Toddler Recovering After Dog Attack
by Chad Petri
Published: Thu, March 11, 2010 - 6:12 pm CST
Last Updated: Thu, March 11, 2010 - 6:14 pm CST
SEMMES, Alabama - Three dogs are in quarantine at the Mobile Animal Shelter. The two labs and blue heeler look harmless, but Mobile County Animal Control says they’re responsible for a vicious attack. “The child was rushed to the hospital is doing fine the last thing we got it was about 160 stitches,” says Animal Control Officer Carmelo Miranda.
The family says three-year-old Madison Shelton was playing in the front yard Wednesday when the dogs started attacking her. She's at USA Children's & Women’s Hospital with her family. “The police are right now investigating the case, we have the dogs there and we're trying to figure out what decision we're going to be making on them,” says Miranda. County officials say this attack points to a larger issue--pet owners need to keep their pets confined.
“If you allow your dogs to run out and they get into packs these are things that can happen out there,” says Miranda. Madison's father says the little girl may leave the hospital in a few days. Mobile County Animal Control Officials say the dogs belong to a neighbor, James White. They say he's been charged with three misdemeanor counts of violating the county dog ordinance on running at large. They've also petitioned the district attorney to have the dogs declared dangerous.
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