Durban man in serious condition after alleged pit bull attack

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A Durban man has been seriously injured in an alleged pitbull attack which left him with multiple bite wounds and a fractured leg.

“He was found on the pavement bleeding extensively from multiple bite wounds to his body and legs. He also sustained a fracture to his left leg.Balram said the dog was not found and the seriously injured man was stabilised before being transported to hospital.

Lobby group the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation, which started a campaign to ban pit bulls as domestic animals after several attacks in recent years, handed a petition containing nearly 140,000 signatures to agriculture minister Thoko Didiza in April.ollowing years of vicious attacks on innocent citizens, including young children”.

“The call to ban pit bulls in South Africa comes as countries like Russia, Finland, Denmark, the UK, Portugal, parts of Germany, parts of China, parts of Brazil and parts of Australia, among a host of countries, have either banned or put restrictions on ownership of the breed or its importation.”

 

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