Pit Bull Quarantined After Attacking Another Dog in Windsor Locks

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — For the second time in recent weeks, a dog was attacked by a pit bull Tuesday, though police say the two incidents are not related.

Police responded to Thomas Street and found a dog owner comforting a 7 1/2 year old dog, which had been bitten by a pit bull mix. A second owner from next door was holding onto a 2 year old white and tan pit bull mix.

The pit bull owner told police he was at home on Reed Avenue and had let his dog outside in the fenced backyard. The dog saw a cat and gave chase, penetrating the fence. The dog then ran up to two people walking their dogs and began to attack one of the two dogs.

The pit bull owner arrived and separated the dogs, and Windsor Locks police investigated and quarantined the pit bull, police said.

Both dogs are registered and all owners were identified.

The incident remains under investigation.

In early May, a pit bull maimed a rat terrier on Spring Street, causing injuries severe enough to warrant euthanization of the dog. The pit bull involved in that incident has not been located, according to police.

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