Posted on 04/20/2009 2:56:25 PM PDT by Chet 99
Toddler Mauled By Dog May Lose Ear
Posted: 5:10 pm EDT April 20, 2009Updated: 5:22 pm EDT April 20, 2009 ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. -- WARNING: This story contains graphic details and may not be suitable for some readers.
A 4-year-old Rockdale County boy faces skin graft surgery after a pit bull mix named “Chaos” attacked him.
The boy’s mother said she literally pulled her son from the jaws of the dog and boy’s stepfather fought the dog as it kept attacking.
Channel 2 Action News reporter Jeff Dore went to the hospital to talk with the boy’s stepfather about what happened.
“He’s an animal lover. He loves on them, kisses on them,” said Brian Caron. Caron is the stepfather of 4-year-old Nathaniel Stafford.
When Caron came home from work, Nathaniel’s mother asked him to help her find Nathaniel.
“The next thing I know, I heard her screaming bloody murder and I came running around the corner and I saw his skull hanging out and his ear hanging onto his shoulder. I’d never seen anything like that in my entire life,” said Caron.
A pit bull mix named Chaos was shaking Nathaniel by the head. The dog belonged to a friend of Nathaniel’s parents who had left it chained to a runner in their back yard for about a month.
Nathaniel’s mother pulled him away from Chaos. Chaos, who bit her too, continued to lunge for Nathaniel. Caron said he had to fight Chaos off.
Nathaniel had nearly lost an ear and his scalp was gone.
“It tore it off and I had to recover it. I had to go back with the cop to the house and pick it up and put it in a bag and he brought it back to the hospital to the life flight,” said Caron.
A helicopter life-flighted Nathaniel to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, but they were not able to reattach his scalp and will have to graft skin.
“Right now they don’t know if they’re going to be able to save his ear or not. They said if they can’t save it, they’ll at least put an ear on for him. Whether it’s fake or not, he’ll at least have an ear,” said Caron.
After 10 days in quarantine, the county will euthanize Chaos. Chaos was lawfully chained on a runner and the county said no one will face charges.
Familyop, post #30:
“Oh, and after their arguments are shown to be so flawed, they usually resort to name-calling and other blowfish behavior.”
Familyop, post #34
“It’s common knowledge that most pit bull owners are drug-addicted liberals.”
As my Dad told me,,,
“A bully is always just a bully,,,,,No Nuts!”,,,
They always attack the weak,,,
Never the strong,,,
As I have posted before the folks that walk around here
have avoided my part of the street for months,,,
The Lil’dawgs had their own “pissin’ contest” on the pole out front,,,
They are Taxpayers TOO,,,unlike the thug/turds next door,,,
I stopped and talked to a guy with a “tea-cup” yorkie last
week about this Krap,,,
Pulled his jacket aside,,,(shrugged),,,
“I ain't got no permit,BUT!”,,,(smiled)...;0)
ping to # 42...
"Firearms owners can always control their firearms"Riiight! That why cops only have to shoot one round at the bad guys and innocent civilians are never at risk in a fire fight./end sarcasm
"Most of them don't try, when they can get their cowardly little thrills from letting their pit bulls scare or maul the neighbor kids or old folks"Your reasoning, as well as that of all the other pit bull haters, is as emotionally driven, demagogic and irrational as any of the freaks at DU.
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