My Pit Bull Got Taken Away From Me!

[stupid_day_county]

I loved him SO much! But I guess Day County (where I live in Miami) decided they were getting too many calls about pit bull attacks. They just went around taking pit bulls and killing them. It's just not fair. Ugh... I hate it! I have been crying and crying for days. It is all my fault I let them take my boy. I truly did hit to police officer... which was not a good idea, but luckily they let me off the hook this time. I should've got him back! I fell SO bad!

[poofy]

Oh my word, how horriable..they are able to just come to your house and take him.. ,did they pass a law or something..Im so sorry for you..
Thank you for coming to Pet Talk..so sorry..Im so shocked..

[gemini9961]

Miami is not in Day County, it is called DADE County!!!!! You live there and don't even know the name of the county?

[Kfamr]

When did this happen? I live in Florida and haven't heard anything about this - they are legal where I live and my Humane Society is constantly rescueing Pit Bulls from others that kill them. It's rare that they ever let anyone off the hook for hitting a police officer.

Also, there is no such thing as Day County in Miami.

[gemini9961]

Troll?

[Jadapit]

Do they have a ban there? I dont think they can come take your dog unless there is a ban and you have them registered.

[JenBKR]

Your kidding? I hadn't heard about anything like that, but of course I live on the other side of the country. I am so sorry...

[stupid_day_county]

Well, I was playing with him at the park, he was off the leash because he is a good boy, not one of those attack dogs. Then a police officer came up with a club (he wasn't going to hit my dog... don't worry. I wouldn't've let him. He just had it for protection ). And he said "Mamn, are you aware that Pit Bulls are now illegal in Day County". I didn't answer, just stared at him. He took the leash from me and snapped it onto Lily's collar and began to walk away with her. I screamed "What are you doing!" and made a mistake by... hitting him, and I hit him hard. He let me off the hook... but not Lily. I screamed at him again, "What are you doing with my dog!". He turned around, kind of glarey faced. "Pit Bulls became illegal a while ago. There for, you cannot have a pit bull" well, he said something like that. And I just began crying and crying. "Are you going to put him to sleep?" I sobbed, he nodded and stuffed her into a cage in the back of his truck he was driving. Police just go around to this? This is NOT fair. It is HORRID. I HATE IT. And I KNOW I am the one to blame...I should have protected Lily!

[xParisx]

Im so sorry. it must be awful for you. x

[.sarah]

Pit Bulls are illegal in Dade County. They actually have been for a while. I watch Miami Animal Police

Anyway, sorry to hear about your dog!

[gemini9961]

Here are the Miami-Dade regulations on animals. Scroll down to see the one about Pit Bulls.

[JenBKR]

But can a police office just come up and take your dog like that? Did he have proof that your dog was a pit bull, or did he just go by looks alone?

[Kfamr]

Troll?

Ding ding ding... Don't let yourselves be fooled guys.

[Jadapit]

But can a police office just come up and take your dog like that? Did he have proof that your dog was a pit bull, or did he just go by looks alone?

According to this article they can! Omg, I'm so, so sorry that happened to you. I own a pittie I cant even imagine what that was like.

I just wanted to continue to spread the word that Miami Pitbull Petition is still ongoing…you don’t have to live in Miami or even Florida for that matter in order to have your signature make a difference. The pitbull ban in Miami Florida has been going on for 14 years now and it must stop. Every single day, Miami Dade Animal Control Services confiscates and euthanizes innocent pitbulls for no reason other than their breed. We already have a “dangerous dog law” in place that could take care of any dogs deemed dangerous, so why ban a specific breed? For those of you who don’t know this is how it goes:
“Someone” makes a phone call to Animal Services that they’ve seen a pitbull in your home. (PS-If they are correct they get a $50.00 reward for ratting you out, nice huh) Three animal control officers will come to your home and perform an “inspection” on your dog. If atleast 2 of the 3 come to the conclusion that your dog is “50% pitbull” you will be fined $500.00 and have 24 hours to get the dog out of Miami-Dade County. (By the way, being brindle in color and having any sort of muscular build pretty much condemns your dog) They will come back and check and if you haven’t removed the dog, they will gladly remove it for you. This is done by using a catch pole device, which is a long metal rod with a “noose-like” device on the end. They proceed to lasso the dog, drag it to their vehicle, lift it off the ground by it’s neck, and throw it into the back of the van. Once brought down to the Animal Control facility, they will then euthanize it, which is supposed to mean “humanely put to death”, but there is nothing “humane” about the way it is done. I will spare you the horrific details, but you can only imagine … So please, if you love dogs or animals in general, help us put a stop to this…sign the petition. My dogs and I thank you.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mdbsl/petition.html

[gemini9961]

They also said they had the dog off-leash, which if you read the regulations, all dogs must be kept on leash if they are not on your private property. So in all reality, they broke the law twice. Once for having a illegal pit and two for not keeping it on leash. I hate that the dog got taken away, but with all of the controversy with pits these days, people should really know the laws where they live.