Pregnant woman killed by family pit bull

[RandySF]

PACIFICA -- A pregnant Pacifica woman was mauled and killed by a family pit bull Thursday inside her home and discovered by her husband when he returned from work.

Darla Napora, 32, was found by her husband, Greg, at their house at 588 Reina del Mar around noon.

Greg Napora told police that he arrived home to find one of the couple's two pit bulls standing over his wife's body. He was able to get the dog into the backyard before police arrived a few moments later, according to Capt. Dave Bertini, a Pacifica police spokesman.

Attempts to revive Darla Napora were unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.



http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/11/BAK21KMFEB.DTL#ixzz1UshGpX1S

[pnwmom]

1. Why is it that such a large fraction of dogs at the Humane Society

are always pit bulls?

Is it because they're overbred or because people are more likely to turn them in?

[Kurmudgeon]

2. Is there any way to tell which will be killers and which will be sweeties?

Sometimes it's obvious, but other times it's been where the pit bull was treated well and babied.
I realize that outlawing the dogs would upset a lot of people and be real hard to enforce, but just what is it going to take to stop people from being eaten alive by these animals?

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[DCKit]

4. My sister's Belgian Malinois (looks like a German Shepherd).....

is trained to attack on command.

Pit Bulls aren't considered to be smart dogs, but I'm thinking they need to do an investigation.

Some of these killings are just too convenient.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

5. Some of the most loving dogs I have ever been around were Pit Bulls

But I wouldn't have one in my house. They are just too unpredictable. As someone once said, "A pit Bull is a gun you can pet" I don't know what the deal is but based on my dog loving experience, Pit Bulls are not a good idea. I'm sure there are other breeds that are also not a good idea like Presa Canario's. Some animals are simply not suited to contemporary society. Sorry, it is what it is and this is from someone who loves dogs.

[backwoodsbob]

6. same here

Pit bulls are the one breed I refuse to take in even on a temp. basis

[OffWithTheirHeads]

7. How sad, really, most of them just want to be loved but they can turn on you

like a dime.

[uppityperson]

12. As can any dog. Since big dogs can hurt more than small ones, ban all big dogs

[Nye Bevan]

8. Pit bulls should be banned. Why take a chance? (nt)

[TorchTheWitch]

9. bad owners should be banned n/t

[RandySF]

10. A poodle cannot kill an adult, no matter how bad the owner.

[uppityperson]

13. Of course a poodle can kill an adult. Unless you're talking teacup. Here's a pom story

Good grief, poodles have teeth and yes, a standard poodle is perfectly capable of killing an adult.

http://www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/2001/pomeranian.html
Pomeranian Kills 6-Week-Old Girl

[dana_b]

11. yes, we know. see here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1722111