Pit Chick
03-31-2005, 10:33 AM
I found this article on a Pit Bull forum but they didn't post a link to the actual article:
David Prette speaks with CTV News form his Vaughan, Ontario home on Tuesday.
An eight-year-old Toronto-area boy is recovering after having part of his ear torn off by a 120-pound Rottweiler-Labrador cross. The attack has some parents calling for an expansion to the province's pit bull ban.
The attack occurred Monday evening when a group of five or six kids in Woodbridge found the dog running free in the neighbourhood. They brought it into the backyard and called animal control officers to come pick him up.
As they waited, they played. One of the children threw a ball and the eight-year-old victim made an attempt to catch it. As he did, he was bitten on the leg by the dog and forced to the ground. The victim attempted to get away when the dog then bit him on the ear.
He was finally released from the dog's grasp and he ran into his home.
The dog is now with animal control in Aurora. He is under quarantine and being tested for rabies.
The boy had his ear and ankle stitched up and he's expected to be fine.
York Regional Police say they want to talk to the owner of the dog involved in the attack and are asking the public to help find the owner.
The attack has some parents in the neighbourhood calling for an expansion to the province's pit bull ban.
The Ontario government passed legislation banning new pit bulls in Ontario during a rare winter session early this month.
Under the law, pit bulls that are already here must be neutered. It also requires that the dogs are muzzled and leashed in public.
The law also sets hefty fines and jail terms for owners of dangerous dogs.
David Prette speaks with CTV News form his Vaughan, Ontario home on Tuesday.
An eight-year-old Toronto-area boy is recovering after having part of his ear torn off by a 120-pound Rottweiler-Labrador cross. The attack has some parents calling for an expansion to the province's pit bull ban.
The attack occurred Monday evening when a group of five or six kids in Woodbridge found the dog running free in the neighbourhood. They brought it into the backyard and called animal control officers to come pick him up.
As they waited, they played. One of the children threw a ball and the eight-year-old victim made an attempt to catch it. As he did, he was bitten on the leg by the dog and forced to the ground. The victim attempted to get away when the dog then bit him on the ear.
He was finally released from the dog's grasp and he ran into his home.
The dog is now with animal control in Aurora. He is under quarantine and being tested for rabies.
The boy had his ear and ankle stitched up and he's expected to be fine.
York Regional Police say they want to talk to the owner of the dog involved in the attack and are asking the public to help find the owner.
The attack has some parents in the neighbourhood calling for an expansion to the province's pit bull ban.
The Ontario government passed legislation banning new pit bulls in Ontario during a rare winter session early this month.
Under the law, pit bulls that are already here must be neutered. It also requires that the dogs are muzzled and leashed in public.
The law also sets hefty fines and jail terms for owners of dangerous dogs.