Don't Get In Between Fighting Dogs!

Investigators ruled Navarra's injuries to be an indirect result of a dogfight in which he intervened, so the dogs were released to their owner. "The dogs did not in fact attack a human being," said Cooney. "Yes, this was a fight of three unleashed dogs against one leashed, but the injuries to the victim in this case - the human being - were a direct result of his intervention into the fight, which we feel is totally appropriate and understandable, but he was bit and scratched because he was in the middle of trying to pull his dog out of the melee."