By Sloane Quealy-Miner
Colleen Lynn
DOGSBITE.ORG website is not run by an “expert” in the field of canine behavior. It is run by a woman with a grudge. Her name is Colleen Lynn and she was the victim of a dog bite in 2007. Because of this incident that involved one individual dog she has decided to enact revenge on ALL pit bull type dogs.
Colleen Lynn blatantly lies on her website when she claims that pit bulls lead dog bite fatalities. She gathers all of her information from media reports, no questions asked. Clearly she doesn’t ask questions because most of what is reported in the media surrounding pit bulls and “attacks” is incorrect and has been repeatedly proven to be untrue.
Many question the truthfulness of Colleen’s account of what happened to her in June of 2007. Her story has changed multiple times. Pit Bulletin Legal News thoroughly investigated the incident and published these never before seen documents. It is clear to myself and many others “that Ms. Lynn never published the Seattle Animal Control records regarding the investigation because the story she is now telling bears very little resemblance to what actually happened, and are in total conflict with the only other witness involved: the dogwalker.”
While Colleen’s blatant disregard for the truth on her website is not a surprise and not unexpected, it is important for all of us to have the correct information easily available. Thankfully there is the National Canine Research Council whose dedicated staff comb through the details of every dog bite related fatality.
I encourage everyone to spend time carefully reading the invaluable information on NCR’s website including the 2010 Dog Bite Fatalities NCR and 2011 Preliminary Dog Bite Fatalities Report
The National Canine Research Council “re-interviews sources the media has reached, and located others they have not, among whom may be police investigators, animal control officers, coroners, veterinarians, health department officials, dog owners, and eye witnesses. They have obtained incident reports, bite reports, human and animal autopsy reports, summaries of judicial proceedings, and crime scene data and photographs when available.”
Access the National Canine Research Dog Bite Statistics HERE
NCRC’s informative section on ineffective laws including breed specific legislation HERE
FAQ’s regarding dog bites HERE and Breed Specific FAQ’s HERE
Dog bite-related fatalities are exceedingly rare. In 2010, 33 fatalities occurrd within a population of more than 308 million and a canine population estimated at over 78 million. NCRC is currently investigating 31 incidents in a dog population of over 78 million that occurred during 2011 thay may qualify as dog bite related fatalities. A final tally is subject to change as a result of NCRC’s thorough investigations. Their final report will be available the first week of 2013.
It is important to recognize that when attempting to research dog bites, researchers have frequently failed to acknowledge the relevance of stressful or inhumane situations that humans often force dogs to endure. At NCRC, they urge people to consider what the world looks like from their dog’s point of view.
“There are at least two parties involved in a dog bite; a dog and one or more humans. Dog behavior cannot be understood or analyzed apart from humans, or the situations in which humans have placed dogs.”
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I’m reading through the dog-bite related fatalities pdf, when did they start considering “Did owner exercise humane care, custody, control of dog” and such? love that they do that now, was just wondering when it started?
I just read this, and then read the statistics/ sites you provided. I then read the website for this Colleen Lynn, it is not a dog bite statistic website that is honest, based upon facts, and general. It solely states that pit bulls and rottweillers are known as aggressive dogs with only “stories” of pit bull attacks. Is there any way to contact this lady and/or website? They have a contact us button, but then that is proceeded with a disclaimer if you want to reply with an “abusive comment”
Koko, anything you do to comment on Dogsbite.org (DBO) will be delegated if it isn’t filled with hate for the Pit Bull breed. Lynn also is in “bed” with Craven Desires, a certain city of Denver employee, Clifton, of the ‘Clifton Report’ and many others. They accuse anyone that doesn’t hate the pit bull of being a “nutter”. They will accuse people of stocking them and say they fear for their lives because Pit Bull nutters are all “thugs” and “gang bangers”. I have concerns with Lynn’s claim that DBO is a “public education website” and is now a non profit. I wonder what the donations that she request are used for. Karma is writing a book on Ms. Lynn, I can’t wait until it throws it at her!
Here is another interesting article done by the NCRC about Pit Bulls:
http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/uploaded_files/publications/230603563_Pit%20Bull%20Placebo.pdf
Sorry I couldn’t link it, but it’s definitely worth the read!
Yes, The Pit Bull Placebo is worth a read. The DBO crowd and followers claim that the NCRC is a private org. (and it is) that is just pro Pit Bull and trying to “sell” their book. A book they allow anyone to download for free. The NCRC has also been accused of having so much power that they can make a government entity (the CDC) change their study results. Another fairy tale, I just heard not to long ago, was that HSUS, Vets, and Pit Bull advocates are all part of the Pit Bull ‘dogfighting’ and ‘back yard breeders’ crowd because of the money involved in dogfighting and breeding. Somehow over breeding makes money for the shelters and all the dog bites keep vets in business. Oh and everyone knows this to be fact but are to fearful of the “nutter’s” to voice it publicly. …WOW!…
Thank you Ann, I am reading it now!
There are so many people publishing this kind of garbage that you have to wonder whether there is a financial motive, or whether they’re just weirdly obssessed. Another such publication is “Dangerous by Default,” written by one Tony Solesky. (Whom I am embarrassed to admit, is a distant cousin of mine.) http://www.scribd.com/doc/27983921/Dangerous-by-Default-Extreme-Breeds-by-Anthony-Solesky
His story starts with the mauling of his 10 year old son. I tried reading it, and I had to quit when I reached the point in the narrative where Solesky tells what happened when he got home after a 24 hour vigil at the hospital, and with the dog in question still on the loose: he did not call the police, call a lawyer, find the dog owner and confront him, call animal control. He called his COUNTY COUNCILMAN and STATE SENATOR! This tells me that the guy is either bullshitting us with the story, that he lacks normal judgment, or that he already had some kind of political agenda.
His publication on ScribD is apparently sponsored by or somehow tied in with DogsBite.org
Thank you for writing this blog; it is really well-written and to the point. I hope we can all realize, as a society, how our ignorance and fear leads to death, that we as humans are responsible for our domestic animals, that they can all be taught to love or act aggressively in fear, and that we can make responsible, RIGHT decisions. End BSL!
Hi, Thank you so much! And thank you for all you do as well.
Ann, I just got done reading, def an interesting read. I also saw when I went to this website where one can donate – and I remember thinking what are they donating to? What I find so crazy is that this lady (along with all of her counterparts) come across as so adament and holding their beliefs as the gospel truth of these aggressive dogs and the stories fabricated with such, but they dont want to hear any oppositional or questioning replies> if you believe so much in what you have to say, and it is accurate, then you should be willing to hear from all sides without considering them nutties.
What a shame, this lady – karma is a bitch though, it always come back on that person.
I have two Staffordshire Bull Terriers – a boy aged 7 and a girl aged 1. Both would lick anyone all over given the chance. We also have a senior cat aged 17. I have never met an agressive staffie in spite of knowing loads of them and even ones that I have never met before are always very friendly towards me. I used to work with German Shepherds and have handled a pack of them 26 strong, and I have also bred border collies. And I have never had a problem with any dog, mine or other peoples but my boy staffy has been attacked at different times by bigger dogs than him whose owners refuse to walk THEIR dogs on a lead. Larayne James-Roberts is my name.
I’m ashamed to share a name with this idiotic woman. I have pit bull rescue and a staffordshire bull terrier. They are the loves of my life.
The internet guarantees and the First Amendment guarantee a voice even to crazy people with an obsessive agenda, even it includes hate and false information. Fortunately, it provides a voice to the rest of us as well. Thanks for being one of them.
she is only one person , we are an army, THE ANIMAL ARMY and our voice is loud…Quash the ignorance and the need for this (sub)human, and her opinions will be quashed!!!
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ok what about sheppherds, dobermans, little ankle biters need i go on, so STOP w/ trying to make all pit bulls look bad, dont blame the wrong end of the leash, blame the dumb ass bastards that train the dogs
Ankle biters indeed. I have been bitten on three different occasions by Westies. One of the little SOBs was the dog that went best-of-breed at Westminster a couple of years running.
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I support the First Amendment and I have used it myself in blogging about a certain criminal in my area who has blatantly conned many people. I’m being sued for it. The thing is..ultimate truth is the perfect defense. So he will lose.
With that said, I believe everyone has a right to their opinion. But when it is presented as “facts and education” you have moved out of the realm of opinion. And that is what this woman has done. And the media has embraced her because it helps them sell stories.
Many people are suffering the loss of pets and short of that, monetary losses for having to move, get insurance, etc. Isn’t there a group that could sue this REGISTERED 501c3 in a class action suit for the pain and suffering she is causing due to giving out FALSE information presented as fact?
I’m so sick of her lies that I literally get sick to my stomach when I hear her name. But she has the idiots in mainstream media (and that asshat in Denver) giving her a voice.
Colleen is a piece of crap. Even when I tried to look up statistics on dog bites, I was shocked and wondered where these ‘statistics’ came from. I knew it was BS! This is polluting the minds of people and should be KNOWN that this is composed of FICTION. Exactly, ‘a woman with a grudge’. She needs to get a life!
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Here is the actual report that was taken at the time of her incident.
http://www.pitbulletinlegalnews.com/images/lynn/lynnseattlerecords.pdf
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Like my professors always say: “Never trust a .com (DogsBite.com) website!” Great article bslnews, I’m currently working on a speech for my Oral Communication class and this is the information I need. Information with SOURCES!!!
Thank you for all the wonderful information! This has been very helpful for me! I’m a sophomore in college and I’m doing my 10 page research paper for English on BSL. My teacher thought I was a bit crazy thinking dogs were being discriminated against. I was trying to find information about dog bites and the first website I looked at was DogsBite.com. I was a bit confused at the information I was getting from it. I’m glad I found this website. If anyone has Netflix there is a really amazing documentary called Beyond the Myth that just blew my mind. Again, thank you for the REAL statistics.
Hi, I would love to read your paper. Thank you for all you do. Best – Sloane
I hope you get over your fear. As a person that has been bitten by many dogs, if it has teeth, it will bite. Get over your fears and face them head on. Leave pit bulls alone because you obviously do not have any experience with these breeds. Yep, pit bull is not a breed. Do you think you are the only one that has been bitten? I have a Maltese that will rip you many new holes in your behind, but she is the one that helps potty train and teach manners with my pit fosters. Never would have thunk it, eh? Go volunteer at your local shelter and do some good. Spewing hate is not good at all!
Thank you so much for your site and most importantly to you and your readers the links that help me to verify the information. Below is a link to an article I have been commenting to and your information allowed me to dig deeply into a particular character who has been hate messaging on there. My name is Nick Rhodes on the article should you get the time or inclination to view my prose.
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/article/20130327/NEWS/130329690
Once again my thanks to you and you readers.
Sloan,
Thought you might like this. A gentleman who spout of information using data and statistics from Colleen’s site and has been writing a lot on the below link.
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/article/20130327/news/130329690#art-tit
From: Nick Rhodes · College of Oceaneering
Oh and in case you didn’t know who runs and operates http://www.dogsbite the lady’s name is Colleen Lynn this is a direct quote from Thomas McCartney from her FaceBook site.
Thomas McCartney
Hello Colleen, I have a great deal of respect for both your anti- pit bull cause and your site and use information from it often to help promote the eradication of the scourge of undog Mutants that infects the world.
And Thomas uses her site for all of his brilliantly insightful and accurate information and I think you can see from his own words he only believes in species eradication. And we are the radicals, we are the crazies, we are the misinformed, we are the confused? Perhaps we are but we are fighting for the rights of an animal to exist, to have a place on this Earth with all of God’s other creatures. And you and others like you are humanities shining example of hope, compassion and understanding? What’s worse, the dog that bites the arm and maims the flesh or the voice that bites and maims the virtuous human spirit. Some quotes for you.
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts. Tibetan Proverb
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. Albert Einstein
And remember Thom and you others, research by the diligent ones will always root out who and what your kind really are.
From: Nick Rhodes · College of Oceaneering
To Thomas McCartney and others like him let me whisper a thought to you. Why do these people never put links to unbiased unaffiliated sources for their information or worse they link you to some YouTube privately shot partial video and speak off that its the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Because its not the whole truth. For some a sentence or two taken out of context from a much larger report or statistic is all that matters to them when trying t sway you to their opinion. Below I am putting the first five websites that came up when I entered, “are pitbull’s more likely to bite than other dog breeds?” Keep in mind that some of the other studies I read into that pitbull’s were the number one attackers in various regions; that in those regions the pitbull breed was the number one owned dog in those regions and that proper dog ownership (responsible) could not be verified in most cases.
First link is for all those people that think http://www.dogsbite is an authoritative site to quote from.
http://bslnews.org/2012/01/24/the-real-dog-bite-statistics-plus-media-myths-colleen-lynn-exposed/
This site I was able to substantiate through more internet researches and links to national news syndicates to verify its accuracy. So you can do the same to prove its merit.
The next site is from the ASPCA arguably nations leading advocate for all animal rights and their take on pitbull’s. This link is specifically to the pitbull article but you can click on home to get the overall view and responsibilities of the ASPCA.
http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-articles/the-truth-about-pit-bulls
The next site is the Save Our Homeless Pets organization. Once again this is straight to their article on pitbull’s to see their overall agenda and purpose click their home button. You will see that their agenda is for all pets and that the article is simply one of many and was written to simply address a growing concern for illogical hysteria.
http://www.savehomelesspets.org/myth.html
No Pets Left Behind. Another organization where they simply talk about pitbull’s but this again you need to click their home button and you will see that pitbulls are once again not even close to being a priority. They are for all pets not matter what they are.
http://www.nopetsleftbehind.com/Bully_Breeds.html
How about the Center for Disease Control?
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/images/dogbreeds-a.pdf
Or PETA?
http://www.peta.org/about/why-peta/pitbulls.aspx
Now all of these organizations have written about pitbull’s and most if not all of these articles and numerous others can have sentences taken out of context of the overall message by these haters and made to fit their own hate engorged agenda. I do not believe in nor condone the all out purposeful or neglectful elimination of any species on this planet. To think as such is an abomination. I know there are bad sides of town in every place and that statistics would align that those areas are more crime ridden than others; but I wouldn’t dream of labeling everyone in that kind of community as a worthless and despicable criminal. To do so would be the height of ignorance. I simply ask that you read the whole of an article, use your so called internet savvy and dig for the facts. See where links truly come from and question and investigate their validity. Make decisions based on high logic and intellectual deductive search and research. To do any less demeans us as thinkers….unless that is your real goal.