Pitbull Shot

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By Audrey Asistio

Story Published: Sep 15, 2008 at 6:12 PM PDT

WAPATO -- There have been numerous vicious attacks by Pitbulls in Yakima this year.
This time, it's a role reversal- Pitbulls are becoming the victims.

Jennifer Albritto came home and found a severely injured Pitbull on her front porch. She says the dog looked like it was left to die at her home in Wapato.

Jennifer tells Action News, "He was starved. He had no meat on his bones. If you reach down to pet him, he'd act like he'd been beat."

This was back in April. Since then, she has taken car of the dog and named him Fred. He easily became a part of the family.

Just a couple days ago, Jennifer came back from work and found Fred was shot in the ear. The neighbor later confessed that he shot Fred, claiming the dog chased after him. But Jennifer thinks otherwise.

“It's just outrageous. And especially when that dog doesn't do anything," Jennifer says.

But even if that dog didn't do anything, Pitbulls are banned in Wapato, so Jennifer isn't allowed to have Fred at all.

Police say they have had problems with this breed before, claiming these dogs could snap at anytime.
So if the neighbor says he had been attacked, then shooting the dog is justified.

Jennifer says, "I immediately got Online and decided I need to find him a new home. It just was not a safe environment anymore."

She hasn't had any takers yet, and police say she can't keep the dog either, but Jennifer's not letting go that easily.

She tells Action News, "I'll let him go, but I just can't bring or drop him off to a shelter. He needs a home."

A home she hopes could take care of Fred as good as she has.

Pitbulls are banned from Yakima and Wapato cities.
Police have had to kill a couple of them, when a handful of people got attacked this year.

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