Alleged Attack

In news from California, four animals claimed by some to have been Pit Bull Terriers, have been said to be responsible for the attack upon and death of a 63 old lady who was out jogging in Los Angeles County. The animals were not in the company of any human, and the last one to leave the woman is said to have run of into the desert. The woman died from her wounds on her way to hospital.

There is nothing in the news article saying what caused the fight between the animals and the woman. Nobody can say for sure that the animals were Pit Bull Terriers, or even dogs, since they are all gone. What we have are the stories by witnesses, such as a police deputy that was on the site, firing at the last animal to leave the place of the fight. No witness can say that the animals had collars or humans around.

Dogs do not normally attack humans. Indeed, I would say there is a higher probability for a human of being viciously attacked by another human than by a dog. Dogs who have humans around are brought up to trust and love humans.

Remember, everybody must be considered innocent until proven guilty. We do not even have proof the woman was attacked by dogs. If she was, there is still nothing in this story saying why she might have been attacked. I would not rule out the possibility that she was violent first, whereupon the animals acted in self defence. The woman's death will be investigated by the coroner, it will be interesting to hear what the result of that investigation might be.