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Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park
Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park A pit bull attacked the couple who fostered her, biting the woman’s hand and ear and causing “crushing injuries” to her husband’s arms and hands, during a walk in a Mahwah park, authorities said. The couple were walking the fostered female pit bull and a service dog Wednesday morning in Winters Park on East Ramapo Avenue when the pit bit the woman’s hand, causing a minor injury, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Her 58-year-old husband came to her aid and was attacked, the chief said. “The victim attempted to defend himself and calm the dog but in doing so suffered extensive and severe b…

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by Jerry DeMarco