3 Calif. children mauled by pack of escaped dogs

3 Calif. children mauled by pack of escaped dogs

Tuesday, February 2, 2010


(02-02) 12:59 PST Fontana, Calif. (AP) --

A 5-year-old California girl who was mauled along with two siblings by a pack of escaped dogs remained hospitalized Tuesday and was unable to breath on her own, police said.

The girl, whose name was not released, was walking with her mother and three siblings along train tracks when they were attacked Monday afternoon by five dogs that escaped a nearby yard by digging under a fence, said Fontana police Sgt. Jeff Decker.

One dog, a mastiff, pulled the girl from her mother's hand and "and tossed the child around like a rag doll," Decker said.

The girl suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs and numerous bites. She remained hospitalized in critical condition and was breathing with the help of a ventilator, Decker said.

Her brother, who is about 7, also remained hospitalized after needing 237 staples to close a leg wound, he said.

The girl's sister, who is about 8, was treated for leg and arm injuries, Decker said.

Shortly after the attack, police found the dogs near their home. One was shot when it attacked an officer and the other four — the mastiff and what appeared to be pit bull mixes — were taken to an animal shelter, Decker said.


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the animals are just making packs , they are left to fend on their own. They are scared, hungry, angry, confused. and then things like this happen.
god bless that mom. prayers for the kids.

They were in the back yard and dug their way out.

I was attacked by a dog which went for my throat when I was that age. I don't know why it attacked me. It just did. And I wasn't bothering it in any way. I still can't tolerate being around dogs for very long at a time, and I never stay alone with one. Size does not matter either. I can still see those teeth coming at me and my throat closes and I break into a cold sweat.

enjoying the company of a dog. They can be the best of friends and companions.

However, props to the reporter for the qualifying "what appeared to be", getting there.

A 10-year-old boy is dead after family say he was attacked and killed by stray dogs on the Canoe Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan over the weekend.


Family members identified the boy as Keith Iron and said he was on his way to visit a cousin when he was attacked by a pack of four or five dogs.


“He almost made it,” said Cynthia Iron Ballantyne, the boy’s aunt.

http://www.vancouversun.com/year+dies+attack/2506529/story.html