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Officer shoots pit bull
Published 8:25am Wednesday, March 21, 2018An 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, 2015Should 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, 2015Rock, 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, 2014MINNEAPOLIS — 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, 2013By 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, 2012The 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, 2012The 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, 2012A 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, 2012A 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, 2012Austin’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, 2012After 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, 2012An 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, 2012Should 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, 2012A 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, 2009It can be hard to overcome a bad rap. Just ask any homeless pit bull. Read more