Residents in Robbinsville, North Carolina, are up-in-arms after a two-year-old boy was mauled earlier this week by a gang of vicious pit bulls who roamed the area unattended. The dogs have been known to run loose throughout the neighborhood, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports, and many believe there should have been a leash-law.
The boy remains in critical condition after sustaining injuries to his neck, stomach and legs. Five of the dogs were put in quarantine at a nearby town's animal shelter. The owner of the dogs lives across the street from a playground, and teachers and assistants continually raised concern over the animals.
"We were really upset that the dogs were right beside our school," Forsythia Cable, a first-grade assistant, told the news source. "There was no way I could have protected 19 kids."
Individuals who are concerned about their safety due to dogs may consider carrying pepper spray as a repellent. The spray may be able to keep aggressive dogs and other similar animals at bay.
The boy remains in critical condition after sustaining injuries to his neck, stomach and legs. Five of the dogs were put in quarantine at a nearby town's animal shelter. The owner of the dogs lives across the street from a playground, and teachers and assistants continually raised concern over the animals.
"We were really upset that the dogs were right beside our school," Forsythia Cable, a first-grade assistant, told the news source. "There was no way I could have protected 19 kids."
Individuals who are concerned about their safety due to dogs may consider carrying pepper spray as a repellent. The spray may be able to keep aggressive dogs and other similar animals at bay.
