SFPD Are Seeking Public Assistance in Locating Two Dogs Involved in Fatal Pet Mauling 17-184

Update 12/7/17:

The two Pit Bull dogs wanted in connection with the November 20, 2017 attack of a dog owner and the fatal mauling of a Chihuahua on the 600 block of Brunswick Street have been located and detained.

The Peninsula Humane Society took the two dogs into custody in Daly City following a separate complaint filed on November 20th. No owner came forward to claim the dogs and they have been held as strays since that time. Following media coverage of the San Francisco incident, the Peninsula Humane Society contacted San Francisco officials. The dogs are now in the care of the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control.

The dogs will be the subject of a vicious and dangerous dog hearing in the upcoming weeks . San Francisco Police are requesting public assistance in identifying their owner.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the SFPD 24 Hour Tip Line at (415) 575- 4444, by texting a tip to Text a Tip at TIP411 and beginning the message with SFPD, or by calling the SFPD Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit at (415) 553- 9182.

12/6/17:

On November 20, 2017 at approximately 4:50PM officers from Ingleside Police Station responded to a pet hospital on the 5600 Mission Street in regards to a dog attack. The victim, a 52 year-old female, San Francisco resident told officers that she was walking her dog “Joey,” a Chihuahua mix, on leash on the 600 block of Brunswisk Street at approximately 4:30PM.

The victim saw two other dogs run towards her from across the street. In an effort to protect “Joey,” the victim picked him up. The two unleashed dogs jumped on the victim, knocking her to the ground. They then turned their attention to “Joey” attacking and mortally wounding him. The dogs attacked with such ferocity that they pulled the victim across the pavement as she held onto “Joey’s” leash in an effort to protect him. As a result, the victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. The two dogs ceased their attack and were seen traveling eastbound on Lowell Street. A bystander assisted the victim in taking “Joey” to the pet hospital where he died.

The dogs were described as two “pit bulls”; the first being brown and white, weighing approximately 70 pounds with a pink collar. The second dog was described as being brown, weighing approximately 80 pounds and wearing a gray collar (photos accompany this news release) . A male subject, believed to be the dog’s owner, left the scene without expressing any remorse for the attack or providing any contact information.

San Francisco Police are requesting public assistance in identifying the two dogs and their owner. The sudden and unprovoked attack on the victim and the fatal mauling of “Joey” indicates that these dogs are a risk to public safety and must be seized pending a vicious and dangerous dog hearing. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the SFPD 24 Hour Tip Line at (415) 575-4444, by texting a tip to Text a Tip at TIP411 and beginning the message with SFPD, or by calling the SFPD Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit at (415) 553-9182.