A dog that escaped from an apartment attacked a resident and her dog in Vienna-Hernals on Sunday morning, causing minor injuries with bites and scratches. The woman suffered injuries to her face and foot, while her bulldog suffered injuries to her head, leg and chest.
An American Staffordshire Terrier was home alone and opened the unlocked apartment door to relieve himself. His 34-year-old owner had left the poor animal home alone for hours.
Dog jumped against chest
At 8:40 a.m., a resident other than the later injured woman called the police because a stray dog on the stairs had jumped into his chest. The man was able to push the animal back through the open door of the apartment and was not injured. However, the dog opened the apartment again and ran away.
Police controlled the dog with pepper spray
At that moment, the woman walked out of her apartment with her French bulldog. Both were attacked and injured by the American Staffordshire Terrier. The arriving police officers used pepper spray to deter the dog from further attacks and the injured woman was able to retreat to her apartment with her bulldog. Officers from the police dog unit also secured the dog.
Owner shown several times
A short time later, the 34-year-old owner of the American Staffordshire Terrier returned. He had left the dog unattended in the apartment for several hours. According to the police, the four-legged friend had also relieved himself in the stairwell. The 34-year-old behaved uncooperatively and despite the weapons ban, an air rifle was found and seized in his apartment.
The man was reported on suspicion of bodily harm due to negligence, violation of the Weapons Act and several counts under the provisions of the Vienna Livestock Act. According to this, an American Staffordshire Terrier is a so-called list dog for which special rules apply.
Source: Krone
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