Cape Town - pit bull sinks teeth into leg of
swimmer
A pit bull terrier attacked a teenage boy as he swam near
a boat ramp in Hout Bay on Sunday, NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon said.
“Once the dog got hold of him, it would not let go. A
bystander took the top jaw of the dog and another took the bottom jaw and they
prised the jaws open to free the teenager’s leg. It appears the dog and its
owner left the scene,” Lambinon said.
Emergency Medical Services took the teenager to Victoria
Hospital, where he was treated and discharged.
Police did not know of the incident, spokesman Andre
Traut said.
Hout Bay Community Police forum member Roscoe Jacobs
said: “Dogs on the beach are a big problem. There are areas for walking dogs,
but there is no control. People don’t care. They take over the entire beach.
“The other evening, I was walking on the beach when a big
dog charged at me. The owner called it back and while I was talking to him, the
dog went and bit someone else. The council must enforce by-laws.”
In January, Bridgetown toddler Meeka Riley Lackay was
mauled by a Rottweiler on Clifton Beach and later had four hours of surgery. A
month later, the animal’s owner, who called himself the “Dog Shaman”, had the
dog put down.
My question to the media, can they prove it was a pit
bull that attacked the boy? The story differs from paper to paper, the one
paper said the boy escaped from the dog himself others said a bystander
took the top jaw of the dog and another took the bottom jaw and they prised the
jaws open to free the teenager’s leg, I’m confused what really happened?
If it was a mix breed that looked like a pit bull, I`m disappointed because
someone didn`t do their job, if it was a pit bull than I apologise on behalf of
the humans because the dog wasn`t trained properly!!
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