Friday, January 30, 2009

Orland Park man fatally shoots neighbor's pit bull

ILLINOIS -- Orland Park police are investigating a [dog attack] last week that led to a local man fatally shooting his neighbor's pit bull.

The homeowner told police that he shot the dog, killing it, after it attacked his yellow Labrador retriever in the backyard of his house in the 16600 block of Robinhood Drive, police said.

The Labrador was taken to a veterinarian where it had a neck wound and a paw sutured to stop the bleeding, police said.

(Chicago Tribune - January 29, 2009)