Denver Media Stories... 

THIS IS A COMPILATION OF THE STORIES THAT THE DENVER MEDIA SEEMS TO
BE IN THE HABIT OF PLACING AT THE END OF EACH NEW STORY REGARDING
THE BREED BAN IN DENVER. SEE STORY BELOW FOR AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I
MEAN
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4362515/detail.html
I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO DO A LITTLE INVESTIGATING, AND BRING THE
TRUE ISSUES OF ALL THIS NEGATIVE PRESS TO LIGHT. 32 STORIES, 23
CASES OF CLEAR CUT OWNER IRRESPONSIBILITY, UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN,
PRIOR OFFENSES REGARDING THE DOG AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME SORT
ie FIGHTING DOGS, DRUGS, WEAPONS. 6 OF THE STORIES ARE REPEATS OF A
STORY PREVIOUSLY LISTED, WITH A DIFFERENT HEADLINE, AND ONE STORY
LISTED IS TOTALLY UNRELATED TO THE PIT BULL ISSUE. BANNING A BREED
ADDRESSES NONE OF THESE ISSUES ..EVERY STORY THAT IS LISTED HERE `AS
PROOF OF A PIT BULL PROBLEM IN DENVER' CLEARLY SHOWS THAT DENVER
DOES NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH PIT BULLS IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS AND LACK
OF ENFORCEMENT IS DENVER'S TRUE ISSUE. (I have this in Word doc.,
nicely formatted, if needed)

Discuss: Are Pit Bulls Getting Bad Rap?
Previous Stories:
February 24, 2005: Pit Bull Shot After Biting Officer
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4228201/detail.html
Two Denver officers went to a home in the 3700 block of High Street
around 7 a.m., trying to apprehend a man wanted for questioning in a
recent attempted homicide. Officers found another female pit bull in
the home, who just had a litter. There were also seven to eight kids
inside the home as well.  IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER-FAILURE TO CONTAIN DOGS

January 26, 2005: Pit Bull Breaks Chains, Kills 2 Poodles Inside
Neighbor's House
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4130669/detail.html
A pit bull's owner faces charges after one of his three pit bulls
broke free from its chain and mauled two poodles to death at a
neighbor's house near Berthoud. Roth had previously been issued a
summons for dog at large for the same pit bull that's been
responsible for the attack. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER AND OBVIOUSLY NOY
STRONG ENOUGH FINES TO DETER IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR

January 25, 2005: Pit Bulls Shot After Attacking Officers
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4126009/detail.html
Westminster police officers were forced to shoot two marauding pit
bulls Monday afternoon after they chased several people and attacked
a cat.
The owner of the pit bulls, Jackie Ayala, 20, was served a summons
for two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog. His first
court appearance is set for April 8. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER-DOG AT
LARGE

January 6, 2005: Owner Of Killer Pit Bulls Turns Herself In
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4056450/detail.html
Neighbors said that McCuen's dogs were aggressive and always
managed to get out around the neighborhood. The dogs had attacked a
jogger seven months before Brooke's death, prosecutors said.
IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER, CITY FAILURE TO ADDRESS PRIOR ISSUES W/OWNER
OF DOG

December 15, 2004: Pit Bull Owner Sentenced For Mauling Death
SAME STORY AS ABOVE

September 26, 2004: Pit Bull Owner Faces Up To 6 Years For Fatal
Attack

SAME STORY AS ABOVE

September 15, 2004: Pit Bull Killed After 2-Year-Old Attacked
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3730163/detail.html
A 2-year-old Aurora, Colo., girl is recovering from a pit bull
attack, and authorities said Tuesday that the dog's owner has
previous animal control violations with the city.
Investigators said a neighbor reported that the same dog bit a
FedEx delivery man several weeks ago. Records revealed the dog's
owner, Courtney Chunn, was issued a summons on Aug. 14 for keeping a
vicious animal, and failure to obtain a rabies vaccination, city pet
license and animal permit. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER-DOG AT LARGE CHILD
SUPERVISION ISSUES ALSO AND AGAIN-OWNER HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CITED

August 21, 2004: Loveland Woman Attacked By Pit Bull
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3671582/detail.html
A witness told police that a 73 year-old neighbor and mother of the
property owner realized three dogs were out of the yard and went to
retrieve them.
The dog was actually owned by her daughter's friend, Travis
Rickman, 20, who was staying on the property in a camper with the
owner's permission. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER-DID NOT LIVE AT RESIDENCE
WHERE DOGS WERE

July 26, 2004: Judge Orders Pit Bull Owner To Pay For Victim's
Hospital Bills
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3578060/detail.html
Vasquez took Chiquita to the Wards' home to visit while he checked
on some animals he was keeping at the property.
The owner of a pit bull that attacked a 7-year-old Fort Lupton boy
earlier this month will have to pay for the boy's medical costs.
UNSUPERVISED CHILD

July 15, 2004: Fort Lupton Defies State Law, Bans Pit Bulls
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3532577/detail.html
passed a pit bull ordinance Wednesday night that will severely
restrict dog owners in the city and prevent new pit bulls from
moving in.
The controversial city ordinance appears to clash with state laws
that don't allow specific breeds of dogs to be targeted.

July 7, 2004: Playful Pit Bull Pounces On Boy
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3502609/detail.html
The dog attacked the unidentified boy while the two were playing
stick at the child's home Tuesday night. Weld County Sheriff's Cmdr.
Rick Bauer said the dog suddenly turned on the boy, nearly cutting
off his left ear and cutting his scalp. UNSUPERVISED CHILD

June 14, 2004: Pit Bull Shot Following Backyard Attack
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3415588/detail.html
Police are investigating three pit bulls that may have been
involved in an group attack on an Aurora woman's dog early Monday
morning. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER-DOGS AT LARGE

April 27, 2004: Denver Fighting To Keep Pit-Bull Ban
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3240513/detail.html
The city council declared it wouldn't "roll over and play dead" in
the face of a new state law that has voided its ban on pit bulls.

April 26, 2004: Pit Bull Owners Plead Not Guilty To Homicide
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3238178/detail.html
SAME STORY AS LISTED ABOVE (McKUEN)

March 10, 2004: Arrest Warrant Issued In Highlands Ranch Pit Bull
Attack
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3238178/detail.html
Investigators had been looking for the dog's owners since the
attack. They were able to determine that the dogs were being looked
after at a home in 3000 block of Clairton Drive in Highlands Ranch.
IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER/CARETAKER-DOGS AT LARGE

February 9, 2004: Woman Attacked By Pit Bulls; Dogs Shot To Death
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2831608/detail.html
SAME STORY AS DIRECTLY ABOVE-A CHILLING QUOTE FROM A CHILD INVOLVED
IN TRYING TO STOP THE ATTACK "I kinda felt good (hitting them) with
the hockey stick"

February 9, 2004: Police Kill Pit Bull During Domestic Disturbance
Call
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2832723/detail.html
Westminster police shot and killed a pit bull Friday night after
they answered a domestic disturbance call. MAN WAS BEATING G/F

February 2, 2004: Pit Bull Sought In Attack On Child
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2811008/detail.html
According to police, the dog attacked White around 3:30 p.m. Sunday
in the kitchen of a friend's home in the 15100 block of Lackland
Place. White's grandmother said he boy got between the dog and a
treat on the floor and that's when he was attacked.
It is illegal to own a pit bull in the city of Denver.
IRRESPONSIBLE SUPERVISION OF CHILD

January 24, 2004: Shooting On I-25 Sends Woman, Baby To Hospital
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2790650/detail.html
TOTALLY UNRELATED TO PIT BULLS
January 6, 2004: Charges Pursued In Fatal Dog Mauling
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2745817/detail.html
Investigators with the Elbert County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday
that they plan to pursue felony charges of criminally negligent
homicide against the owners of the three pit bulls involved in a
fatal attack that killed a neighbor dead and injured two others.
IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER

December 12, 2003:  Return Of Pit Bulls Has Neighbor Contemplating
Move
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2701249/detail.html
The two pit bulls apparently escaped from their outside pen and
nearly bit Bottorf and his grandson while they were trying to save
their pet, 7NEWS reported. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS

December 8, 2003: Deputies Search Pit Bull Owner's Home
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2689675/detail.html
SAME STORY AS ABOVE (MCCUEN)

December 5, 2003: Pit Bull Owner Not 'Monster Being Portrayed'
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2684833/detail.html
SAME STORY AS ABOVE (MCKUEN)

December 2, 2003: Pit Bulls' Owner Will Be Charged
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2675515/detail.html
SAME STORY AS ABOVE (MCKUEN)
"She never did admit that they were her dogs
She claims McCuen is not a responsible dog owner."

December 1, 2003: Pit Bulls Maul Woman To Death
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2672065/detail.html
A 40-year-old woman was killed and two men were hurt after they were
mauled by three pit bulls.
Elbert County officials held a meeting with the neighbors, who
wanted to know why the pit bulls had been allowed to stay when there
have been two past incidents with the dogs.  OBVIOUS FAILURE OF
ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT

March 7, 2003: Pit Bull Owner Cited Again After More Dogs
Discovered
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2026750/detail.html
A man who was ticketed last fall for keeping 22 pit bulls chained
to trees near Leadville, Colo., has been cited again for keeping a
new pack of pit bulls near Walsenburg. IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERAGAIN

November 1, 2002: 10 Pit Bulls Apparent Victims Of Animal Cruelty
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1753240/detail.html
Wheat Ridge police said they found 10 pit bulls emaciated and
neglected in a local home Monday, apparent victims of animal
cruelty. OBVIOUS IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER

April 19, 2002: Owner Of Pit Bulls Faces Multiple Charges
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1408522/detail.html
The owner of more than a dozen pit bulls found locked in a Denver
garage this week faces almost two-dozen animal cruelty charges. A
1989 ordinance makes it illegal to own pit bull terriers in Denver.
OBVIOUS IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER AND PROOF THAT BANS DON'T WORK

April 15, 2002: Dead Pit Bull Puppies Found In Garage
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1397525/detail.html
Animal Control officers found more than a dozen pit bull puppies
caged in a garage Sunday after neighbors heard incessant barking,
but some of the animals had already died. Because of pit bulls'
ferocious nature, it is illegal to own the animals in the city and
county of Denver.  OBVIOUSLY IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER-AND EVIDENCE THAT
BANS DO NOT WORK

March 15, 2002: Women Injured In Pit Bull Attack
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1306762/detail.html
Lakewood Animal Control said two male pit bulls were fighting over
a female pit bull when the two women tried to separate them. The
family said the dogs had never been a problem before Friday. VERY
IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS!

February 4, 2002: Police Break Up Possible Pit Bull Ring
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1218353/detail.html
When police searched the home they found 12 to 14 pitbull dogs,
pictured left and right, in the home as well as narcotics and
weapons, 7NEWS reported. It is illegal to own a pit bull in Denver.
EVIDENCE ONCE AGAIN, BREED BANS DON'T WORK-CRIMINALS WILL CONTINUE
TO OWN THIS BREED

November 5, 2001: Pit Bull Shot After Attacking Owner
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1041389/detail.html
Larry Oliver and his son were arguing in the yard, according to the
sheriffs office.

October 24, 2001: Roosters, Pit Bulls Seized In Fighting Probe
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1027186/detail.html
Detectives also seized 42 fighting roosters and six pit bulls at
two homes outside Olathe. Smith said two people are under
investigation.
Investigators said the dogs had their ears cut off close to their
skulls, a common practice when dogs are used for fighting. AGAIN-
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS NOT STOPPED BY BANNING THIS BREED
 

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