A raging Pit Bull ate a kitten and attacked two women before it was shot between the eyes and killed by a builder with a nail gun.
The builder did not take his time and consider his actions, but acted quickly in coming to the aid of the women.
"It wasn't premeditated - it had finished having a go at her and it was trying to bite everyone."
The tradesman, who gave a statement to police, said he regretted the animal's death.
He had not spoken to either of the pitbull's victims, but said he believed his decision to kill it was justified.
"I'm not happy that I shot someone's dog but I did what I had to do. Some family members thanked us."
Later, a young woman was seen crying over the animal's remains.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Tradie Nails Dog, Awarded Both Ears and Tail
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Attack dog nailed by tradie 'ate kitten'
By Michelle Cazzulino
THE bloodthirsty pitbull which savaged two women in Sydney's west yesterday - before a tradie shot it dead with a nail gun - had previously eaten a kitten.
The shocking claim - made by a reader of The Daily Telegraph today and backed up by a witness to yesterday's attack - follows an outpouring of support for the quick-thinking tradie.
The man, who did not wish to be named, said he acted on instinct when he killed the animal, which was attacking a 17-year-old girl and a 43-year-old female, now believed to be her neighbour, in the front yard of a home in Greystanes yesterday.
The tradesman said he and his business partner were working in the area just after 2pm when they heard cries for help.
"She was screaming out the front of her house. She was just yelling to start with and we thought it was a bit of a domestic so we didn't do anything to start with," he said yesterday.
"After about five or 10 minutes she started yelling for help and a woman from the street went down and I went up and we could see there was a dog attached to her leg and there was blood everywhere."
The man said he and his partner had little choice but to intervene.
"My partner grabbed a lump of timber and started hitting the dog and I grabbed a nail gun that we had, just as self-defence really, because the dog was going to attack anything that was near it," he said.
"My partner hit the dog until it let go of the girl and the other woman dragged the girl back into the house. She probably had half a calf missing."
Despite being cornered, the dog would not be subdued and continued to attack witnesses.
"My partner and another woman pinned it up against a brick wall and it was still trying to eat anything and that's when I shot it in the head," the tradesman said.
"It wasn't premeditated - it had finished having a go at her and it was trying to bite everyone."
The tradesman, who gave a statement to police, said he regretted the animal's death.
He had not spoken to either of the pitbull's victims, but said he believed his decision to kill it was justified.
"I'm not happy that I shot someone's dog but I did what I had to do. Some family members thanked us."
Later, a young woman was seen crying over the animal's remains.
The victims were taken to Westmead Hospital with lower leg injuries. Both were in a stable condition.
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