Several months ago, I blogged about the Tosa dog, a breed kept almost exclusively for fighting. A man had been mauled to death by his own dog. Another Tosa-related incident occurred yesterday, this one included a dramatic cop attack. A 3-year old male Tosa escaped from his 58-year old construction worker owner's house, jumped into a police car, and tried to attack a 25-year old cop. Another cop pulled the dog out of the car, at which point the dog went at a 39-year old farmer. Eventually, the cops shot the dog to death. All the humans were safe. The cops had actually been called to the scene by a neighbor who reported the dog's escape. Maybe they knew he was exclusively owned for dog fighting.
Have you ever seen Amores Perros? It's a really famous movie about love and dog fighting. I had trouble watching it, but Gael Garcia Bernal was almost hot enough to diffuse the violence.
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Related story: Man mauled to death by his own dog
Sadly, the dog killed a small Shiba-inu. The English-language Yomiuri, by the way, mistakenly reported that the Tosa was a Great Dane.
Posted by: Wataru Tenga | January 11, 2009 at 11:02 PM
I just saw the movie yesterday, great film.
Posted by: MoncH | January 19, 2009 at 10:23 AM