NYC toddler is mauled by pit bull; 4 other kids OK

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--dogattack0702jul02,0,5593804.story

The incident occurred after a man who had been fighting with his ex-wife at a relative's apartment kicked an air conditioner out of a basement window and unleashed his two pit bulls into a room occupied by five children, police said. The other four children escaped.

The man was arrested Wednesday and was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and acting in a manner to injure a child. His dogs were taken by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.



On Tuesday, 90-year-old Henry Piotrowski was attacked outside his Staten Island home by two pit bulls before a neighbor grabbed a knife, scared them off and called police. Piotrowski was hospitalized with severe leg and arm wounds.

Police officers found the dogs at their owner's nearby home, tranquilized them and carried them away. The owner was arrested and could be charged with negligence or recklessness, Kelly said.

Kelly called the incidents "horrendous."

"It is an increasing concern for us," he said of the dog attacks. "You see police officers encounter dogs virtually on a daily basis. In some areas they're being used as weapons."
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OMG what is wrong with people

Re: NYC toddler is mauled by pit bull; 4 other kids OK

This is tragic What a sick b@*tard!

But unfirtnatly this is a good example of how "bad owners" are a big (not the only) cause of dog attacks.

My for all the involved families.