University of California, Berkeley, police say they have found the owner of two dogs that reportedly in late last week.
UC Police Capt. Margo Bennett said police located the man, and his dogs, at his Richmond home on Friday. Shortly following the attack, the man was identified only as "Jason." He reportedly left the scene before police could question him.
The dogs were taken from the man's home, said Bennett, by Contra Costa County Animal Care and Control and were in custody with the agency as of Monday.
Bennett said no charges had been brought against the man, whose full name has not been released.
The girl who was attacked was at Children’s Hospital in Oakland. Bennett said UCPD could not release further details on the child’s condition.
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Many people in downtown Berkeley sit idle with their pit bulls for long periods of time in the same spot. A lot of these people are, sadly, young homeless people. I suppose they want a protective breed. Problem is that when a dog sits in the same spot for long enough, it begins to think of the place as it's territory. So when a little child or dog walks by, that dog might very well lunge and attack. Being a pit bull, the victim probably wouldn't make it alive. Very scary.
Berkeley Humane Society seems to adopt out an inordinately large amount of ABUSED Pit Bulls. Now, if there is anything more dangerous than a pit bull, it is a pit bull that was previously abused. I feel very badly for these dogs, but come on, let's use common sense. I see way too many people running around with these ticking time bomb dogs, smiling proudly as if they were lion tamers walking their pet lions.
It's unbelievable. Why haven't charges been made? Can "Jason" just go get more pit bulls or any dog?