Pit Bull Who Saved Little Boy And Bit Mom Who Threw Him Into River Learns His Fate

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 935

This story is just disturbing – in many ways.

On March 2, 2017, Buddy, a pitbull, rescued a boy whose mother threw him in the river. While this sounds like Buddy would be seen as the hero, the story of his fate that unfolds will surprise you.

The mother of an unidentified 9-year-old boy faces charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly drowning her 5-year-old and attempting to drown her 9-year old son, according to Daily Mail.

Margot Stork, the Murray River Council interim general manager, said that Buddy has now been micro-chipped and they are working to get suitable conditions for the dog to return to his owner.

Buddy’s owner is working with the Murray River Council and will be in compliance with the Companion Animals Act. According to reports, on March 2nd, the mother of two young boys was trying to drown her children in the Murray River at Moama.

Buddy saw that the boy was trying to fight off his mother, and jumped into action. He bit the little boy as he was trying to drag him away from his mother. When the woman came after the boy, Buddy bit her too.

The nine-year-old boy survived. His little brother did not. Rangers took Buddy into custody until they could complete an investigation. After he was taken, the dogs’ owners started a Go Petition to get their furry friend returned to them.

“We are trying to save our dog ‘Buddy’ a pit bull cross who has been seized due to awful circumstances by the council. We are hoping the council can see what this dog was trying to do and let him come home instead of punishing him for the rescue efforts he has done. Please help,” the family wrote.

The petition drew ore than 50,000 signatures and officials decided to release the dog to his owners. Murray River Council interim general manager told reporters that the dog was released because they found that Buddy was likely “acting in reasonable defense” of the child.

The grandfather of the two boys also participated in the petition. “I own a similar dog and I know he was trying to save the boys, it’s their nature when they are raised with kids. Let the ones who his actions affected decide. I have one grandson left, because this brave dog took action as required,” said the grandfather to Daily Mail.

Buddy was microchipped and returned to his owners, the Independent reported.
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935 thoughts on “Pit Bull Who Saved Little Boy And Bit Mom Who Threw Him Into River Learns His Fate”

  2. Keith Schwartz

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    what the hell is wrong with this dum $#%&!@*country we live in . really !!!!!!!!!!!! the dog saves the child . and you want to put the dog down . what are _____ crazy . put the dam mother down . this country is the most f ed up place . the dog saved the child does that not ring a bell !!!!!!!!!! you bunch of$#%&!@*holes .

  17. Sheri Sullivan Daugherty

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    Amazed that it took so long for authorities to decide the dog was rescuing the boys. The mother obviously suffered some horrendous mental incapacity that caused her to want to do away with her children. Too bad this had not been recognized before.

  33. Dorothy Pagnani

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    The dog should be commended for saving his human. I’m sorry that the other little boy died. The mother should receive the same fate and be put to death. Why is it that when a dog who saves a life by fighting the devil be automatically be put to sleep. We need to revise our laws.

  42. Tania Williams

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    Wow, how low can a mother go to try and drown her own boys?. This dog saved one and was going to be punished? . Thank goodness there was enough to set this precous dog free. So misunderstood. And sad but a gd happy ending. Love and dedication full credit to the dog owners for fighting for their pet, I would

  44. Michelle Smetana

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    The pos mom wasn’t his owner. His owner was a third party unrelated to the incident. Buddy jumped into the situation to help (how he managed to do that – was he not on a leash? Where was his owner? – is unknown).

  46. Dawn Waterman

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    I don’t understand the logic or rather the lack of it that a dog saves a life at the forfeit of it’s own. If the dog had been in police service they would righty be giving it praise and a citation. It seems according to the article that it wasn’t put down thankfully, I feel very pleased and relieved about that but it should never have had it hanging over it’s head in the first place.

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