Posted on 01/26/2006 12:00:29 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
11-Month-Old Girl Loses Her Ear To A Pit Bull
(CBS) PALMDALE, Calif. An 11-month-old girl was in stable condition Wednesday but doctors were unable to reattach her ear that had been torn off when she was attacked by a pit bull, according to a Palmdale police lieutenant.
The girl was attacked by a 3- to 4-year-old male pit bull terrier at a home in the 2900 block of East Avenue R-13 about 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Antelope Valley Press.
The girl's injuries were mostly around her face, including a detached ear. That ear was shipped to UCLA Medical Center where doctors were going to try to reattach it, but were unable to, according to Lt. Don Ford of the Palmdale Station.
The infant was with her aunt who had gone to visit friends. The dog, who had had no problem with the girl on previous visits, attacked her without provocation. There had been no previous problems with the dog, Ford said.
The animal was euthanized at the Lancaster Animal Shelter.
oh and I forgot this:
"Out of the 17 dogs who have earned UKC "superdog" status (by gaining championship titles in conformation, obedience, agility, and weightpull), nine have been pit bulls."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_Bull
You put a lot of effort in that. And it's just sooooo uninteresting. Sorry.
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