NORTH CAROLINA -- A pit bull that bit two women on Farmville Boulevard June 12 was put to sleep by the city on Monday.
The dog escaped Anthony Columbus and attacked Warnell Dancy and Shermika Nicholson while it was running at large in violation of the city law, police reported.
Both women were treated for injuries at Vidant Medical Center.
Columbus was cited on June 12 for a leash law violation. Columbus was keeping the dog for Victoria Moore of New Bern, the animal’s owner. The dog had been banned from New Bern because of an attack there.
Based on the actions of the dog and the injuries it inflicted, Greenville authorities immediately declared it to be vicious and seized it, police department spokesman Joe Friday said in a news release.
An administrative hearing was to be scheduled to determine whether vicious designation would be sustained. Before the hearing could be scheduled, Moore, elected sign the dog over to the city.
Without a hearing request by the owner, the dog could be euthanized after a quarantine period of 10 days, police said.
Greenville Animal Control authorized the action, carried out by the Pitt County Animal Shelter about 12:30 p.m.
(Greenville Daily Reflector - June 25, 2012)
