Johnson City Police called Washington County/Johnson City Animal Control to request help dealing with two pit bulls who escaped their chains. One of those dogs began fighting with another dog still in a kennel, and when Hannah Greene, Kennel Master at Animal Control, tried to intervene, the dog turned on her, ripping into her hand.
A Johnson City Police Officer who accompanies Greene to the house, shot the dog. The other two were taken to the Animal Control shelter.
Washington County/Johnson City Animal Control Director Debbie Dobbs said they have been to property on North Belmont Street in Johnson City before. Dobbs said property owner Brandon Scott was charged with animal neglect in November.
"This person is a known pit bull breeder in the area, we have had problems before out of this person," said Dobbs. Dobbs said she found signs of previous scaring on the pit bulls recovered from the property. "That would indicate they've been at each other before or been fought," said Dobbs.
Scott told 11 Connects he does not breed the dogs to be fought, instead, he said he sells them as pets.
(WJHL - Aug 28, 2009)