SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department have located two dogs involved in a fatal pet mauling that transpired on November 20. According to a press release from the SFPD, at approximately 4:50 p.m. officers from Ingleside Police Station responded to a pet hospital on the 5600 Mission Street in regards to a dog attack.
The victim, a 52 year-old female, San Francisco resident told officers that she was walking her dog “Joey,” a Chihuahua mix, on leash on the 600 block of Brunswisk Street at approximately 4:30 p.m. The victim witnessed two other dogs (pitbulls) run towards her from across the street. In an effort to protect “Joey,” the victim picked him up. The two unleashed dogs jumped on the victim, knocking her to the ground.
The dogs then turned their attention to “Joey” attacking and mortally wounding him. The dogs attacked with a ferocity that pulled the victim across the pavement as she held onto “Joey’s” leash in an effort to protect him. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. The two dogs ceased their attack and were seen traveling eastbound on Lowell Street. A bystander assisted the victim in taking “Joey” to the pet hospital where he died.
The SFPD revealed on Thursday, December 7, that they located and detained the two pit-bulls in connection to the mauling. The Peninsula Humane Society took the two dogs into custody in Daly City following a separate complaint filed on November 20. Following media coverage of the San Francisco incident, the Peninsula Humane Society contacted San Francisco officials.
The dogs will be the subject of a vicious and dangerous dog hearing in coming weeks. The SFPD is requesting the public’s help in identifying their owner. Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to contact the SFPD 24 Hour Tip Line at (415) 575- 4444, by texting a tip to Text a Tip at TIP411 and beginning the message with SFPD, or by calling the SFPD Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit at (415) 553-9182.
