A woman told ABC13 she was petsitting her neighbor's small dog when a pitbull viciously attacked both of them. BARC Houston says the same dog killed another pet 8 months ago.
Animal Enforcement Officers with BARC Houston are investigating a vicious attack involving the same dog in the Sharpstown neighborhood.For the second time in less than a year, the city is investigating a vicious attack involving the same dog."It all happened so quickly," Mari Perez said. "The next thing I know, when I looked, he was on my face."
Perez was outside in her front yard with her neighbor's dog. Out of nowhere, a pitbull attacked. Her neighbor heard her screams. Workers fought off the dog. Animal Enforcement Officers with BARC Houston, the city's animal shelter, took it away.Perez suffered serious bites on her hand and foot and deep gashes on her arms. Fluffy, the neighbor's dog she was dog-sitting, is still hospitalized.
According to BARC Houston, the same dog killed another dog eight months ago. Its owner told ABC13 the dog knocked him down and ripped his little dog from his arms during the attack."I just want the safety for the neighborhood, "she said. BARC says the dog's death last September did not warrant a dangerous dog investigation because the dog did not make an unprovoked attack on a person, a spokesperson said. Now, an investigation has been launched.
The spokesperson said the dog's owner told them he would sign over his rights because he did not want to deal with the liability anymore. Alex Cuellar told ABC13 the same thing and added, "He is not a vicious dog. I don't know what happened. Of course, I feel bad."Once again, Houston leads the nation this year in dog attacks on postal carriers, according to a study by the U.S. Postal Service.
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