Three folks have been bitten in a canine attack in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday. Witnesses mentioned a lady with a cane, a sanitation employee with a stick and a neighbor with a bat helped combat off three dogs.
One person was taken to a hospital, whereas the opposite two have been handled on the scene on thirteenth Street SE, D.C. Fire and EMS mentioned.
Neighbors mentioned the dogs have been a nuisance for months.
One sufferer of the attack mentioned she was standing in an alley when a canine out of the blue pounced. It bit her on the arm and significantly wounded her.
She jumped on prime of a person’s automobile to attempt to escape, driver Will Vincent mentioned.
“The whole hood was covered in blood,” he mentioned.
“She jumped on one the vehicles that was parked in the alley, and there was a trash man also in the alley,” in keeping with a person who mentioned he witnessed the attack. “He noticed it as well, so he got out of his truck and tried to ward off the dogs with a stick.”
The man mentioned he known as 911 and grabbed a bat.
“I just warded the dogs off. I didn’t strike the dogs or anything like that. Nonetheless, I wanted the dog to know, ‘Hey, I’m not playing with you,’” he mentioned.
Witnesses mentioned a police officer who arrived on the scene pulled out his gun however didn’t shoot.
“I know how vicious a pit bull attack is. It was to the point I was telling this man, ‘Shoot him! Shoot him!’” Vincent mentioned.
D.C. police mentioned one of many dogs was captured and brought away by animal management.
Video shared with News4 by a neighbor reveals one of many dogs attempting to run away as animal management tried to get it on a leash.
The Humane Rescue Alliance mentioned a harmful canine investigation was underway.
They mentioned in a press release: “There are no dogs currently running loose in the area. Since the dogs were in possession of the owner when we arrived (and not running at large/a stray), we could not forcefully take the dogs. We cannot forcefully take dogs that were already confined to the owner’s home for dog bite related cases.”
Neighbors describe repeated complaints about dogs
Three individuals who stay on the block instructed News4 the dogs have been a nuisance for months however regardless of their complaints, nothing has been accomplished.
One man, who requested to not be recognized, mentioned the dogs have been abused. He mentioned he has complained to each the proprietor and town.
“I think there is too much bureaucratic red tape to get a dog taken away in D.C. For a dangerous animal, somebody needs to be permanently disfigured or needs sutures. So far that hasn’t happened and there haven’t been enough recordings of abuse for them to be taken away in an abuse case,” he mentioned.
