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IOSCO TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Two people in Livingston County were killed in separate attacks by a pack of dogs Thursday.
The body of Edward Gierlach, 91, was discovered by his son in the driveway of his property in Iosco Township, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit, police said in a statement.
Gierlach lives in a nursing home in Fowlerville. Family told Local 4, he often visited the property on nice days.
The body of Sherry Harper, 56, was found alongside a road near the house, troopers said.
Police said Harper was walking or jogging when she was attacked.
"She always walked, jogged. She just walked around you know its peaceful quiet. We didn't know they had pit bulls over there," said family friend Georgeann Hammond.
Investigators located the dogs believed to have attacked the victims at an area residence, where they were seized by animal control officers, state police said.
The pit bulls, ten in all, belonged to a neighboring farm, according to police.
"Its hard to determine because once we collect them, some of them are related so they appear similar. It's hard to determine which dog did the attacks," said Det. Sean Furlong.
The dogs will be tested and animal control will decide how many of them should be euthanized.
Public concern has been growing nationally over dog-related fatalities.
The New York Times reported this summer that 33 states and the District of Columbia hold owners legally liable if their dogs maim or kill. In 2006, Ohio became the first state to enact a breed ban, though it was later overturned.
In the past two years, the Times said, nearly 100 municipalities have taken similar steps - banning pit bulls, Rottweilers, English bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers, or passing regulations that require owners to use muzzles or short leashes in public, according to the American Kennel Club.
The closest I've ever come to using my carry gun is when a large german sheppard debated if it wanted to chew on me. I love dogs, but I won't hesitate to drop one if its big enough.
IOSCO TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Two people in Livingston County were killed in separate attacks by a pack of dogs Thursday.
The body of Edward Gierlach, 91, was discovered by his son in the driveway of his property in Iosco Township, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit, police said in a statement.
Gierlach lives in a nursing home in Fowlerville. Family told Local 4, he often visited the property on nice days.
The body of Sherry Harper, 56, was found alongside a road near the house, troopers said.
Police said Harper was walking or jogging when she was attacked.
"She always walked, jogged. She just walked around you know its peaceful quiet. We didn't know they had pit bulls over there," said family friend Georgeann Hammond.
Investigators located the dogs believed to have attacked the victims at an area residence, where they were seized by animal control officers, state police said.
The pit bulls, ten in all, belonged to a neighboring farm, according to police.
"Its hard to determine because once we collect them, some of them are related so they appear similar. It's hard to determine which dog did the attacks," said Det. Sean Furlong.
The dogs will be tested and animal control will decide how many of them should be euthanized.
Public concern has been growing nationally over dog-related fatalities.
The New York Times reported this summer that 33 states and the District of Columbia hold owners legally liable if their dogs maim or kill. In 2006, Ohio became the first state to enact a breed ban, though it was later overturned.
In the past two years, the Times said, nearly 100 municipalities have taken similar steps - banning pit bulls, Rottweilers, English bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers, or passing regulations that require owners to use muzzles or short leashes in public, according to the American Kennel Club.
The closest I've ever come to using my carry gun is when a large german sheppard debated if it wanted to chew on me. I love dogs, but I won't hesitate to drop one if its big enough.
