Pack of loose pitbulls kills man, 66
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 @ 9:53 PM
A 66-YEAR-OLD man has died after being attacked by five pitbulls all at once whilst walking across his own land in Beniarbeig (Alicante province).
Hours after setting off for his allotment, the victim's son became concerned that he had not returned and went to investigate.
He found the man with horrific wounds on his limbs and head, consistent with having tried to fight off several attacking animals at once.
As there are no wild predators in the area, police quizzed the tenant of the nearest house, who admitted to owning five dogs classed as 'dangerous breeds', all pitbull and bull-terrier crosses.
None of them bore signs of blood, but one of them was soaking wet as though it had just been washed.
Police say none of the dogs was microchipped, and the owner had no council permit showing they were on the local register, nor any documentation for any of the animals.
He did not have any public liability insurance for the dogs, which is essential with certain breeds.
Local Police say the owner has committed previous offences of letting his dogs run loose, rather than on a maximum-length lead of two metres (6'6”) and muzzled at all times, and that they had attacked at least one person in the past.
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