A B.C. woman whose two-and-a-half year old Chihuahua was mauled to death by two pit bulls is lobbying for stronger dangerous dog laws.

Tricia Hill set up the 鈥溾�� page along with a change.org petition 鈥溾�漷o lobby for stronger dangerous dog laws.

鈥淭he point of this petition is to create legislation that bridges the gap between criminal law and animal control law,鈥� the petition statement of purpose declared.

鈥淒og ownership legislation needs a reform.鈥�

On Thursday, July 15, around 2 p.m. Hill was taking Frankie for a walk in Langley鈥檚 Walnut Grove neighbourhood while she waited for a takeout order to be ready.

They were passing by the parking lot of the Sandman Inn hotel at 202nd St. and 88th Ave. when Hill heard 鈥渨hat sounded like two chains dragging,鈥� and saw the pit bulls.

She tucked Frankie under her arm 鈥渓ike a football鈥� and was leaving when the dogs attacked.

鈥淚 was tackled from behind鈥� by one dog, while the other went after Frankie, dragging him from her grip.

Hill managed to fight them off and get Frankie back, but the dogs attacked a second time, injuring Hill and killing Frankie.

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By then, the owner of the dogs, a woman, had arrived, Hill recalled, but didn鈥檛 call her dogs off or attempt to intervene.

鈥淚t was brutal,鈥� Hill told Black Press.

鈥淚t felt like [it went on] forever. The whole time, I was screaming for help.鈥�

Hill suffered bruises and bite marks to her hand and under her chin.

While the injuries will heal, Hill doubts she will ever recover from the trauma of witnessing Frankie鈥檚 death.

鈥淣o one should ever have to see that,鈥� Hill said.

鈥淚鈥檓 never going to get over it.鈥�

She said Frankie was a rescue dog from Korea, the only survivor from his litter.

Hill described him as a bright, happy, outgoing dog, 鈥渁 human in a dog鈥檚 body.鈥�

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Faye Wightman, interim executive director of Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) , the animal control service provider for both the Township and City of Langley, confirmed LAPS investigated an incident on July 15th involving three dogs that ended with the death of one dog, but could not say more, owing to privacy concerns.

鈥淎ppropriate action is being taken,鈥� Wightman told the Langley Advance Times.

鈥淒efine appropriate,鈥� Hill commented.

Langley Township鈥檚 animal control bylaw, as online, sets out a potential fine of $5,000 for the owner of a 鈥渄angerous dog,鈥� defined as one that has 鈥渒illed or seriously injured鈥� a person or domestic animal.鈥�

Under the bylaw, an animal control officer may detain the dog pending court proceedings to seek an order to have the dog humanely destroyed.