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    From Mark J cleary@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 15:20:08 2025
    My son was walking his dog Trixie down street they live in Tampa Fl. A
    pit bull attached and bit her throat and caused a broken leg. My son
    said the leg was broken he could tell. They were getting her to a vet
    ASAP. The pit bull was not on a leash and attacked another dog his
    friend had along for the walk. Not much damage there but Trixie is 14
    years old but otherwise in decent shape, although she is deaf.

    I feel bad because I had her the past two years and my son moved and
    took her to his new place in Florida. Trixie could be a bit to handle
    with her habits and I was just getting tired of having to take care of
    her. She was a pain to clip nails and keep brushed. Would take your hand
    off if you did not muzzle her to clip.
    --
    Deacon Mark

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  • From Catrike Ryder@21:1/5 to mcleary08@comcast.net on Mon Mar 17 16:39:09 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:20:08 -0500, Mark J cleary
    <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

    My son was walking his dog Trixie down street they live in Tampa Fl. A
    pit bull attached and bit her throat and caused a broken leg. My son
    said the leg was broken he could tell. They were getting her to a vet
    ASAP. The pit bull was not on a leash and attacked another dog his
    friend had along for the walk. Not much damage there but Trixie is 14
    years old but otherwise in decent shape, although she is deaf.

    I feel bad because I had her the past two years and my son moved and
    took her to his new place in Florida. Trixie could be a bit to handle
    with her habits and I was just getting tired of having to take care of
    her. She was a pain to clip nails and keep brushed. Would take your hand
    off if you did not muzzle her to clip.

    There's a state-wide leash law in Florida. Owners are liable.

    --
    C'est bon
    Soloman

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Mark J cleary on Mon Mar 17 16:20:47 2025
    On 3/17/2025 3:20 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    My son was walking his dog Trixie down street they live in
    Tampa Fl. A pit bull attached and bit her throat and caused
    a  broken leg. My son said the leg was broken he could tell.
    They were getting her to a vet ASAP. The pit bull was not on
    a leash and attacked another dog his friend had along for
    the walk. Not much damage there but Trixie is 14 years old
    but otherwise in decent shape, although she is deaf.

    I feel bad because I had her the past two years and my son
    moved and took her to his new place in Florida. Trixie could
    be a bit to handle with her habits and I was just getting
    tired of having to take care of her. She was a pain to clip
    nails and keep brushed. Would take your hand off if you did
    not muzzle her to clip.

    Vicious dog hopped up on cocaine? That's actually newsy this
    week:

    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2025/02/18/dogs-in-fatal-attack-of-ohio-woman-had-cocaine-in-their-systems/79080979007/

    The owners in that case were convicted of "failure to
    confine and control vicious dogs" in addition to
    manslaughter. AFAIK that's similar to every other state
    statute and of course he can sue civilly as well.

    Your son ought to report this before another iteration occurs.

    Florida dog first offense:
    https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/767.135

    Florida dog habitual offender:
    https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/767.12

    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Mark J cleary@21:1/5 to Mark J cleary on Tue Mar 18 15:10:39 2025
    On 3/17/2025 3:20 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    My son was walking his dog Trixie down street they live in Tampa Fl. A
    pit bull attached and bit her throat and caused a  broken leg. My son
    said the leg was broken he could tell. They were getting her to a vet
    ASAP. The pit bull was not on a leash and attacked another dog his
    friend had along for the walk. Not much damage there but Trixie is 14
    years old but otherwise in decent shape, although she is deaf.

    I feel bad because I had her the past two years and my son moved and
    took her to his new place in Florida. Trixie could be a bit to handle
    with her habits and I was just getting tired of having to take care of
    her. She was a pain to clip nails and keep brushed. Would take your hand
    off if you did not muzzle her to clip.

    My son said Trixie did not end up with a broken leg just bites and
    bruises. I sure hope he figures out what to do with the situation. He is
    very smart and persistent so I am hoping the pit bull and the owner get
    a just due.

    --
    Deacon Mark

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