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Jul 22, 2008 1:14 pm US/Pacific

Woman Injured Separating Her Fighting Pit Bulls

LONG BEACH A Long Beach woman is recovering Tuesday from bite wounds she received breaking up a fight between her two pit bull dogs.

The dogs, in turn, attacked the woman for attempting to break up their fight.

The woman was hospitalized with wounds to her hands and arms.

The incident occurred at the woman's home, at 603 Orizaba Ave., around
11 p.m. Monday, according to a Long Beach police officer.

The victim attempted to pull the two dogs apart, when the pair suddenly turned on her, Long Beach police Lt. Max Jones told reporters at the scene.

The unidentified woman was taken to an area hospital. Her condition is not known.

Long Beach Animal Control personnel arrived at the scene following the attacks, and took the two dogs away from the home, according to an On Scene Video camera crew.

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