Cheyenne Roundtree Daily Mail Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:02 UTC
Hillsborough County Animal Control currently has the dog. Eddy Durkin with Tampa Police said: 'When they Tasered the dog, it was still pulling away and was able to release the prongs from the Taser'
A dog viciously attacked three members of a family after its owner tried to put a Christmas sweater on him.
Brenda Guerrero, 52, from Tampa, Florida, was in the backyard trying to put the pit bull mix, named Scarface, into a festive outfit when he attacked her, biting her on the arm.
Her husband Ismael Guerrero, 46, tried to pull the dog off his wife but then the animal started to attack him, reported WTSP.
After the couple's son Antoine Harris, 22, stabbed the dog in the neck and head, all three were able to escape back into the house.
Color clash? The dog minus sweater
Tampa police and Hillsborough County Animal Control were called to the scene.
Police shot the pit bull with a tranquilizer dart - at which point it managed to get into the house where there were two young children.
Police then used a bean bag gun and Taser to subdue the dog.
'Officers responding said the dog was pretty aggressive,' Eddy Durkin with Tampa Police said to WFTS.
'When they Tasered the dog, it was still pulling away and was able to release the prongs from the Taser.'
Both Guerreros were taken to hospital for their injuries and Brenda Guerrero's injuries are considered serious, but not life-threatening.
The dog is currently in the custody of animal control.
Yep just another harmless pit bull I'm sure as so many people would like the rest to believe. God forbid we form a logical judgement about the animal based on its own actions as a species.
Not a species, but a breed---just as most of the violent crimes in this country are committed by one particular 'breed' of people, whether anyone here will admit it or not. They and pit bulls are two peas in a pod. Not prejudice, just discernment.
And what breed is that? Spell it out. So are you implying that pit bulls are psychopaths? Explain yourself maybe.
My pit bull is awesome. So take your hate speech and shove it.
My point is that if you tried to put a fancy Christmas sweater on a chihuahua it might act the same way. The only difference is that instead of dealing with being mauled, you will joke about how your little purse dog bit your finger when you dressed him up like an idiot.
So is a chihuahua a bad breed or is that concept only based on how much damage the dog is capable of?
Are lions and tigers more evil than a house cat? My cat bites and claws me all the time. Glad it's not a tiger.
There are people that do have lions or tigers as pets. People marvel at the wonders of the bonds that can be built between man and beast. Is it dangerous? Of course. I am thouroughly sick of people throwing big dog breeds under the bus when something goes wrong.
Pit bulls and other large breed dogs probably shouldn't be the breed of choice for many of the people who care for them. They are after all capabl of seriously injuring people.
In this particular case we have caretakers who clearly did not understand that they were agitating their dog. There lack of situational awareness was the cause of what happened. These people were not fit to care for their animal. But what the hell lets blame the dog for being a dog. And when the lion tamer gets mauled let's blame the lion and when the biologist studying gorillas gets mauled let's blame the gorillas. Because these animals are clearly psychopaths. But your idiot purse dog who constantly bites my ankles is freaking adorable.
Dogs dogs cats & more freaking pets...personally I think there's too many pets & too much love & devotion wasted on them.
Not to mention money.
Little old men & ladies pamper & spoil their little pooches & neglect their kids, grandkids...wtf.
Then sit behind slot machines to pass their time.
Wonder why...!!!
People with numbers of massive mastiffs & pit bulls & likewise crosses driving them in utes/pickups & wagons.
What the fukk for.
Where I live every tom dick & harry has a few dogs & cats...fuckin CATS.. that constantly rip up my veggie patch, piss around my flower beds by my front door...freaking stinks & I can't get rid of them.
Loose dogs on streets at times & dogs jumping at me & barking/growling as I go for my daily walks really can take the pleasure out of the walk.
Too many around if you ask me.
Got a fighting or dangerous breed...Keep it your self safely fenced in & muzzle the freaking thing...PLEASE...especially if taking it out for a drive/walk...
Too much time & money wasted on them unnecessarily.
Try a pet rock..it's cheaper, easier and don't need looking after when you go away....and devote more time & money to your loved ones...
If I piss anyone off I don't give a shit...Pets are becoming like pests to me & are highly overrated when you can share love & affection in better more constructive ways...
How many parents have tried to dress there children in clothes they don't like and as a result come into conflict.
Unfortunately the dog was the loser, I wonder if he will be euthanized.