On Staten Island, New York, a total of 8 calls were placed to 911 about the pit bulls that attacked 90-year-old Henry Piortrowski in his back yard. Piotrowski died from his horrific injuries. (Click here to read the article.)
Every day, I hear about a dog attack that the authorities could have prevented if they had taken action. Jennifer Lowe was killed by pit bulls in Knoxville, Tennessee almost one year ago; the local animal control not only declared the dogs dangerous weeks before, but caught the dog owner playing with the unleashed dogs on his unfenced property -- and yet, they did nothing until Jennifer's death.
Official neglect is one of the reasons why there is a dog bite epidemic in the USA. Until someone hits them in their wallet, our city and county governments are going to continue ignoring this serious problem.
City Knew About Vicious Dogs That Killed Staten Island Man
