Man Hospitalized After Pit Bull Attack

Encino (myFOXla.com) - A man attacked by two pit bulls while out for a walk was hospitalized today, police said.

The attack occurred outside 17938 Burbank Boulevard at 9:36 p.m. Sunday, said Lt. Jeff Perkins of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Station.

The man, who is in his 70s, was walking on the sidewalk when the two pit bulls escaped from a yard and attacked him, Perkins said.

"There were citizens nearby who honked their car horns and came to his aid," Perkins said. "They helped scare the dogs off."

The man was bitten several times on his arms and was taken to a hospital in Woodland Hills in stable condition, Perkins said, adding that the Los Angeles Department of Animal Regulations was investigating the attack.