Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Family's Dog Attacked, Killed by Pit Bulls

MICHIGAN -- A Dearborn Heights family is mourning the loss of a family dog after they say two neighboring pit bulls attacked and killed their Pug.

Tiffany and Jeffrey Holcomb were on vacation when Tiffany's father let the family's two dogs outside.

RIP Mia

It was then that their neighbors' two pit bulls jumped a fence and attacked 4-year-old Mia. Tiffany's father was able to scare the dogs away and rushed Mia to the vet, but it was too late.

The neighbors apologized to the Holcombs but offered no comment to FOX 2.

FOX 2's Taryn Asher reports that Dearborn Animal Control will now decide whether to ticket the family or confiscate the pit bulls. Currently, the city has no clear-cut ordinance regarding vicious attacks on other dogs.

(WJBK - Feb 8, 2011)