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Memphis Girl Mauled by Pit Bull
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Posted on 04/11/2010 6:06:39 PM PDT by Chet 99

Memphis Girl Mauled by Pit Bull: Family Wants Dog Euthanized

Reported by: Kevin Holmes Email: kholmes@myeyewitnessnews.com Last Update: 7:58 pm

SHELBY COUNTY, TN – A Memphis child was mauled by a pit bull while inviting her friends to her birthday party. The 8-year-old girl is recovering at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, as authorities decide what should happen to the dog that attacked her.

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies say the dog was chained to a tree in a front yard on Northdale Drive when it got loose.

Hailey King has undergone several surgeries to repair her hands, face, legs and shoulder. Late Saturday, April 10, 2010, she was unable to move one arm and her mother Eileen says she can barely move the other one.

Kim Shreve managed to help free Hailey from the dog.

“When I looked down in the cove," Shreve tells myEyewitnessNews.com, "there was a little girl and she was balled up in the fetal position and a large brown pit bull was on top of her and mauling her. She was covered in blood.”

After this attack, Eileen King wants the pit bull to be euthanized, but there’s a chance that won’t happen. Right now the one-year-old pit bull is under observation at the Memphis Animal Shelter.

If Shelby County Health officials consider the dog not to be vicious, it will be returned to its' owner. And that's an option that angers both Shreve and King.

“It’s not like you can tap the dog on the hands and tell it not to do it again," says Shreve. "The dog drew blood."

King agrees. “This is vicious," she says, "and that dog needs to be put to sleep.”

The dog’s owner, LeToya Redwing was cited for having a loose dog. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says this incident is still under investigation. Additional charges could follow.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: chet99; hippo; pitbull
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To: JoeProBono

Wow. What’s that from?


221 posted on 04/17/2010 4:38:00 PM PDT by oprahstheantichrist (The MSM is a demonic stronghold, PLEASE pray accordingly - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
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To: JoeProBono

YOIKS!!! That dog better be an awesome swimmer!!!


222 posted on 04/17/2010 4:38:09 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Has anyone seen my tagline? If you find it, please return it. I'm lost without it.)
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To: Monkey Face
The Hippo Bit My sister


223 posted on 04/17/2010 4:46:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Monkey Face

224 posted on 04/17/2010 5:02:52 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: darkwing104

DW, I have really enjoyed your recent “Flaming Kittie” pics as of late!


225 posted on 04/17/2010 7:13:00 PM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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