Dog attack in Lancaster CA

[agesilaus]

Dog Kills one at RV camp

If you wonder where Lancaster is, as I did, it is 20 miles NW of LA in the desert.

[BCSnob]

“Pit bull” is why it hit the national news
Had it been a Rottweiler or German shepherd it probably wouldn’t have hit the national news

[dedmiston]

We drive past that "camp" a few times a month and it's an armpit. It's in the far north corner of L.A. County before it turns into Kern. We call it "The Motorhomeless Camp". It's an illegal assortment of homeless people scattered in apparently derelict RVs.

I looked through my phone but didn't spend too much time looking for the photo from a year or so ago of a few of the RVs engulfed in flames. We snapped the pic on our way out to our destination camp. Hopefully nobody was injured.

The City or County brought out some portable toilets and maintains them to keep the camp semi-sanitary. Regardless though, it's a tweaker camp and an utter dump. I assume that the local government's opinion is that it's more desirable for the homeless folks to be out in this remote desert camp than in downtown L.A.

I'm not surprised that someone was hurt there, but I'm surprised to see it hit the national news.

[Y-Guy]

Please keep to the topic, political comments will be removed. We all need to work to agree to disagree at times, but politics isn't part of the forum.

[ferndaleflyer]

Looked like one of those "resorts".

[Lwiddis]

Lots of craziness in the entire Antelope Valley. I try to not stop in the AV when driving to and from the Eastern Sierra but do get gas in Mojave.

[BCSnob]

While “it’s never done that before”, I’m certain there have been obvious signs it would do it with the right triggering event but the owner was oblivious to those signs (owner negligence).

[Cummins12V98]

RoyF wrote:
A few years ago, I was attacked by a pit bull. I came off lucky -- only a bite in the thigh. I was able to stay on my feet until the owner could pull the dog off, exclaiming "he's never done that before".

When I contacted my representative on my city council about a possible city ordinance to limit pit bulls, I was told there was a strong pro-pit-bull lobby that would make it impossible to pass such an ordinance.

That's the whole point "it's never done that before"

I would own the owner and demand it be put down.

[BCSnob]

A better approach is to strengthen liabilities/penalties for the owners of dogs that bite in unprovoked situations, regardless of the breed. Popular breeds for “tough dogs” change over time, the above type of penalty covers any breed now or in the future.

A yellow lab was the most aggressive dog in a neighborhood we lived in; it would go after anyone on the road in front of its house, leaving its yard. Limiting pit bulls would be of no help here.

[RoyF]

A few years ago, I was attacked by a pit bull. I came off lucky -- only a bite in the thigh. I was able to stay on my feet until the owner could pull the dog off, exclaiming "he's never done that before".

When I contacted my representative on my city council about a possible city ordinance to limit pit bulls, I was told there was a strong pro-pit-bull lobby that would make it impossible to pass such an ordinance.

[agesilaus]

As for headlines are they ever accurate?

[bgum]

The dog appears to be living in a rough encampment. I wonder what drugs the dog was given and/or what mental illness it was suffering.

[Cummins12V98]

PitBull! You can almost guarantee it when reading about a dog attack and serious injuries or death.

IMHO there are many other dogs in this world to choose from and this breed should not be breathing the air we breathe.

GREAT dog until they attack.

[BCSnob]

Sensational headlines don’t tell the full story

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the situation unfolded with a fight between the victim and another man outside of a motor home. At some point, the other man’s pit bull got loose and attacked the victim and several others.

The victim was able to walk away, but then later fell to the ground unconscious, the sheriff’s department said. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. His name was not released.

Three other people were treated at the scene for injuries by L.A. County Fire Department paramedics.

The victim is not believed to have died from a dog bite, the sheriff’s department said. Hospital staff believe he may have suffered from some kind of medical emergency. The coroner will determine his exact cause of death.

The owner of the dog has been detained. The dog, who was not hurt, was seized by L.A. County Animal Care and Control.
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It seems to me the dog was being protective of its owner as opposed to a dog randomly attacking people.

[Grit_dog]

Since when is tweakers in homeless camps and their news RV related?