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Mobile resident urges stronger penalties after dog mauling; city says ordinances under review
Summary
At the Dec. 2 Mobile City Council meeting, resident Mary Pettit described a dog attack that killed her cat and urged the council to strengthen penalties for irresponsible dog owners; city staff said they are working with legal counsel to redraft the vicious-dog ordinance and consider stiffer penalties.
Mary Pettit told the Mobile City Council on Dec. 2 that she witnessed ‘‘the murder of our beloved cat, Vincent’’ at about 7 a.m. on Nov. 23 and called for harsher penalties for irresponsible dog owners.
"This is the most vicious, violent act I have ever witnessed," Pettit said, describing her 86-year-old mother's distress…
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