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Man who had “15 minutes of fame” for attempted pit bull rescue to be sentenced for involuntary homicide by pit bull

April 22, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Brian Hrenko was pit bull rescue celebrity          STOCKTON, California; DAYTON, Ohio––Brian Hrenko, 60, now awaiting sentencing for an involuntary homicide committed by a pit bull, became briefly a pit bull rescue celebrity on March 9, 1995 after jumping off the San Mateo Bridge in a futile attempt to save his pit bull Nitro from drowning. […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Middle Right, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Brian Hrenko, Claudia Gallardo, Kenneth Phillips, Klonda Richey, Mark Kumpf

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