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Canton of Saint-Gall: A pit bull attacks a woman, her master leaves without intervening
In Alststätten (SG), a 56 -year -old woman was violently bitten by an unacitted pit bull. Its owner did not flinch. Worse: he stole the victim’s phone.
A new dog attack relaunches the debate on the question of whether to systematically keep your dog on a leash in public space. Indeed, a 56-year-old woman was violently mid-June to Alststätten (SG) by a pitbull not held on a leash, without her master intervening.
The unhappy person was sitting on a bench after a quiet walk in Eichberg, when a man was walking two loose molosses, one after the other. But the woman had the misfortune to point out to her that one of her dogs was barking in the car. The master would have watched her, then the dog he was walking, and hosted his head. This gesture would have launched the attack. The pitbull then projected the fifties on the ground, bitten it with the leg, neck, chest, and torn off a third of its right ear.
Confiscated phone
After taking refuge in a hut, the woman would have begged the owner to help him – in vain. Worse: he would have confiscated his phone to him, preventing him from calling for help. The pitbull, it was freely running around the Cahute, where the woman, terrorized, would have remained entrenched half an hour. The owner then left by car with his Molosse and the phone. As for the victim, she managed, despite her injuries, to join the road and stop a car. Its driver brought her home. And it was her husband who took him to the hospital and warned the police.
Police confirms that a injured woman was abandoned and that her phone was swept away. An investigation is underway, but no one has been arrested so far. According to the cantonal veterinarian, the dog no longer represents a danger to public security. Measures have been taken, he said, without giving more details for reasons of confidentiality.
Raising bites in French -speaking Switzerland
Dog attacks on humans are increasing. In six years, they have increased almost 50% in French -speaking Switzerland, such as in Geneva or in the canton of Vaud or in Valais. Several factors are in question, including the increase in the number of dogs, a lack of socialization and education of certain animals, and owners who can underestimate potential dangers. Some cantons even prohibit several breeds. An elected UDC wanted to harmonize authorizations for “dangerous” dogs in all cantons. The Federal Council said no.