Pitbull victim bites back

An animal lover wants tougher restrictions on dangerous dogs after having part of his index finger bitten off while helping an injured pitbull.

PLEASE read what happened before judging the dog....

Fred Jerschke ran to the dog's aid after it was hit by a bus on Great North Rd last Friday morning.

But the pitbull attacked the Mt Eden resident, biting his right hand and 2cm off his left index finger."I just saw the dog in the middle of the lane and I could see that he was in pain, and so I rushed over to help him."

So he RUSHED over to help the dog... and injured dog!!! hellooooo !!! why is the guy blaming the guy instead of himself ??

A spokesman says prosecution will depend on the actions of the dog owner before and after the incident.

How about the actions of the bitten guy??

"We will look into whether the owners could have foreseen or prevented the attack."

Doh, an injured dog should never be RUSHED at !!

Council service requests manager Jackie Wilkinson warns people to be cautious when assisting injured dogs."A dog in pain can be a very dangerous one," she says.

"A dog in distress can react uncharacteristically and lash out and although your natural inclination is to help, we don't recommend it.

I hope the dog owner isn't prosecuted, and that he apologies for blaming the dog~! I suppose that once Rotties are blamed in the media, it's all out to go on blaming the dogs....

"It is better to call Animal Control Services, a vet or the SPCA."

Mr Jerschke says he's not interested in the owner being prosecuted but wants people to be more vigilant with their dogs.

WHAT??

"It makes me angry that people don't have their dogs, especially dangerous ones, on leads," he says.

Obviously, from what I just read, the guy didn't understand the dog that are injured should not be RUSHED AT !

"I've learned a lesson. Once bitten, twice shy."

I think the article's title should change.... more media attacks to dogs.