BROSSARD, Que. - A Montreal-area community where an eight-year-old girl was attacked by a pit bull last year is planning to prohibit any new such dogs or crossbreeds on its territory.
If adopted, the ban would allow current pit-bull owners to keep their animals while having to respect various regulations.
Brossard Mayor Paul Leduc made the announcement this morning alongside Bernard Biron, whose daughter Vanessa was mauled by the dog in a park last September.
The girl suffered a fractured skull and the muscles on the left side of her face were crushed by the animal.
The proposed ban comes a week after a 55-year-old Montreal woman was killed by a pit bull in her backyard.
The dog escaped from a nearby residence before it attacked Christine Vadnais.
