BY STEVE METSCH smetsch@southtownstar.com
CHICAGO RIDGE - A Chicago Ridge woman whose Shih Tzu died after it was mauled by a pit bull wants the village to stiffen its penalty for letting dogs run free, and Mayor Gene Siegel said he would look into it.
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The attack took place in the parking lot of the Animal Welfare League, 10305 S. Southwest Highway in Chicago Ridge, where the pit bull named Jock was being taken because the owner was “unable to properly care for it,” according to a police report.
The incident was so unnerving that Christine Starr said she never will forget the horror she witnessed as her beloved dog Maddie was mauled. The Shih Tzu underwent emergency surgery but died 11 days later.
2011-12-06. URL:http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/7500872-418/pit-bull-victim-wants-chicago-ridge-to-toughen-law.html. Accessed: 2011-12-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/63jp8VNr8)
