Once Again Pit Bull Attacks Gold on Lake Tillery

Ken and Lynn Cross, of River Run Road,  were taking a much needed walk in their neighborhood, when once again they were attacked by the same pit bull dog as before.  They were walking and talking down the dirt alley behind Lake Tillery Road when out of no where, it seemed, the pit bull runs up from behind one of the cars on the said property and rushes the golden retriever puppy's throat.  The puppy's name is "Bama" and of course the smallest and most vulnerable of the Crosses dogs.  She, the pit bull, approached from under the fence and down the dirt alley way.  She began grabbing the throat of Bama when Mr. Cross noticed that something was amiss.  He turns toward the perpetrator and sees that his puppy is being attacked.  He then picked up a stick and with his large frame begins to rush at the dog.  She lets go of  Bama and runs back into her yard with her tail between her legs.  As Mr. and Mrs. Cross proceeded down the dirt alley way, the pit bull comes back out of her yard to once again chase the unprovoked animals.  Mr. Cross said, "At that point all I had to do was turn around and show the dog my stick and she high tailed it back to her own yard.  I for one am sick of being chased by this animal.  She never comes up in any friendly fashion as dogs are accustomed to, she stealthily, and very quietly goes right for our younger dog."  Mrs. Cross related that the last time this happened the owners were warned and fined in order for them to keep the dog in the pen.  But, "As you can see they are not following the Animal Controls demands and are letting the dog out of the pen on a rope lead.  We talked to a woman down the street from them, that have also had the dog picked up by Animal Control.  And here it is causing fear and anxiety once again."

"We are looking into the situation there," said Officer Notonthejob, "we at the Stanly County Animal Control Division have sent a team of highly qualified agents to investigate the situation and to get it under control."  

The next day this reporter once again traveled to the alley in question and found that the pit bull was not in her pen and had been put back on a rope lead.  We will keep you informed as information is given to us.