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Dogs Seized After Pit Bulls Maul Worker at Las Heras Garlic Warehouse

Authorities placed the animals in municipal custody pending relocation off the site.

Overview

  • A 75-year-old temporary worker, identified by witnesses as Jorge, was attacked as he entered the facility on Friday morning.
  • A security guard intervened to pull the dogs away, and the victim was taken by ambulance to Hospital Lagomaggiore with severe injuries to his right arm and additional bites.
  • The attack occurred at a garlic warehouse in Las Heras near the boundary with Lavalle, according to police and local reports.
  • Municipal personnel removed the two pit bulls and placed them under Las Heras animal-control custody, and officials said the animals should not return to the property.
  • Neighbors said the dogs were kept for security and had caused previous incidents, and authorities have not announced criminal charges or euthanasia decisions.