Originally Posted by brassmonkey

?I treated them like kids?: Woman who lost both arms, eye, and ear in attack by her own pit bulls calls for tougher control on breed



A woman just released from the hospital after losing both arms, an eye, and an ear to her three pet pit bulls has now lent her voice in support of an ordinance that would toughen controls of the breed in her area.

Linda Henry of Westwego, Louisiana, was nearly ripped apart May 12 when three of her four pet pit bulls, a breed commonly known for their ferocious temperament, brutally attacked her within inches of her life.

Now out of the hospital, the still shell-shocked 54-year-old says she supports a Westwego lawmaker?s attempts to put stiff restrictions on the breed through a city ordinance.

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