SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A pit bull attacked a man on Wednesday night in Springfield, and now he wants the dog gone.
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Christopher Donohoe said, “It keeps biting me. I have an 8-year-old that comes over every other weekend. What if that was him up there with me?”
Some people in the neighborhood keep an eye out because Donohoe was told one of the three pit bulls running loose has a history of biting.
“She said she worked for the Clark County Humane Society before this for four years, and this dog has reports of biting multiple people,” Donohoe said.
He became a victim of a pit bull that was terrorizing the quiet neighborhood while he was checking his mail. Three pit bulls ran after him, he said.
“I backed away; two of them left me alone. The third one did not. It bit me on my leg,” Donohoe said.
Donohoe was sent to the hospital for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. He’s said he’s even taking a few days off from work to heal. But, he said, someone has to be held accountable.
“Somebody needs to come and take that dog. Something needs to be done. She’s not able to control it. It bit multiple people. Nothing’s been done about it,” Donohoe said.
The attack happened after the Clark County Dog Warden department closed for the day.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office ordered the owner of the dog to keep it contained for 10 days. Currently, there are no plans to file charges against the owner. However, Donohoe said he worries about the safety of his son and neighborhood kids.
“What if that was him? I was able to get away. He’s not able to move as fast as I was,” Donohoe said.
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