Pit Bull, Seattle WA, 2008-02-20: Girl, 9, hospitalized after pit-bull attack

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Pit Bull, Seattle WA, 2008-02-20: Girl, 9, hospitalized after pit-bull attack

wegobad 02-23-2008, 5:48 AM
Girl, 9, hospitalized after pit-bull attack

A West Seattle girl was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being bitten by a pit bull.

The 9-year-old suffered severe cuts to her upper and lower lips and to her chin and face, after being attacked at a Highland Park home, according to police reports.

Firefighters were called to a home at 7945 Delridge Way S.W. where the girl had been attacked by the 90-pound dog. A neighbor phoned for help after seeing the girl bleeding from her face.

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Full Seattle P-I story: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/352110_dog21.html

This incident has given a pro-BSL group an opportunity to push for BSL in Seattle:
"In Seattle, it's a misdemeanor to own a dangerous dog. Families against Fighting Breeds wants more bite in the law. They're calling for a ban on pit bulls, with mandatory sterilization and restrictions on new pit bull licenses."
[Group calls for pit bull ban after West Seattle attack -- http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_022108WAB_pit_bull_ban_KS.165ad452.html]