Nov 21, 2010 Orland Park Woman Recovering From Pit Bull Attack

Be sure to click the link and read this account of what it feels like to have a pit bull come out of nowhere and attack you unprovoked.  These attacks damage people's bodies and damage their sense of safety and security as well. 

ORLAND PARK (STMW) – For a week now, Kathy Margetis’ frightened screams have startled her husband, Pete, from sleep. “Let me go,” she shouts.

In her nightmares, the 53-year-old mother of three from Orland Park is reliving the horrifying experience of being attacked by a pit bull.

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CBS Local

Accessed: 2011-12-16. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/63zBoluSy)

Jan 29, 2009 Orland Park man fatally shoots neighbor's pit bull

Orland Park police are investigating a dogfight last week that led to a local man fatally shooting his neighbor's pit bull.

The homeowner told police that he shot the dog, killing it, after it attacked his yellow Labrador retriever in the backyard of his house in the 16600 block of Robinhood Drive, police said. The Labrador was taken to a veterinarian where it had a neck wound and a paw sutured to stop the bleeding, police said.

Notice the Tribune calls this a dogfight.  It was not.  This was a marauding fighting dog that attacked a normal dog on its own property.

Chicago Tribune

Accessed: 2012-01-27. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/650iRCbZh)