Mauling prompts call for stronger laws

Simba, a male pit bull, is in quarantine at the East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control Center after severely mauling a 13-year-old Saturday. The dog will be killed in the next few days and the boy is expected to make a full recovery.

Gary Patureau stands beside the spot where a 13-year-old boy was severely bitten Saturday by a pit bull on Hedgewood Drive in Sherwood Forest. Patureau helped to pull the dog off the boy’s leg.