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Irondale resident injured by unleashed dogs; council reviews process for declaring a dog "vicious"
Summary
A woman who said she was attacked by two unleashed dogs reported a fractured shoulder and torn ligament to the Irondale City Council. Officials told her that the statutory process for declaring a dog "vicious" requires a formal report; the police department can pursue fines and removal once the process begins.
A local resident told the Irondale City Council she was injured after two unleashed dogs — which she identified as a Great Dane and a pit bull — ran at her during a walk and left her with a fractured shoulder bone and a partially torn ligament.
Chava Bedley described the incident to the council and said she was treated at Saint Vincent’s and began physical therapy for a fractured shoulder and a 75 percent torn ligament. “The only thought in my mind…I've gotta do something to keep that pitbull hitting my arm…so I started rolling on the pavement,” Bedley said, describing how bystanders and first…
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