Not an isolated incident

I recently posted a story about a woman who's dog was attacked by an unleashed dog in Queens. Her attempt at registering a complaint or filing a report with the local precinct was thwarted by several disinterested city officials. While searching a few online forums I came across an almost identical incident and experience. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to find out that it happened in New York City:

Read "My dog was attacked by 5 dogs"

Most of the responses were supportive and offered some suggestions that I will eventually post here.