‘Ottawa’ Vanier Woman Mauled by Pit Bull Won’t Need Amputation
Doctors are optimistic they won’t have to amputate the arm of a woman who was mauled by a pit bull-type dog on the weekend, says her daughter, who owns the dog.
And despite a province-wide ban on new pit bulls instituted in 2005, neighbours of the family say the dogs are a very common sight in Vanier.
The woman who was attacked had surgery to repair the severe damage, said the daughter, who was interviewed on her doorstep but declined to give her name. Her mother was “in good spirits” in hospital on Tuesday, she said.
Luckily, the dog did not attack the mother’s face before neighbours rushed in with a big piece of wood to beat it back. The daughter called it a “miracle.”
It’s unclear how long her mother will be in hospital, the daughter said. “But she’s here, and she’s alive.”
The daughter said she accepts the decision of Ottawa bylaw officers to euthanize the male dog.