Mauled Staten Island Man Fighting For Life
Politician Supports Pit Bull BanStaten Island, NY - Henry Piotrowski, the Staten Island man who was savagely attacked by pit bulls two weeks ago, floats in and out of consciousness as he fights for his life at Staten Island University Hospital. Elaine Sutton, Piotrowski's 66-year-old niece said, "They [the dogs] were eating him alive. It's not easy to picture."
She said her uncle lost his lower left leg and has a broken right leg. His left arm was nearly chewed off by the dogs. Doctors are still not sure whether that arm can be saved. Sutton said her uncle's plight has sparked an outpouring of support and cards from across the country. The attack, followed by the mauling of a 3-year-old Brooklyn boy, has renewed calls for a pit bull ban in the city.
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens) said, "I happen to think a ban is
humane. This is the most abused breed of dogs." Vallone has been lobbying state legislators to overturn a law that bars municipalities from banning specific breeds of dogs. "Who is Albany to tell us how to protect our citizens against dangerous dogs?" Vallone has yet to gain support of the Albany lawmakers.
He does have support from PETA, one of the country's largest animal rights groups. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), on the other hand, also does not support Vallone. They believe that
people make pit bulls bad, while they simultaneously say that pit bulls will
chew through chain link fences to attack other animals among other atrocities.
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