Denise Rocha, from San Antonio Texas, suffered an attack by two pit bulls two months ago and faces a lifetime with a mangled and possibly paralyzed right arm.

Under a new state law aimed at cracking down on dogs that attack, owners can be charged with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for an unprovoked attack such as the one authorities say Rocha suffered. A fatal dog attack can land an owner up to 20 years in prison.