One small dog was killed and two others were attacked in a dog bite incident in Lake Elsinore after two pit bulls went on a frightening rampage. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the incident occurred October 31, 2011. Police say the two loose pit bulls, which had a history of similar attacks, bit 48-year-old Anna McDonald's 4-year-old papillon, Sydney. McDonald said she was running with her dog when the pit bulls came out of nowhere and ripped Sydney right in front of her. McDonald told the newspaper: "They weren't dogs. These were some other kind of creature."
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Supervisor Fears County's Dog Bite Laws Lack Teeth
A Kern County supervisor is asking staff to review county policies regarding dog bite incidents stating that he feared that the county's policies were not strong enough, The Bakersfield Californian reports. Kern County Third District Supervisor Mike Maggard referenced several articles that ran recently in the local newspaper detailing vicious dog attacks. Right now, based on Bakersfield city and Kern county ordinances, animal control officials have little recourse but to return aggressive dogs to their owners. The rules require that an earlier or prior attack or two before stronger action can be taken against the dog or its owner. Maggard apparently expressed concern that his constituents are unprotected when it comes to vicious dog attacks.
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