Pit Bull Attack Victim Wants Law

Oklahoma City Police continue to look into what caused a dog to attack and kill a woman in her own apartment Wednesday night. Police say Nellie Davis died after her granddaughter's pit bull broke out of its kennel and attack her. Investigators believe a thunderstorm that night set the dog off.

Now another victim of a pit bull attack is coming forward to share his story. He hopes his story helps change state law.

Cecil Elliott says he was attacked by a pit bull two years ago. Elliott says the dog attacked while he was walking through his neighborhood. When Elliott heard about how Nellie Davis died from a dog attack, he says it brought back memories of his experience. Now he wants to make sure it never happens again. Eliott thinks pit bull owners should have a special license to own one and he believes there should be tougher punishments for people who let their pit bulls run loose.

"I think that you have a right to own a pit bull dog," said Elliott. "I'm not saying that you don't, but the dog has a propensity to be more aggressive by nature."

"To outlaw them I think is just absurd," said Rod Goodhue.

Rod Goodhue runs Pit Bull Rescue Oklahoma. Goodhue is shocked and saddened about Wednesday's dog attack. He also thinks it gives pit bulls a bad reputation.

"It just breaks my heart. I mean, on the level that someone lost their life and the idea that we've got a black eye," said Goodhue.

Goodhue says pit bulls are not naturally aggressive towards humans.

"The idea that they're just bad is wrong," said Goodhue. "We can't just blame the breed and have a knee jerk reaction and want to euthanize or ban a breed."

At one point Midwest City banned pit bulls, but that ordinance was reversed because it was declared unconstitutional. Now pit bulls are allowed in Midwest City.

MARISA MENDELSON
FOX 25 NEWS

Pit Bull Attack Victim Wants Law

Posted: Friday, September 28 2012, 11:31 PM CDT