HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - A Hollywood man has been left heartbroken after, he said, he lost his dog in an animal attack.
“At the time I had no idea,” said Abe Massre. “They just showed up and attacked my dogs.”
Massre’s home surveillance camera captured every horrifying second he fought for Luna, his three-pound Shih Tzu, Sunday morning.
Massre said two pit bulls belonging to a neighbor came to his house, located in the area of Raleigh Street and North 26th Avenue, and went directly after his pet.
Armed with a piece of wood, Massre chased after the bigger canines, but he was unable to save Luna. He said one of the pit bulls took her life.
Extremely, extremely shocking,” he said. “I don’t know, I’m at a loss for words. We’re all devastated most of them with the family today. Woke up and was not how I had planned my day.”
Massre said that that the pit bull that attacked and killed Luna got and attacked others before.
“He attacked a lady, I guess, that lives down the street, and we’re gonna see what happens now,” he said.
A family is now dealing with the loss and are doing what they can do move past this tragedy.
“It’s not just a loss for me; it’s a loss for the whole family, but it’s a major loss,” said Massre. “I know people say she’s a dog, but she’s part of the family, you know. It’s not right, and it didn’t have to happen. Unfortunately, it did, but it did not have to happen.”
Hollywood Police said the pit bull’s owner was issued a notice to appear.
The owner of the pit bull spoke to 7News off camera and said the incident was a tragic accident. He is also cooperating and will be in court in June.
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