Dog mauling victims in good condition

ATLANTA - Hospital officials say a woman and her seven-year-old son are in good condition after being attacked by dogs at their home. <br> <br> The woman and child - whose names have not been released - were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital following the attack at a northeast Atlanta apartment. Police responded to a call from neighbors around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. <br> <br> The boy told police that the dogs - believed to be pit bulls - turned on them when his mother tried to discipline one of the animals after it had soiled the carpet. <br> <br> Police shot and killed one of the dogs at the scene; another was wounded. <br> <br> It&#39;s the second dog attack in the Atlanta area this week. <br> <br> On Monday, a 52-year-old Norcross woman was mauled to death by dogs in her bedroom. Animal control officials removed seven dogs from the home in Gwinnett County.

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