17-month-old girl mauled to
death by family dog
Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2007 | 10:46 AM ET
CBC News
A post-mortem is scheduled for Monday in eastern Ontario after a 17-month-old girl was mauled to death by her grandparents’ dog. The infant died in an Ottawa hospital after she was attacked Sunday night in the township of Montague, near Smiths Falls.The girl was visiting her grandparents when the attack occurred, Ontario Provincial Police Const. Paige Whiting told CBC News on Monday.Police said they believe the girl wandered over to where the dog, a 10-year-old German shepherd and Rottweiler mix, was tied.The name of the girl is being withheld until other family members are notified.The dog was turned over to animal control and is expected to be put down.No charges have been laid.
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July 3, 2007 at 5:12 am
When would the government take steps to reduce the killing of innocent children by so-called family pets. I think there is need to regulate the way people keep pets. Pets and children should not be in the same house. Pets should have their own doghouse that should be heated in the winter.
Dogs should always be kept out of reach of children that are unattended by parents. Dogs should be kept in a fenced area in the yard at all times until their master take them out for a walk. Too many of these so-called accidents happen and they happen mostly to children, trained by parents to see dogs as kind gentle animals. Any dog is capable of killing. When bad things happen the very dog we claim to love suffer by having their lives snuffed out. Why wait until something bad happens. Why not take the proper precautions so that children are never exposed to this type of danger. Does anyone know how many children are either mauled or killed by family pets? This is stupid and unnecessary trauma for children.