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Rachael Ray's Pit Bull Thinks Ears Are Yummo
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 12, 2010
Modified Feb 12, 2010
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Rachael Ray's beloved pit bull Isaboo has been involved in at least five incidents of violence against other animals, with the latest fight happening earlier this month as one of the dog's handlers walked it in the Village. According to Radar and, um, the National Enquirer, the attack happened when another dog walked by and "Isaboo lashed out so quickly and ripped the other dog’s ear off before its handler could pull it away." A vet was able to save some of the dog's ear, but Ray is reportedly devastated because she may have to put Isaboo to sleep.
One source frets, "Rachael calls Isaboo her baby,' but after the latest dog fight, she’s living in fear that her pet will have to be put down. While she loves the dog, she can’t help worrying about what would happen if Isaboo attacked a person." So multiple violent attacks on other pets are cool as long as no human blood is spilled? What kind of Keffiyeh-wearing terrorist is Ray, anyway?
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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