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urbpanl2 children hurt in dog attacks
2 incidents occur within about 3 hours in county
By Pat Reavy
Deseret Morning News
Two children were bitten in separate dog attacks about three hours apart Tuesday in Salt Lake County.
Just before 3:30 p.m., two boys went to a grocery store near 2100 South and 2000 East.
One of the 8-year-old boys parked his bike in the bike rack where a 7-year-old Brittany spaniel was tied to the rack, Salt Lake County Animal Services spokeswoman Temma Martin said. The dog owner left the dog there while he went inside to shop.
The dog may have been startled, Martin said, because it suddenly jumped up and bit the boy on the face.
The boy was treated for a puncture wound and laceration to his face, she said.
Because the dog was licensed and had had its rabies shots, it was placed under 10-day home quarantine, Martin said.
Earlier in the day, a 9-year-old boy was attacked in his yard by a pack of English bulldogs.
About 12:30 p.m., the boy was in his yard near 3000 South and 7600 West when the bulldogs in a garage next door managed to get out, Martin said.
Two male and two female dogs ran to the boy's yard and attacked him. One dog tore his shoes off while another bit his feet and toes, Martin said. The boy was treated at a local hospital for puncture wounds on his legs.
There was also a litter of eight puppies in the garage.
The two adult males were euthanized to be checked for rabies, and the two adult females quarantined. The owner was cited for investigation of four counts each of having no dog licenses, no rabies vaccinations, dogs running at large and dog attack.
Martin said the lesson to be learned from Tuesday's attacks is that pets need to be spayed and neutered.
"Lots of dogs show aggression because of the hormones present in the springtime. It makes dogs more aggressive," she said.
The cost of spaying or neutering an animal is much less than the restitution for which victims of dog bites could sue, Martin said. Additionally, it could potentially save a child from the emotional trauma they face from being the victim of an attack.
"A spayed or neutered pet is just a better pet," she said.
2 incidents occur within about 3 hours in county
By Pat Reavy
Deseret Morning News
Two children were bitten in separate dog attacks about three hours apart Tuesday in Salt Lake County.
Just before 3:30 p.m., two boys went to a grocery store near 2100 South and 2000 East.
One of the 8-year-old boys parked his bike in the bike rack where a 7-year-old Brittany spaniel was tied to the rack, Salt Lake County Animal Services spokeswoman Temma Martin said. The dog owner left the dog there while he went inside to shop.
The dog may have been startled, Martin said, because it suddenly jumped up and bit the boy on the face.
The boy was treated for a puncture wound and laceration to his face, she said.
Because the dog was licensed and had had its rabies shots, it was placed under 10-day home quarantine, Martin said.
Earlier in the day, a 9-year-old boy was attacked in his yard by a pack of English bulldogs.
About 12:30 p.m., the boy was in his yard near 3000 South and 7600 West when the bulldogs in a garage next door managed to get out, Martin said.
Two male and two female dogs ran to the boy's yard and attacked him. One dog tore his shoes off while another bit his feet and toes, Martin said. The boy was treated at a local hospital for puncture wounds on his legs.
There was also a litter of eight puppies in the garage.
The two adult males were euthanized to be checked for rabies, and the two adult females quarantined. The owner was cited for investigation of four counts each of having no dog licenses, no rabies vaccinations, dogs running at large and dog attack.
Martin said the lesson to be learned from Tuesday's attacks is that pets need to be spayed and neutered.
"Lots of dogs show aggression because of the hormones present in the springtime. It makes dogs more aggressive," she said.
The cost of spaying or neutering an animal is much less than the restitution for which victims of dog bites could sue, Martin said. Additionally, it could potentially save a child from the emotional trauma they face from being the victim of an attack.
"A spayed or neutered pet is just a better pet," she said.
