Phoenix police and fire departments responded to a home near Union Hills Drive and 22nd Avenue at approximately 8 a.m. where the pit bulls [viciously] attacked a small dog in the front yard.
The small dog's 49-year-old owner tried to break up the dogfight and was bitten on his face and arm. His son tried to help and he was also bitten.
[When your pet is viciously attacked, mauled, torn to pieces and ultimately killed by a pit bull, it is not a "DOGFIGHT" it is a slaughter.]
Suzanne McGee told ABC15 the pit bulls broke their dog Baby's back and they had to euthanize her because of her extensive injuries. McGee said she was deeply saddened by the loss.
“I’m really mad at myself for leaving her alone,” McGee said through tears.
"Just blood everywhere, all over the floor, all over my Dad, all over BAby, like her whole side just blood all over her fur. It was just disgusting and so sad. I felt so back for her," said Charise McGee, Suzanne's daughter.
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The pit bulls then ran about a half mile and attacked a 63-year-old man who was working on remodeling a nearby home.
David Mercado said he watched the dogs bite his co-worker's arm.
"He was rifling through his truck looking for tools and the dog just lunged at him on the arm. It was good sized bite wounds. He has five or six puncture marks on his forearm," Mercado said.
One of the pit bulls, which was black with white spots, was captured at the scene by police and Maricopa County Animal Care and Control.
Police officers followed the white pit bull to a neighborhood near Interstate 17 and Thunderbird Road where it was cornered and captured.
All three victims were transported to local hospitals, according to Lt. John Reynolds with Animal Care and Control.
The small dog that was attacked was taken to a veterinarian and had to be put down due to her injuries.
The family had owned Baby, who was blind and diabetic, for eight years.
At this time, there is no word on who or where the dogs' owner is. Neither dog was wearing a license.
The owner could face charges.
(AZFamily - March 22, 2011)
