On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 a 3-year-old boy was viciously attacked by a pit bull while he played in a backyard with his grandmother in Ohio. The pit bull was initially on a leash, but got loose and ran into the yard. The boy’s grandmother said pit bull grabbed the boy’s head and started shaking him violently. A family member and neighbor rushed to the boy and continued to hit the dog until it released the young boy.
The boy’s family described his injuries as severe stating that he had to get more than 200 stitches.
The Clark County Humane Society has since quarantined the dog. The owner of the dog has been cited with failure to license, failure to inoculate, and failure to control the animal by the Humane Society. The owner was not arrested, but charges may be filed after the investigation.
As an experienced dog bite lawyer, hearing about these kinds of events sadden me. I do not know why people are so frequently unable to ensure that their dogs are safely locked up and prevented from harming anyone. If you have a dog, you have an indisputable responsibility to make sure it cannot attack anyone—and that responsibility goes double if your dog has a history of being vicious or aggressive
