Pet pit bull fatally MAULS man who climbed into family's New Orleans home through window Sunday 

• A man was mauled to death by his family's pet pit bull while climbing into the window of their New Orleans home
• The deadly dog attack comes the same day as a similarly fatal incident in Texas 
• The 66-year-old man was a relative of the family that resided in the home he was climbing into on South Claiborne Avenue at 6:41pm Sunday 
• New Orleans Police spokesperson Juan Barnes stated that the victim had wounds on both arms and was pronounced dead at the scene 
• The Louisiana SPCA took custody of the dog as police continue to investigate the man's death
• Earlier that same day, a 59-year-old woman was mauled by her family's two pet pit bulls around 6pm in West El Paso, Texas 
• There have been at least 11 fatal pit bull attacks so far this year, with 31 people killed by pit bulls in the first nine months of 2020, or one person every nine days

A man was mauled to death by a relative's pet pit bull over the weekend while climbing in through the window of their New Orleans home.

The 66-year-old man, who has not been publicly identified, climbed into a family member's home on South Claiborne Avenue at 6:41pm Sunday, according to WVUE. 

The residents came home to find the victim, who was authorized to be there, with wounds on both arms. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a coroner, said New Orleans Police spokesperson Juan Barnes.

The dog also had apparent blood on its fur from the attack, Barnes said, as fatal pit bull attacks on humans enter the double digits for 2021 in the US.

The Louisiana SPCA took custody of the dog as police continue to investigate the man's death.

The same day, a 59-year-old woman was fatally mauled by her family's two pet pit bulls around 6pm in West El Paso, Texas, Newsweek reports.

The details surrounding that deadly dog attack are still unclear. 

The woman's daughter discovered her body and authorities responded, according to the El Paso Police Department. They noted the animals appeared well-fed, with water and food bowls across the property, prompting questions about why they attacked. 

It is under investigation. 

There have been at least 11 fatal pit bull maulings so far this year in the US. Meanwhile, pit bulls killed 31 people in the first nine months of 2020 alone, or one person every nine days, according to the National Pit Bull Victim Awareness group.  

The majority of the victims were children under the age of two; 13 others were senior citizens, including two who were in a wheelchair. 

But while the breed is often thought of as aggressive, that kind of behavior is usually reserved for other dogs and not humans, said Sara Ondrako, certified dog behavior consultant and founder and CEO of the American Pit Bull Foundation.

Pit bulls are 'no more likely to bite or attack humans,' she recently told Newsweek. 

'They have been selectively bred over centuries to be human-friendly, despite also being bred for some dog-aggressive traits,' she added.  

The ASPCA echoed that, in spite of recent increases in fatal pit bull attacks on humans.

'These dogs have long been popular family pets, noted for their gentleness, affection and loyalty. And even those pit bulls bred to fight other animals were not prone to aggressiveness toward people,' the ASPCA states on its website.

'All dogs, including pit bulls, are individuals. Treating them as such, providing them with the care, training and supervision they require, and judging them by their actions and not by their DNA or their physical appearance is the best way to ensure that dogs and people can continue to share safe and happy lives together.'