Portland police: Officer fatally shot a pit bull to save smaller
dog it attacked  A Portland police officer fired one fatal shot
at a pit bull to save a smaller dog that was in the pit bull's
mouth, Sgt. Pete Simpson said.  At 3:13 p.m., East Precinct
officers responded to Southeast 136th and Holgate Boulevard on
the report of a large dog attacking a smaller dog.  Several
witnesses were hitting the pit bull, trying to get it to drop
the smaller dog. Officers used pepper spray but it had no effect
on the pit bull.  "Fearing the pit bull was about to kill the
tiny dog, and that the pit bull was a danger to the bystanders
trying to help, an officer shot the pit bull one time, killing
it instantly,'' Simpson said, in a news release.  The smaller
dog was able to be rescued and was taken to a veterinarian for
treatment. It's condition is not known.  Multnomah County Animal
Control is responding to take custody of the dead dog.  --The
Oregonian