California: Pit bull which attacked neighbor who was in her yard working, set to be euthanized

CALIFORNIA -- A dog that bolted from its owner’s East Oakland home and mauled a neighbor, hospitalizing her, was to be euthanized Tuesday, according to a city official.

The attack occurred Monday morning in the 4800 block of Lowry Road, near Chabot Park, said Rebecca Katz, director of Oakland Animal Services.

The severity of the unidentified victim’s injuries was not available, but they were “significant enough that the victim had to go to the hospital,” Katz said. The dog had a current vaccine for rabies, according to Katz, but the animal services agency planned to conduct tests to confirm the animal’s vaccines were up to date.

 

 

The owner of the pit bull didn't want to talk

Described by police as a 4-year-old, unneutered male pit bull mix, the gray-and-white canine escaped its owner’s house through an open door and attacked the neighbor. The dog’s owner was “fairly shaken up,” Katz said, and has “done everything she should be doing” in terms of cooperating with authorities. - [surprised owner tag]

The victim appeared to be doing yard work before she was attacked by the dog, which locked its jaws locked around her arm, the East Bay Times reported.

“He didn’t let go of her arm, and that’s what all the screaming was about,” Roberta Beoris, a neighbor, told the newspaper.

Another article stated the victim was bitten on the arm, on her chest (breasts?) and on on her torso. Clearly this was not a 'simple bite' -- it was an attack, a mauling.

Several other neighbors have in the past complained about the “aggressive unneutered dog, noting that he has rushed people and other animals in the past,” Beoris said. - [repeat offender tag]

Katz said that pit bulls are often "unfairly stereotyped" as an aggressive breed. She noted that all unneutered male dogs — not pit bulls specifically — are known for undue aggression.

“The vast majority of dog bites occur by unaltered male dogs, so we encourage people to fix them” to curb that aggression, Katz said. - [bad shelter tag]

Rebecca Katz has an agenda. Do you know what it is??

(SF Gate - Sept 22, 2016)