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ANIMAL WATCH - A grandfather and his 3-month-old granddaughter were found dead in their Tennessee home on December 3, 2025 — apparently mauled to death by the family’s seven Pit Bulls, which were known to terrorize the neighborhood, according to the report.
We have to ask why this was allowed to happen? Neighbors deserve safety and peace and a place to live without fear, and the dogs deserve sufficient food, water and shelter.
If the dogs were being provided adequate food, or if they weren’t, there should have been a thorough inspection of the premises by the local animal control agency at some point earlier (this was not a recent situation) and recommendations made or laws enforced.
The neighborhood should not have been endangered by the dogs and the dogs should have been able to live and be fed adequately on the property.
DOGS HAD TO BE “GUNNED DOWN” TO SAVE CHILD
“The lifeless body of James Alexander Smith, 50, was found inside the Tullahoma home Wednesday afternoon while the infant was still being attacked by their 7 dogs, all of which police had to gun down to reach the bloodied victims,” according to the 14th Judicial District Attorney General.
This causes us to ask, if the dogs were this hungry or this aggressive, reports should have received a response long before the situation developed to this point. Tullahoma is not a large city and it has an animal control unit, according to available records.)
The infant had died by the time help arrived.
“This was an especially difficult and brutal scene,” Attorney General Craig Northcott said in the media release. It was brought up in later reports that authorities suspected the victims may have already been dead.
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He asked for prayers for the family of the victims in this difficult time, as well as for the first responders, which is a great show of compassion.
However, if these dogs were starving and terrorizing the community in search of food, then the local animal control agency and higher officials in City government were betraying their duties and endangering public safety—either of which should have been immediately addressed.
NOT THE FIRST TIME POLICE HAD BEEN CALLED
A neighbor who showed concern about the entire situation stated that the Pit Bulls killed his beloved cat just a week earlier, according to the report.
When he offered help, the hysterical woman ran back into the Warren Street home. Kirby admitted he’d witnessed the dogs attack other animals in the neighborhood — even his own pet — but never imagined they’d turn on people, FOX 8 reported.
(Phyllis M. Daugherty is a former Los Angeles City employee and a long-time animal welfare advocate. A contributor to CityWatchLA, she is known for her investigative reporting on animal shelter operations, misuse of public funds, and the dangers of poorly regulated pet adoption policies. She is a strong proponent of public safety in animal control, advocating for stricter oversight of aggressive dog breeds, especially pit bulls, and for breed-specific legislation.)
