Grandma Mauled By Pit Bulls
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2013 · News & Politics
DAYTON -- An grandmother is mauled by three pitbulls. Even though she is safe at home, she's still terrified, because the dogs are still living next door. Montgomery Co. Animal Control Officers say Charlotte Carter, 82, was attacked in her own back yard Sunday night. I went out the back yard and I heard her screaming. All three of them were on top of her. I had to do everything I could to save my mother's life, said her son, Chris Carter. The photos of her injuries are graphic. The dogs ripped chunks of flesh off her legs, arms and face. Luckily Chris son was able to pry their jaws off her mauled body. I was trying to kick the dogs off and they were just tearing into her, he said. The shredded remains of Charlotte's coat are still in the yard. Chris says the three dogs got to his mom through a small hole in the fence. If it can happen once, it can happen again until something is done about it, he said. The Animal Resource Center is requiring the owner to quarantine the dogs inside his home for ten days, which is mandatory rabies precaution. Chris wants them gone for good. That could happen, but only after a full investigation is complete or if the owner signs them over. The ARC doesn't have the authority to remove the dogs right now. We will go through the process and if it's deemed we can remove them, then we will remove the dogs, said shelter manager, Mick Sagester. ABC 22/FOX 45 Reporter Liza Danver tried to talk to the dogs owner. He wasn't home. If the investigation determines his dogs are in fact vicious, he could be charged with a misdemeanor. Their four-legged fate would still be in the hands of a judge.
