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A Quebec father could face jail time after leaving his toddler son at home with a pit bull known to be aggressive and without proper supervision.

The man faces sentencing next month after being found guilty by a provincial court judge for criminal negligence causing bodily harm in the September 2016 attack.

According to the judgment, rendered in late April, the father had left his son in the care of a brother who suffers from Tourette syndrome and a mild intellectual deficiency, incapable of living alone or working.

The boy's grandfather -- the dog's owner -- was unaware the youngster was at the home.

While his guardian was focused on his cell phone, the young boy ran into the kitchen where the dog was in a broken cage and was bitten above the eye.
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I don't blame the dogs for behaving like dogs.

I think it is time to charge extra fees to have pit bulls, have insurance and take safety classes.
While I don't really blame the dog, I feel very strongly that aggressive dogs should be put down.
The only exception would be an agressive dog owned by a total recluse that has no family, no friends and a locked gate.

I can't in good conscience advocate for a dog's life over the possibility of a child being injured or killed.
 
Oh fuck, isn't that truth!

Why didn't they seperate from Canada again?
Because no one would recognize them as a nation and all Federal funds would be cut off.
Add to that a pissed off aboriginal population and they would have been facing a well armed group ready to retake lands by force.
The tribes had no treaties with a Province. They are with Canada.
It would have been a stellar show!
 
The charge that was stayed is the one that interests me most. Failure to provide the necessities of life. Why on earth would they drop the most important charge? The charge that could possibly save this child from further abuse..Instead he gets a criminal negligence charge which wont show he's been abusing his boy.

The judge said the dog’s dangerous nature was well-known to the family.

The pit bull had bitten kids and another dog previously and was muzzled at times after that. It was put down after the boy was attacked.

Quebec Court Judge Nathalie Duchesneau said that a responsible parent should have been able to assess the uncle’s inability to care for the boy, especially with a dangerous dog present.

The accused’s name is subject to a publication ban to protect the identity of his son.

He found guilty of both criminal negligence and failing to provide the necessities of life, but the latter charge was stayed.

The case returns to court for a sentencing hearing on June 3, according to the docket.
https://globalnews.ca/news/5263112/quebec-pit-bull-mauling-court-ruling/
 
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