10 September 2008
Agonizing Decision for Boy Scout
Posted by admin under: safety .
Andrew Diodati tried to free Belle, his friend’s pet beagle, from two pit bulls who attacked when they were out for a walk, but the pit bulls seemed determined to kill the pet. Kicking and pulling at the pit bulls was having no effect. What happened next must have been an agonizing decision for Andrew.
Diodati pulled out his 4-inch folding knife.
“I was hesitant at first,” Diodati said. “It was an intense thing. But Belle was going to die.”
He said he began stabbing the more aggressive pit bull, a brown one, first under the ribs and then slicing at its throat.
When it began to falter, Diodati stepped on its head. Only in death did it let go of Belle.
He stabbed the second dog, a white one, about three times until it ran off. Authorities later found it dead.
What a nightmare. I don’t know if I could have made a similar decision, but Andrew did succeed in saving the life of his friend’s pet who is now recovering with over 50 stitches. Andrew’s friend, Jeff Dolph, was also bitten during the altercation and is recovering with a lacerated knee.
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