2023-05-11 10:47:00
A woman was brutally attacked by a dog pitbull breed while exercising in the streets of Portland, Oregon. Despite the fact that the animal was with its owner, he did nothing to stop the aggression, so the victim ended up with multiple injuries all over his body. This case had a history, with others affected in past weeks. After several processes, the authorities confiscated the dog and owner is expected to face charges.
Cheryl Walker told the American channel KPTV that the event occurred in April, without specifying the day, when he was jogging through his neighborhood. The dog, which was off leash, approached her and bit her repeatedly: He threw her to the ground and wouldn’t let go. Only when a passing motorist honked his horn the animal moved away and she was able to get up.
The owner, identified as Jessie Miller, did not act on her pet’s attitude, even when she was across the street. In the end, The woman recorded that she had 35 lacerations in total, on one of her arms and both legs. “I still can’t process what happened, but it clearly happened,” he said following the incident.
For her part, another woman from the area, Kara Bloom, commented to the aforementioned medium that in February she had gone through the same situation. One day when he was walking with his dog down the street, they were both attacked by the pit bull.. His puppy was seriously injured, to the point that the vets feared for his death. Even today they cannot go out without being afraid of meeting him once more: “He and I are quite traumatized. To take our morning walk and get attacked like this…I’m definitely on my toes and so is he.”
The two women reported what happened to the police and animal services, but there was no immediate action.. “I initially filed a police report, because I felt like someone else was going to get hurt,” Bloom said. Even Walker herself, while she was recovering from his injuries, stated that some neighbors had reported that the dog was running through the neighborhood once more without a leash and that no authority had assisted them. In her defense, those in charge of animal control stated that they might not pick up a dog without an order issued by a judge.
That way, Hundreds of residents came together to make the corresponding complaints and that’s how the police got involved. On May 1, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office helped get an order to impound the dog, who now remains in custody. “I’m gratefull. What happened to me, I don’t wish on anyone, but it shouldn’t have taken this long to get to where we are,” Walker said.
The woman announced that she will file charges once morest Miller, for not having done anything to help her and for taking her dog without a leash. The owner has 30 days to file an appeal for the confiscation of his pet, although it will only be returned to him when the authorities rule.
THE NATION
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