Frederick Co. Man Eugene Smith Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull

[XemaSab]

Police say an 87-year-old Maryland man was mauled to death by his family pit bull while taking down his Christmas tree.

The attack was reported just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Eugene W. Smith's home on Stonehouse Road in Frederick. Deputies say Smith was in the process of taking down a Christmas tree when his family's 84-pound pit bull attacked him.

Smith was seriously injured in the mauling and hospitalized. He later succumbed to his injuries.

Deputies say Smith lived at the Stonehouse Road address with his son and his son's fiancee. They had taken in the pit bull as a stray last May. Frederick County Animal Control euthanized the dog.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Frederick-Co-Man-Eugene-Smith-Mauled-Killed-by-Family-Pit-Bull-287862171.html

I like the video where the pit bull advocate says that people shouldn't adopt pit bulls with an unknown history or a history that includes abuse.

[handmade34]

1. CDC info...

•About 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year
•Almost one in five of those who are bitten, about 885,000, require medical attention for dog bite-related injuries; half of these are children
•In 2012, more than 27,000 people underwent reconstructive surgery as a result of being bitten by dogs.

20-30 deaths... 1 is too many

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. But they're so cute and cuddly.

Until they snap.

[Major Nikon]

3. Pffft. Even if that was a pitbull it was the owner's fault

[jen63]

4. Pitbulls don't

normally weigh 84 pounds.