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Nov 12, 2007 5:42 pm US/Central

Fort Worth Man & Pet Dog Attacked By Pit Bull

FORT WORTH (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ― A vicious attack on a North Texas man and his dog may put a new city ordinance to the test.

The attacked happened Sunday afternoon in a church parking lot at the intersection of Horn Street and Chariot. The church is less than 100 yards away from John Freeman's front door.

Freeman says he and his chow, Sue Lynn, walk the neighborhood every evening, but that changed Sunday. "He mauled my dog's tail and me," Freeman said.

According to Freeman the pit bull, which lives around the corner from his house, broke free from its chain and managed to escape its backyard. Once free, the dog went straight for Sue Lynn.

"He got her by the tail so she couldn't move around," Freeman says. "And he was just going to flat out fight her."

Freeman broke up the dog fight but suffered several bite marks to his leg, hands, and arms. "This is the first time I've ever been mauled. I don't know what I'm going to do now."

The pit bull will remain in quarantine at Fort Worth Animal Control for the next 10 days. If the owner gives up custody the dog will most likely be put down.

If the owner wants the fog back Freeman may be able to take advantage of a recently strengthened city ordinance against dangerous dogs.

The ordinance places heavy fines on the owner's of dogs that attack other pets. It also requires owners to have $100,000 worth of liability insurance specific to the dangerous dog.

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