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Officer shoots pit bull

Published 8:25am Wednesday, March 21, 2018

An Austin police officer was forced to shoot a collarless male pit bull that lunged at him on Monday afternoon, according to Austin Police Chief ... Read more

POLL: What should happen to Rock, the pit bull deemed dangerous and currently slated to be put down?

Published 3:06pm Thursday, July 23, 2015

Should the pit bull be put down, released to his owner or sent to a shelter/rescue? Read more

Council votes to euthanize pit bull after numerous attacks

Published 10:18am Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Rock, the 4-year-old pit bull who reportedly attacked a man in northwest Austin earlier this month, will be put down after the Austin City Council ... Read more

Dog killed, owner hurt in pit bull attack

Published 10:39am Tuesday, April 22, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS — Police are looking for the owner of a pit bull that attacked and killed a smaller dog and injured a man in a ... Read more

Humane Society: Pit bulls defy image, can be loving and obedient

Published 6:30am Saturday, November 2, 2013

By Carey Sharp Mower County Humane Society Volunteers hear it all the time during shelter open houses. Someone inevitably asks, “Why do you have so ... Read more

Officer shot pit bull; owner confused

Published 10:29am Monday, December 3, 2012

The owner of a pit bull is confused after an officer shot his dog Sunday morning following a fiasco that reportedly started with another dog ... Read more

Pit bull that killed smaller dog to be put down

Published 8:30am Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The Austin City Council decided on a 5-2 vote Monday evening to keep the designation of “dangerous dog” on an Austin man’s pit bull, along ... Read more

Pit bull kills chihuahua at new park

Published 10:40am Monday, June 25, 2012

A chihuahua is dead after a pit bull attacked and killed it this weekend at Austin’s dog park. Officers went to the 1000 block of ... Read more

Dog owners reach settlement after March 9 pit bull attack

Published 10:02am Thursday, June 21, 2012

A woman whose father and Yorkshire Terrier were attacked by a pit bull in March reached a settlement with the owner of the pit bull ... Read more

Editorial: Euthanizing pit bull is difficult, but right choice

Published 10:30am Thursday, April 5, 2012

Austin’s city council made an unpleasant decision Monday night, but one that was ultimately correct, in determining that a dangerous dog needed to be put ... Read more

Council votes to put down pit bull

Published 11:00am Tuesday, April 3, 2012

After a series of testimonies on both sides, the Austin City Council passed a motion 4-2 Monday to euthanize a dangerous dog, with Jeff Austin ... Read more

Pit bull’s fate in Council’s hands Monday

Published 5:50pm Saturday, March 31, 2012

An Austin woman will make a case for her dog’s life Monday night. Read more

Poll: Should Austin enact a pit bull ordinance?

Published 8:52am Monday, March 19, 2012

Should the city of Austin enact a city ordinance that regulates the ownership of pit bulls? Read more

Dog dies, man sustains puncture wounds after pit bull attack

Published 10:00am Tuesday, March 13, 2012

A Yorkshire terrier is dead after a pit bull attacked it and bit the man who was caring for it for last Friday. Read more

Humane Society struggles to find homes for pit bulls

Published 7:09am Monday, October 12, 2009

It can be hard to overcome a bad rap. Just ask any homeless pit bull. Read more

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