A small canine was brutally ripped aside and killed by two pit bulls, based on its heartbroken proprietor, who requested: “What is it going to take to get these dogs taken off the street?”
Monica Reyes instructed WABC that she and her daughter had been strolling their 8-year-old Lhasa apso, Juju, final week after they had been set upon simply yards from her entrance door within the Throggs Neck Homes — with one of many pit bulls grabbing the helpless pet in its mouth and refusing to let go.
“I was trying to get him out of the pit bull’s mouth while my daughter was crying, and I was trying to protect the kids from getting attacked,” Reyes mentioned.
A passing NYCHA employee tased the principle assault canine, which solely then dropped Juju’s mangled physique, his horrified proprietor mentioned.
The person and girl with the pit bulls then ran away, Reyes mentioned — with the person yelling, “I’m so sorry, call 911.”
Juju later needed to be put down, and Reyes mentioned she was left with little greater than a bit of his tail to recollect him by.
“That could have been anyone’s family member, anyone’s kid. Like, who’s next?” Reyes requested.
“What is it going to take to get these dogs taken off the street?”
She filed a police report, however beneath present New York regulation, canines are outlined as property, and as such, an assault by one animal on one other is thought to be a property crime and never a felony matter, she famous.
The assault got here days earlier than two pit bulls savaged a Chihuahua in a separate assault on the Higher West Facet.
Horror footage filmed final weekend exhibits the small canine, Penny, being mauled whereas the pit bulls’ proprietor does nothing to assist earlier than strolling off.
Penny survived, however her proprietor, Lauren Claus, has referred to as for a change within the regulation to seek out house owners of aggressive canines liable in such assaults.
Now a brand new regulation, named after Penny, has been launched by New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar.
“Penny’s Law” will criminalize negligent canine dealing with within the case of a canine assault, in addition to criminalize leaving the scene just like a hit-and-run case, whereas cracking down on house owners who illegally let their canines off-leash.
“Currently, people get away with letting their dogs attack or kill other dogs. Often it is the same people again and again,” Rajkumar instructed PIX11.
