Everett PD Sgt. Garcia talks with officers after they subdued the Pit Bull with multiple taser shots.
A pit bull and a boxer created havoc Sunday morning in north Everett after escaping from their home in the 1700 Block of Lombard. Here’s the update from Everett Police spokesman Aaron Snell…
The Everett Police Department is investigating a weekend incident where two dogs escaped their yard and attacked numerous people in Everett.
Just after 6:30 a.m. on August 25th, 2012, the Everett Police Department received a 911 call of a male being attacked by two dogs in the 1300 block of Lombard Ave. Arriving officers found an injured 44-year-old Everett man who had been attacked and suffered bites to his legs and back. The man was walking when the two dogs crossed the street and attacked him. The victim was saved by a passerby who witnessed the event and scared the dogs away. The Everett Fire Department transported the victim to Providence Medical Center – Colby Campus for evaluation. His injuries did not appear life threatening.
During the initial stages of tracking the dogs, an Everett officer was bit in the leg while he attempted to get the dogs into his patrol vehicle. He escaped further injuries by trying to Taser the dogs who ran off. While officers tracked the dogs, they witnessed one kill a cat before avoiding capture. During the search, an additional report was received that a 27-year-old Everett woman had been attacked by the dogs as she exited her car at work. The woman tried walking around her vehicle to get away from the dogs, but they followed and bit her before being scared off. Officers used PA systems to warn residents of the threat the dogs posed to the community.
In the 1500 block of Grand Ave officers successfully Tased one dog, the Pitbull Terrier. However, the dog died during the attempt to restrain it. The second dog, a Boxer, was followed to its residence in the 1700 block of Lombard where its owners were contacted. The Boxer was impounded by Everett Animal Services for quarantine and the outcome of an investigation into the incident.
Another victim, a 44-year-old Everett man, walked himself to Providence Medical Center – Colby Campus after being attacked by the dogs just prior to the initial 911 call. The man was sleeping in the 1800 block of Broadway when the dogs attacked his feet. The man scared the dogs away by yelling and swinging his backpack, but not before they bit through his shoes.
It was later reported that a 54-year-old Everett woman was attacked by the dogs as she was outside in her driveway. When the dogs bit her, the woman shouted and waved her arms and the dogs were scared away. After the dogs left the woman noticed her pants had punctures in them, but she was not injured.
The dogs were identified as a female Pitbull Terrier named “Mia” and a female Boxer named “Jewels”. Both dogs have a history and were deemed Potentially Dangerous Dogs in August of 2011 by Everett Animal Services.
At this time no charges have been filed against the owners of the dogs. An investigation is ongoing.
August 29, 2012 at 1:50 PM
The it’s the owner not the breed mantra sounds logical but it’s not. This repetitive slogan is illogical. Other dog breeds owned in much greater numbers have equal chances of getting neglectful and abusive owners, yet they adapt to human shortcomings and don’t maul people or pets at anywhere near the rate that pitbulls do. Labs are routinely forgotten and chained in backyards and they are the most popular dog breed in America, Labs are not the top killers, pitbull are. Beagles are routinely penned up in backyards and ignored. They are given no human socialization but they do not pose any threat to humans when they get loose. Most dog bites are nothing more than a minor annoyance, as they rarely break the skin. This is why you don’t hear about them on the news. If a normal dog is in a fight it will fight until the opponent submits and then stop. Pitbulls don’t bite, They maul. They do not stop when the victim submits, they keep on mauling until the pet or human is left in parts. The other problem with pitbulls is that they are extremely strong, and were bred to have fewer pain receptors, and are able to keep breathing while attacking. This makes it extremely hard for people to stop a pitbull attack in progress. News stories are full of stories of strong men being mauled and three or more men being unable to get a pitbull to let go of its victim.
Mortality, Maiming and Mauling by Vicious Dogs, Annals of Surgery, April 2011, is study of dog injuries in hospitals spanning the last 15 years. The study found that you have a more than 2500 times higher chance of dying if attacked by a pitbull. In addition it found that pitbulls caused the highest hospital charges, and the most deaths, dismemberments, permanent disability, and disfigurement of all breeds. The study also found that pitbulls attack children, and owners much more often than other breeds AND IT IS FAMILY LOVED AND UNABUSED PITBULLS THAT ARE MAULING PEOPLE. Despite be given all the love and care that other dogs enjoy, pitbulls turn suddenly and the owners are always shocked by the sudden change in behavior. Alexandra Semyonova, a world reknown animal researcher and author of the book, The 100 Silliest Things People say About Dogs, says pitbulls have a disconnect between the thinking and impulse control centers in the brain and a different chemical make up in the brain. Just as you can’t see a gene that suddenly turns on cancer, you can’t see the gene that is suddenly activated in a pitbull making them violent. I personally know of several people who had a pitbull turn on them after years of normal behavior. Personal accounts of owners who had “nice” pitbulls doesn’t mean that pitbulls are not dangerous. This again is illogical. The statistics on pitbulls seriously harming people at a much higher rate than other dogs are overwhelming. You can’t love out genes or untrain genes. Family owned and loved pitbulls can turn on a dime. If you believe that pitbulls are just like any other dog, and regurgitate the false “its the owner not the breed mantra” you might of believed the world was flat, too Just because something sounds good doesn’t make it true. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR, don’t own a pitbull! ALSO google WALK FOR VICTIMS OF PITBULL ATTACKS, share this event information online and help reach victims who want and to receive support online or in person from other victims. System won’t let link be posted her.