PENNSYLVANIA -- A dog that was adopted earlier this month from the SPCA attacked its owner at her Lansdale home, police reported Tuesday.
The woman, whom police did not identify, suffered numerous bites to her right arm and was taken to Lansdale Hospital for treatment.
Police were called to the Mount Vernon Street residence at 5:45 p.m. Friday and officers heard a woman screaming inside the home. When police opened the door, the dog, described as a black Labrador mix, jumped over the kitchen canine barrier and ran toward the officer.
Police were able to use a dog noose to control the dog and place it in the patrol car. The woman was found bleeding on the kitchen floor.
She said she was walking past the dog when it bit her right hand. She said the dog had such a strong grip on her that she could not free her hand and began using her other hand to break the dog’s grasp.
The dog became even more aggressive and bit her multiple times.
She yelled for her child to call 911 and to take safety in an upstairs bedroom.
The victim told police she had just adopted the dog but she could no longer handle or deal with it.
The SPCA was advised of the incident and agreed to pick up the dog. They also provided documentation showing the dog was current on all its shots. This documentation was forwarded to the Lansdale Hospital emergency room which forwarded it on to the Montgomery County Health Department.
(PhillyBurbs.com - Dec 28, 2011)
