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Associated Press - April 11, 2009 4:14 PM ET
EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - A pit bulldog attacked a guide dog owned by a blind woman and police have arrested the pit bull's 17-year-old owner, but only after the woman worked for a month to get El Dorado authorities to take proper action.
The guide dog sustained face and neck injuries and had an infected wound. Witnesses say the boy enabled the attack and allowed it to continue.
Sophia Howard went before the El Dorado City Council on Thursday to ask for stricter enforcement. She pointed to an Arkansas law that makes it a felony to purposely kill or injury any service animal.
Police Chief Ricky Roberts acknowledged confusion about what officers could do.
After the arrest this week, police did not release the teen's name because of his age.
Information from: El Dorado News-Times, http://www.eldoradonews.com
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