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Hearing Delayed for Pit Bulls That Killed Dog & Mauled WomanHearing Delayed for Pit Bulls That Killed Dog & Mauled Woman

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8/15/14 - A hearing has been delayed to determine the fate of two dogs implicated in biting a 5-year-old Whitmore Lake girl and killing another dog, while mauling its owner. Ellen Mohan was attacked July 17th by two pit bulls while walking in the Northfield Estates Mobile Home Park, killing her poodle terrier and mauling her hands, requiring hospitalization and weeks of physical therapy. Mohan says she was told the dogs would be quarantined following their attack on her, only to learn they had been sent home just days later. She was also unable to get any answers as to why the dogs were released from the Huron Valley Humane Society. That frustration led her to reach out to local media, which prompted a neighbor, Brent Stanley to step forward and identify one of the dogs as having attacked his daughter a month earlier while playing on the swings. He was also unable to get answer from animal control officials and says had they acted on his complaint; Mohan might have been spared the more violent attack a month later. After the story was made public, the Northfield Township Police Department obtained a court order to remove the dogs from the home and place them custody of the Huron Valley Humane Society. A court hearing had been scheduled Thursday in Washtenaw County District Court to determine exactly what would happen to the dogs, but Mohan says their owner, Adam Bater, arrived with an attorney who asked for a postponement so a “dog expert” could determine if the dogs should legally be considered as dangerous animals. Meanwhile, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office is also considering possible charges against the owner. (JM)

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