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(1) A few months after the attack on Darlene, the Ontario government passed a law
that required anyone who owned a pit bull to keep it in the house
that required anyone who owned a pit bull to take it to the police
that required anyone who owned a pit bull to have it killed
that required anyone who owned a pit bull to muzzle it in public
(2) The owner of the dogs that attacked Darlene said that his dogs may have attacked
because another letter carrier had sprayed them
because one of them had recently been attacked by another dog
because Darlene was moving too quickly
because they were hungry
(3) When the attack occurred, Darlene
had just returned to work after having her first child
was just starting work as a letter carrier
had been delivering mail off and on for the past fifteen years
was getting close to retirement
(4) Darlene didnt have her pepper spray ready as she climbed up the stairs because
she didnt know there were any dogs in the house
she hadnt noticed the screen door was open
shed forgotten she had it with her
she wasnt afraid of dogs
(5) Some people criticize the Ontario governments law against pit bulls by saying that
there are other types of dogs that are more dangerous
the problem is not pit bulls but the people who train them to be aggressive
the law should also ban dogs that are partly pit bull
the government has no right to make any type of dog illegal
(6) While Darlene was recovering from her injuries, she went to live with
her son
her mother
her sister
her uncle
(7) The dogs jumped on Darlene after she tripped on
the sidewalk
the porch
the steps
the curb
(8) Apart from having one of her ears torn off, Darlene also
was bitten several times on her leg
twisted her knee very badly
broke her wrists
broke her nose