KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A woman stabbed a pit bull in Kannapolis after it attacked her dog, and then got aggressive with her brother, the woman told police.
Maria Saavedra said the pit bull belonging to a neighbor broke loose from its chain at 406 Wilkinson St. and came into her yard, attacking Saavedra’s dog, the police said in a release Friday.
Saavedra’s brother went to break up the two dogs when the pit bull became aggressive toward him.
That’s when Saavedra stabbed the pit bull with a knife to get it off her dog.
Both dogs were treated at an emergency veterinary clinic. The pit bull was put down, police said.
No charges were filed.
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