NEW JERSEY -- Police say a small, mixed-breed dog, named Gaby, died Wednesday after it was attacked by a pit bull in a retirement community in the township.
Police said they were called to Cambridge Court in the Original Leisure Village around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, after the attack occurred.
The owner of a 10-year-old pit bull, named Buka, walked out of her home Wednesday morning, but her door did not close completely behind her, said Detective Capt. Paul Daly.
He said the dog pushed its way out of the door, around the same time a neighbor was walking the smaller, 8-year-old dog.
The owner of the pit bull told police she suddenly heard her neighbor screaming, then saw the small dog in her dog’s mouth.
Gaby was brought to the Point Pleasant Veterinary Hospital, where it died from its injuries, police said.
The owner of the pit bull told police she no longer wanted the animal and surrendered it to Lakewood Animal Control to be euthanized.
(app.com - March 28, 2013)