living with her and brought in a pit ... she ask him to remove the dog and he refused ... a week later this happened ... there is no place in public for these animals and they should be banned .... I do agree it is how they are raised ... BUT with so many mixed and unknown past it is very hard to know what you are getting ...

Los Broncos · 07-09-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TDmvp

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...202140361/1025

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...91/1001/NEWS01

I have told this story before and i expect a little respect for My grandma Who has since passed away... But my cousin was living with her and brought in a pit ... she ask him to remove the dog and he refused ... a week later this happened ... there is no place in public for these animals and they should be banned .... I do agree it is how they are raised ... BUT with so many mixed and unknown past it is very hard to know what you are getting ...

There is no reason for that, stupid.

TDmvp · 07-09-2008, 07:25 PM

pardon me

.... what do you mean stupid ....

Los Broncos · 07-09-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TDmvp

pardon me

.... what do you mean stupid ....

Not you, the story, some dog attacking an old woman because some kid wanted one.

TDmvp · 07-09-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynch Mob72

Not you, the story, some dog attacking an old woman because some kid wanted a one.

I figured you didn't mean it to me Bud .... i was just asking what you ment ... no harm ....

Los Broncos · 07-09-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TDmvp

I figured you didn't mean it to me Bud .... i was just asking what you ment ... no harm ....

Her arm was taking off by a dog, makes me sick.

TDmvp · 07-09-2008, 08:10 PM

yea she had a few things wrong with her before the attack ... spots on her lungs and ect ... and the attack made her so weak they did not think she would make it thru the treatment for the other things .... so it was basically the start of the end .... WAS SO SAD ....

Tombstone RJ · 07-09-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Popps

This week's Pitbull mauling...

http://gothamist.com/2008/07/01/pitb...ling_90yea.php

Pitbulls Seized After Mauling 90-Year-Old Man on S.I.
Earlier today, a 90-year-old man was mauled by a neighbor's pit bulls. The victim, Henry Pitrowski, remains at Richmond University Medical Center in critical condition.

Reports say Pitrowski was attacked on his property. Another neighbor, Reginald Bell, told the Advance he went outside when he heard the elderly man's screaming. Bell said, "The dogs were actually eating him alive. He was mauled completely. His legs were eaten to the bone. His arms were eaten to the bone." After running home to call 911, Bell brought back a butcher knife to scare the dogs off the victim.

The dogs were tranquilized and removed from the house, and WNBC reports the owner is being questioned. According to WABC 7, "The dogs had ran through the back yards to Piotrowski's property. They escaped back home to their owner's house Newark Avenue, where police quickly arrived."

Recently, a bill preventing ex-cons from owning pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other fighting dogs was introduced to the State Legislature and a year and a half ago, City Councilman Peter Vallone proposed a ban on pit bulls.

The dogs should be put down and the owner should be charged with second degree murder.

Arkansas Bronco · 07-09-2008, 08:17 PM

My dog is quite mean. Has nothing to do with how he was raised but I am pretty anti-social and in general a loner. My dog hasnt even growled or loocked mean at my wife, kids, close friends, and close relatives but if he dont know ya he dont like ya. By the way this is an American Bulldog not a pit but you sure as hell dont want him after you. After we first moved in and told we needed to change the locks I was like ah it can wait a few day we were hit like 3 days later need less to say the garage door was up and the inside door open and my dog way laying in front of it when I got home from work. Nothing taken at all.

Dedhed · 07-09-2008, 08:21 PM

If you ban the dogs, the tools who raise them to be aggressive will just get a different breed that is equally dangerous. If you don't think that's possible, you're not informed on this topic. The breed has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that they attract idiots. Removing the breed does nothing to remove the idiots who want dangerous dogs.

Bob · 07-09-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dedhed

If you ban the dogs, the tools who raise them to be aggressive will just get a different breed that is equally dangerous. If you don't think that's possible, you're not informed on this topic. The breed has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that they attract idiots. Removing the breed does nothing to remove the idiots who want dangerous dogs.

I am not sure about banning a certain breed, but I guess I dont care about criminal rights -- if the state says they cant have pitballs, alcohol, and drugs, its fine with me.

scttgrd · 07-09-2008, 08:49 PM

Yes, but I don't think a cocker spaniel is going to kill anyone or try to literally eat them.

wolf754life · 07-09-2008, 08:51 PM

the dogs are bred to kill............

as long as you know that going in there really is no debate, this is what nature wanted to happen.

now its up to government to ban these things, another reason to carry a gun.

innocent people like this guy and your grandma are just collateral damage in the debate..............

rot owners will say sorry, they are great dogs, and people like me want them shot and the breed to be extinct

peacepipe · 07-09-2008, 08:56 PM

there is no such thing as a bad pit bull just bad owners. I've had children around them & have never had a thing to worry about.

scttgrd · 07-09-2008, 09:00 PM

Tick, tick, tick. If that bomb doesen't go off you got lucky. Your fighting instinct, and instinct usually wins out.

oubronco · 07-09-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TDmvp

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...202140361/1025

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...91/1001/NEWS01

I have told this story before and i expect a little respect for My grandma Who has since passed away... But my cousin was living with her and brought in a pit ... she ask him to remove the dog and he refused ... a week later this happened ... there is no place in public for these animals and they should be banned .... I do agree it is how they are raised ... BUT with so many mixed and unknown past it is very hard to know what you are getting ...

Can't agree with you here cause i have a pit and she is the best dog i've ever had she will let my kids do whatever they want to her and does nothing but lick them is NOT agressive at ALL and my brother has one and my mother in law has two and NONE of them have ever bitten anybody it is TOTALLY who raises them and that is it PERIOD

broncofan7 · 07-09-2008, 09:25 PM

I own 3 dogs and one is a pit bull(60lbs) and Lady is the most docile of the 3......(they all are SPCA mixes) So obviously I am against any law that would forbid the ownership of certain breeds of dog.

broncofan7 · 07-09-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf754life

the dogs are bred to kill............

as long as you know that going in there really is no debate, this is what nature wanted to happen.

now its up to government to ban these things, another reason to carry a gun.

innocent people like this guy and your grandma are just collateral damage in the debate..............

rot owners will say sorry, they are great dogs, and people like me want them shot and the breed to be extinct

As a side note--I an a fairly avid runner (around 15 miles/week) and the only time I have been chased by a dog was when a rottweiler was running lose in my neighborhood--safe to say, I probably could have made the olympic team with the pace I maintained to get to my back yard.......

Bronco_Beerslug · 07-09-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dedhed

If you ban the dogs, the tools who raise them to be aggressive will just get a different breed that is equally dangerous. If you don't think that's possible, you're not informed on this topic. The breed has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that they attract idiots. Removing the breed does nothing to remove the idiots who want dangerous dogs.

There are no breeds that even come close to inflicting as many human deaths or vicious attacks as Pit Bulls.

Bob · 07-09-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by peacepipe

there is no such thing as a bad pit bull just bad owners. I've had children around them & have never had a thing to worry about.

Are you the guy who smokes pot all of the time?

~Crash~ · 07-09-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by oubronco

Can't agree with you here cause i have a pit and she is the best dog i've ever had she will let my kids do whatever they want to her and does nothing but lick them is NOT agressive at ALL and my brother has one and my mother in law has two and NONE of them have ever bitten anybody it is TOTALLY who raises them and that is it PERIOD

this is all true but only to a point . I knew of a horse that was a great horse never hurt a thing one day he went nuts darn near killed the kid that was on him ...I know you say well that is a horse yes you would be right point is animals are strange one thing sets them off blood and you never know when that might happen ... I guess if you want a animal around that could kill one of you kids that is your right but I would never keep a breed that snaps around my family .

07-09-2008, 06:03 PM	#1
Popps TEAM FIRST. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 29,786	Pitbulls attack 90 year old - "The dogs were actually eating him alive" This week's Pitbull mauling... http://gothamist.com/2008/07/01/pitb...ling_90yea.php Pitbulls Seized After Mauling 90-Year-Old Man on S.I. Earlier today, a 90-year-old man was mauled by a neighbor's pit bulls. The victim, Henry Pitrowski, remains at Richmond University Medical Center in critical condition. Reports say Pitrowski was attacked on his property. Another neighbor, Reginald Bell, told the Advance he went outside when he heard the elderly man's screaming. Bell said, "The dogs were actually eating him alive. He was mauled completely. His legs were eaten to the bone. His arms were eaten to the bone." After running home to call 911, Bell brought back a butcher knife to scare the dogs off the victim. The dogs were tranquilized and removed from the house, and WNBC reports the owner is being questioned. According to WABC 7, "The dogs had ran through the back yards to Piotrowski's property. They escaped back home to their owner's house Newark Avenue, where police quickly arrived." Recently, a bill preventing ex-cons from owning pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other fighting dogs was introduced to the State Legislature and a year and a half ago, City Councilman Peter Vallone proposed a ban on pit bulls.

07-09-2008, 08:51 PM	#17
wolf754life Bleed Orange and Blue more scoring + more tackling = $$$ Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,776	the dogs are bred to kill............ as long as you know that going in there really is no debate, this is what nature wanted to happen. now its up to government to ban these things, another reason to carry a gun. innocent people like this guy and your grandma are just collateral damage in the debate.............. rot owners will say sorry, they are great dogs, and people like me want them shot and the breed to be extinct Last edited by wolf754life; 07-09-2008 at 09:03 PM..

07-09-2008, 09:25 PM	#21
broncofan7 AKA "THE STANDARD" BQ looks ALMOST as good as I do Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BIG D Posts: 6,022	I own 3 dogs and one is a pit bull(60lbs) and Lady is the most docile of the 3......(they all are SPCA mixes) So obviously I am against any law that would forbid the ownership of certain breeds of dog. Attached Images Last edited by broncofan7; 07-09-2008 at 10:06 PM..

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07-09-2008, 06:21 PM	#3
Popps TEAM FIRST. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 29,786	There have been three or four major attacks here in LA in the past week or two, including a couple of them attacking a cop. Problem is, cops get to carry guns around... we can't.

07-09-2008, 06:59 PM	#4
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Dam, seems to happen a lot, kind of sad,

07-09-2008, 07:22 PM	#5
TDmvp Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,057	http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...202140361/1025 http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...91/1001/NEWS01 I have told this story before and i expect a little respect for My grandma Who has since passed away... But my cousin was living with her and brought in a pit ... she ask him to remove the dog and he refused ... a week later this happened ... there is no place in public for these animals and they should be banned .... I do agree it is how they are raised ... BUT with so many mixed and unknown past it is very hard to know what you are getting ...

07-09-2008, 07:25 PM	#7
TDmvp Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,057	pardon me .... what do you mean stupid ....

07-09-2008, 08:10 PM	#11
TDmvp Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,057	yea she had a few things wrong with her before the attack ... spots on her lungs and ect ... and the attack made her so weak they did not think she would make it thru the treatment for the other things .... so it was basically the start of the end .... WAS SO SAD ....

07-09-2008, 08:17 PM	#13
Arkansas Bronco Ring of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,237 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	My dog is quite mean. Has nothing to do with how he was raised but I am pretty anti-social and in general a loner. My dog hasnt even growled or loocked mean at my wife, kids, close friends, and close relatives but if he dont know ya he dont like ya. By the way this is an American Bulldog not a pit but you sure as hell dont want him after you. After we first moved in and told we needed to change the locks I was like ah it can wait a few day we were hit like 3 days later need less to say the garage door was up and the inside door open and my dog way laying in front of it when I got home from work. Nothing taken at all.

07-09-2008, 08:21 PM	#14
Dedhed Ring of Famer Fare thee well Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 9,730 Adopt-a-Bronco: Elvis	If you ban the dogs, the tools who raise them to be aggressive will just get a different breed that is equally dangerous. If you don't think that's possible, you're not informed on this topic. The breed has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that they attract idiots. Removing the breed does nothing to remove the idiots who want dangerous dogs.

07-09-2008, 08:49 PM	#16
scttgrd Just treading water Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Aurora Posts: 1,288 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brandon Mashall	Yes, but I don't think a cocker spaniel is going to kill anyone or try to literally eat them.

07-09-2008, 08:56 PM	#18
peacepipe Ring of Famer New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5,767 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	there is no such thing as a bad pit bull just bad owners. I've had children around them & have never had a thing to worry about.

07-09-2008, 09:00 PM	#19
scttgrd Just treading water Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Aurora Posts: 1,288 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brandon Mashall	Tick, tick, tick. If that bomb doesen't go off you got lucky. Your fighting instinct, and instinct usually wins out.