Pit bull forced to attack women has new home in Forks
23. Sep, 2009 
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In an earlier Blotter post, Times staffer Jennifer Sullivan reported that a pit bull forced by its owner to attack two women in SeaTac was on its way to a Forks animal sanctuary. Today’s Peninsula Daily News has a story about the Olympic Animal Sanctuary where Snaps will live out his life.
Steve Markwell, who runs the sanctuary, says the aggressive behavior Snaps demonstrated since the attacks was due in part to being housed in a kennel at King County Animal Care and Control. But Nancy McKenney, acting manager of the King County facility, disputed that claim. “It is unsubstantiated and false that the aggressive behavior was the result of being held in the shelter,” she tells the Daily News.
Snaps was released to the sanctuary just two days after its owner, a 16-year-old girl, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault, one count of third-degree assault and one count of being a minor in possession of alcohol. King County prosecutors say the girl, then 15, sicced the dog on two women in SeaTac on June 21.
One woman, 63, was attacked when she saw the girl and three boys kicking Snaps. When the woman threatened to call police, the girl leaned into the woman’s car, yanked her hair, grabbed her cell phone and beat her with it, according to the charging papers.
The girl kept assaulting the woman as she tried to escape through the car’s passenger door, charging papers said. The dog then bit the woman on the thigh and hand. The woman was treated at Highline Medical Center in Burien.
Another woman, 41, was attacked after she witnessed the first assault and confronted the youngsters. The victim told police the girl punched her in the face and head, knocking her down. She said the pit bull bit her on both arms, court papers said. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she required surgery.
According to the Daily News, the Olympic Animal Sanctuary specializes in taking dogs that have bitten or attacked animals or people, and are unable to live among them. They are given a permanent home at the sanctuary. None are put up for adoption.
you really need to bone up on your facts. they are naturally nice dogs. the only thing that can be dangerous is mistreating them. it is ignorant people like you and animal abusers that make it hard just to walk my dog.
Wow, a dog attacked someone he was ordered to.. guess what, i can train a golden retriever to be agggresive.. No dog is dangerous, only masters are. I got myself a Bordeau mastiff and she is soft as a kitten. Why? Because the way i train her, she doesnt even know what agression is. But omg! this breed was made to hunt and kill hogs! its jaw can rip a small tree from the groud if she want to play with it! She isnt dangerous tho. People who own dogs should have a liscence, restraining bad people from owning lovely races like american Staffy and Staffy terriers. Guess what, rescue teams got ”dagerous” pittbulls to save lifes. to search and rescue!