Pit Bulls Kill Dog, Lead to Community Call for Action

CHICAGO, IL- Chicago.cbslocal.com writes that a man from Westchester’s dog was killed by two pit bulls. The community is now looking to have something done about the dogs that carried out the deadly attack.

The incident took place last month, andthe dogs have not been put down. Residents in the area are asking why the dogs are still alive and are concerned that the animals could carry out another attack. The city only requires that a dog beconfiscated if it carries out three offenses.

The owner of the dog that was killed, 81-year-old Carl Panek, says that the attack was traumatizing for him He says he has difficulties sleeping ever since he saw the dogs kill his 7-year-old dachshund. The two pit bulls attacked Panek’s dog and killed the smaller animal quickly. Panek attempted to intervene and was attacked as well. The dogs left him with “15 puncture wounds on his hands.”

One of Panek’s neighbors, ElanieGranados, saw the dogs running in the street prior to the incident and described them as being “in a pack, hunting, sprinting.”

The town of Westchester deemed the dogs were dangerous but sent them back to the owner. Granados says that the incident happened in a place where there are many children and not far from a school.

Panek wants the city to put the pit bulls down. According to the Chief of Police, Westchester only sees between 6 and 8 dog bite incidents every year. The officer described this attack as the worst to take place in the city in 28 years.

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