Pit bull kills greyhound, injures another
LAKEWOOD, Wash. - A pit bull viciously attacked a woman and her two dogs, killing one of the dogs and badly injuring the other.
Cynthia Greear says a neighbor's pit bull mix got loose while she was walking her dogs and viciously attacked. The male greyhound named 'Jet' barely survived.
"Now he's by himself again, but we're gonna get him through it. He's a strong boy," she said. "His neck is torn from the back of his ear all the way down to the base of his neck."
Greear's other greyhound, Angel, didn't survive. Witnesses say she was attacked repeatedly, chased down and literally ripped apart.
"She died a horrible death from what I understand. I don't even know all the details, but it had to have been horrific," Greear said.
Neighbor Mark Smurrow says he tried to intervene.
"I came running through here because I heard a lady with two dogs screaming down here for help," he said.
Smurrow says he tried to pull the pit bull off of the greyhounds and held on to the dog as long as he could, but the dog kept attacking even after other neighbors jumped in to help.
"We were doing everything we could. Hitting it with shovels, hitting it with two by fours," he said. "I punched it, kicked it, did everything I could to try and get this pit bull off of these greyhounds while it was tearing up the greyhounds."
Witnesses say Angel ran off down the street in terror with the pit bull following right behind her. A couple hours later, neighbors found Angel alive, but she died a short time later. A nearby veterinary hospital could not save her.
"I won't let'em tell me (the details), I don't want to know. I already have nightmares about her looking back at me," Greear said.
The owner of the pit bull is taking full responsibility for the attack, but says the dog has never before shown such a display of aggression. The owner has signed over the animal to Animal Control and has also volunteered to reimburse Greear for her veterinary bill.
Cynthia Greear says a neighbor's pit bull mix got loose while she was walking her dogs and viciously attacked. The male greyhound named 'Jet' barely survived.
"Now he's by himself again, but we're gonna get him through it. He's a strong boy," she said. "His neck is torn from the back of his ear all the way down to the base of his neck."
Greear's other greyhound, Angel, didn't survive. Witnesses say she was attacked repeatedly, chased down and literally ripped apart.
"She died a horrible death from what I understand. I don't even know all the details, but it had to have been horrific," Greear said.
Neighbor Mark Smurrow says he tried to intervene.
"I came running through here because I heard a lady with two dogs screaming down here for help," he said.
Smurrow says he tried to pull the pit bull off of the greyhounds and held on to the dog as long as he could, but the dog kept attacking even after other neighbors jumped in to help.
"We were doing everything we could. Hitting it with shovels, hitting it with two by fours," he said. "I punched it, kicked it, did everything I could to try and get this pit bull off of these greyhounds while it was tearing up the greyhounds."
Witnesses say Angel ran off down the street in terror with the pit bull following right behind her. A couple hours later, neighbors found Angel alive, but she died a short time later. A nearby veterinary hospital could not save her.
"I won't let'em tell me (the details), I don't want to know. I already have nightmares about her looking back at me," Greear said.
The owner of the pit bull is taking full responsibility for the attack, but says the dog has never before shown such a display of aggression. The owner has signed over the animal to Animal Control and has also volunteered to reimburse Greear for her veterinary bill.