Posted on 03/30/2024 4:46:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Yes, pitbulls.
Sure. If the media didn’t help hide the breed of the dog, there’ be much more of a hue and cry:
https://blog.dogsbite.org/2024/03/baby-killed-by-family-dog-east-hartford-connecticut.html
” East Hartford, CT - A baby is dead after being bitten multiple times by a dog. The attack occurred at about 3:10 pm at a home in the 100 block of Fuller Avenue. The attack occurred in the backyard, reports WFSB. The 1-year old child was transported to a hospital in critical condition, where the baby died. Authorities seized two dogs from the residence, but apparently only one dog was involved. According to Catiria Delgado, a neighbor familiar with the dogs, both are dalmatian-pit bull crosses.
According to the East Hartford Police Department (EHPD), the 1-year old boy was bitten “several times by a dog.” EHPD issued a statement to Patch, “Despite the valiant efforts of medical professionals, the child succumbed to his injuries.” EHPD said they will not be releasing the baby’s identity. “Out of respect for the family’s privacy and in consideration of the sensitivity of this matter, we are not releasing the child’s name,” they wrote. EHPD offered their “thoughts and prayers” to the family.
EHPD clarified Thursday that one of the two dogs removed from the residence, the larger of the two, was the primary aggressor. Both dogs are being held in quarantine. Police described the attacker as a “mixed-breed.” WFSB confirmed the dog(s) are a dalmatian-pit bull cross, just how the baby’s father described them on his Facebook page several times, “dalmatian mix with pit.” The larger of the two adult dogs is presumably the male. A GoFundMe created for the family has raised over $21,000.
EHPD also confirmed to the Journal Inquirer the attack that killed the 1-year old boy and injured his mother occurred on a trampoline. “Mom and the child were on a trampoline when a larger, mixed-breed dog attacked the child,” EHPD spokesperson Marc Caruso said. “The mother also sustained minor dog bite injuries and was transported to the hospital.” The fundraiser notes that on the day of the attack, the family had planned to go to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate the baby’s first birthday.
Family Speaks Out
The child’s father, Ricky Rohena, told NBC Connecticut the dog that killed baby Lennox had not behaved aggressively before . . .”
The dogs were greys, so they must be extraterrestrials. They come to earth to harvest cats, a delicacy on their world.
Breed?
“…the dog that killed baby Lennox had not behaved aggressively before . . .”
Until it did.
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