We bought some property in the gold country several years ago. Since there is no house on the property, we don't stay there very often. (pop up trailer) We met the couple next door. She had 3 pit bulls and he has 4. Hers were allowed to roam the property. His was confined in a big, and I do mean BIG, fenced in area.
They separated about 6 months ago. She rented a place from some guy in the area. She was away and her dogs got out and mauled that poor man to death.
We've learned since then that her dogs were always leaving their property and wandering onto other properties and threatening people, children, pets and/or livestock. She didn't seem to get too concerned when they didn't return home. She just bred some more. People were shooting them when they threatened them. Can't say as I blame them because they'd complained to the sheriff numerous times and nothing was being done. She just laughed in people's faces when they complained directly to her about those dogs.
Her trial was supposed to start on Monday but her attorney got it continued until the beginning of December.
There is a citizen's committee that has started just to get TPTB to start paying attention to the vicious dog complaints.
This business with her has gone on for about 5 years and the people up there are not going to take it any longer.
I hate vicious dogs and don't have any sympathy for the owners when they get into trouble.