A B.C. woman whose two-and-a-half year old Chihuahua was mauled to death by two pit bulls is lobbying for stronger dangerous dog laws.
Tricia Hill set up the 乌鸦传媒溛谘淮綕 page along with a change.org petition 乌鸦传媒溛谘淮綕to lobby for stronger dangerous dog laws.
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On Thursday, July 15, around 2 p.m. Hill was taking Frankie for a walk in Langley乌鸦传媒檚 Walnut Grove neighbourhood while she waited for a takeout order to be ready.
They were passing by the parking lot of the Sandman Inn hotel at 202nd St. and 88th Ave. when Hill heard 乌鸦传媒渨hat sounded like two chains dragging,乌鸦传媒� and saw the pit bulls.
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Hill managed to fight them off and get Frankie back, but the dogs attacked a second time, injuring Hill and killing Frankie.
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By then, the owner of the dogs, a woman, had arrived, Hill recalled, but didn乌鸦传媒檛 call her dogs off or attempt to intervene.
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Hill suffered bruises and bite marks to her hand and under her chin.
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She said Frankie was a rescue dog from Korea, the only survivor from his litter.
Hill described him as a bright, happy, outgoing dog, 乌鸦传媒渁 human in a dog乌鸦传媒檚 body.乌鸦传媒�
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Faye Wightman, interim executive director of Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) , the animal control service provider for both the Township and City of Langley, confirmed LAPS investigated an incident on July 15th involving three dogs that ended with the death of one dog, but could not say more, owing to privacy concerns.
乌鸦传媒淎ppropriate action is being taken,乌鸦传媒� Wightman told the Langley Advance Times.
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Langley Township乌鸦传媒檚 animal control bylaw, as online, sets out a potential fine of $5,000 for the owner of a 乌鸦传媒渄angerous dog,乌鸦传媒� defined as one that has 乌鸦传媒渒illed or seriously injured乌鸦传媒� a person or domestic animal.乌鸦传媒�
Under the bylaw, an animal control officer may detain the dog pending court proceedings to seek an order to have the dog humanely destroyed.
Is there more to the story? Email: dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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