Four injured, husky left fighting for life after pair of bulldogs attack beachwalkers
YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND: Bulldog attacks on humans have become quite rampant in the United Kingdom. Last weekend, a mother, her two daughters, and a man were rushed to a hospital after a dog attacked them. All four of them were treated for the hand injuries they suffered in the incident that took place on the seafront in Redcar, Yorkshire, on Sunday just after 3 pm.
Marie, the mother, said that she and her two daughters were suddenly set upon by a pair of bulldogs while they were walking their pet husky. The Cleveland police department is appealing for information related to the reports of the dog attack.
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What did the police say?
"Police were called to the beach near the caravan park at Redcar just after 3 pm on Sunday, 5th February to a report of a dog attack by two bulldog-type pets on a husky," a spokesperson for the force said, according to Daily Mail. "Officers attended the scene and took initial details including a counter allegation from the bulldogs' owner. It's understood at least one dog received veterinary treatment and a man and three women attended hospital for treatment - primarily for hand injuries."
What did the mother say?
Marie said her pet pooch Naevia needed life-saving treatment, which could cost almost $17K, according to Teesside Live. Describing the incident, Marie Hay said, "[The] dog came over and sniffed my dog and then done a little scuffle and made a noise and then just jumped on her and bit her face and wouldn't let go. So [the owner] came running over to try and get the dog, but his dogs had no collars or lead on, they didn't have harnesses or leads, nothing at all. So there was no way of grabbing them to get them off."
The mother also detailed the condition of her pet dog, "Them dogs kept coming and coming and coming and what they've done is they've punctured her skin and pulled it that much that it's almost like an autopsy. They've severed the skin that badly off her chest that they've had to remove the skin from her chest to get to her muscles and all of her muscles are dying and going black. She's had to be fully shaved, she's got multiple lacerations on her face, on her neck she's got multiple bite wounds where they've gone for the kill. She's got bite marks down her back legs and back side, a slash underneath her armpit where the dog literally was playing tug of war with her leg and trying to pull her leg off."
Marie and her 20-year-old daughter Jessica were both given antibiotics and a tetanus jab for their bite wounds. Marie added that she felt "shocked and traumatized" by the incident. She has now launched a GoFundMe page to raise the money needed to save her dog's life.