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A grandmother was savagely mauled by three pit bulls while walking down a neighborhood in Austin, Texas. The brutal attack left Maria Perez, 55, with wounds requiring more than 100 stitches and now the family says they want justice. On Monday, Perez was taking an evening stroll with her nephew near her home in Round Rock. A neighbor opened their front door and three aggressive pit bulls leaped out. The dogs started running towards Perez and her nephew. The pair were chased down a dead-end street but the nephew was able to leap out of the way, which left the...

CALIFORNIA CITY - In an effort to curb vicious dog attacks, the city council will consider an ordinance aimed at regulating ownership of pit bulls and Rottweilers during its regular meeting Tuesday. The meting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 21000 Hacienda Blvd. The proposed breed-specific ordinance will require owners of pit bulls and Rottweilers to register their dogs under a special breed registration, in addition to the regular dog license. This registration will have an additional fee of $100 and require owners to provide a recent photograph of the dog. No more than two...

PALMDALE - Two devastated dog owners, whose beloved brown poodle-Chihuahua mix Sugar was savagely attacked Thursday morning by a neighbor's pit bull, received an outpouring of support from the community and a donation of a new black-and-white puppy. Sugar, who suffered injuries to the scalp, eyes and ears after the pit bull jumped a fence, attacked and left her in critical condition, died Saturday, said Tonie Minsal, the couple's daughter. "I think my dad took it the hardest," Minsal said. "He was devastated, refused to walk or do anything. He was just crying and crying, especially after the vet stitched...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco mother who lost her son to foster care because of the family's pit bulls will have to wait until next week to see if she will get her child back. During a closed hearing Tuesday, a commissioner in the juvenile division of San Francisco Superior Court put off making a ruling on whether 7-year-old Andrew Louie will be allowed to return home. The boy was taken from his mother, Valerie Louie, in December because social workers feared the family's pit bulls posed a threat to the child. At the time, authorities had decided that...

LANCASTER - Pirate's life still hasn't returned to normal, not even close, his owner lamented. Nearly two weeks have passed since Pirate, a 12-year-old gelding, fell prey to two neighboring pit bulls that escaped from their yard in the 3000 block of Avenue L-8 the night of July 23 and tore apart the horse's flesh, practically killing him, had it not been for the intervention of some bystanders. "We're still struggling," Karen Picard, the horse's owner, said. Her horse refuses to eat and continues to lose weight. "I'm sitting for hours next to his feeder, talking to him, petting him....

NBC 17 CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List POSTED: 3:58 PM EST January 14, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tuesday's fatal dog attack in Harnett County is not as rare as you may think. Dogs kill 10 to 20 people in the United States every year.Last year in Orange County, 300 dog bites were reported, and 350 were reported in Raleigh. DOG SAFETY Stay SafeTips For ParentsOwn A Dog?Been Injured By A Dog? While national statistics show at least 30 breeds have attacked humans, 10 dog breeds are on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most dangerous list, meaning they...