A woman who heard about the attack coaxed the animal into her garage Friday, April 12, and the unneutered male was taken into custody, according to Daryl Hitchcock, animal control supervisor for the Ramona Humane Society. The dog is now in quarantine at the society’s San Jacinto shelter.
Another pit bull involved in the incident was captured the day of the attack.
The newest captive will be held for a week before a determination is made whether it can be adopted. So far, nobody has claimed the animal.
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The woman who was walking her dachshund, Sasha, on April 8, said she thought the two pit bulls were going to kill her, but the arrival of a fire truck with its lights flashing and horn sounding frightened one of the dogs and it ran off.
Her name is being withheld at her request.
She said she was bitten when she tried to pry loose one of the dogs that had clenched Sasha’s neck. At one point she was on the ground fighting off one of the dogs and trying to kick the other, which had hold of one of Sasha’s legs.
Sasha did not survive the attack.
Pit bulls, and whether they pose a greater risk than other dogs, has been a subject of debate since a 91-year-old woman was killed by two pit bulls in a Hemet motel room Feb. 8 and a 76-year-old San Jacinto woman was severely mauled by a pit bull while walking near her mobile home March 5.
(pe.com - April 13, 2013)
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