Mr. C
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Not a Pitbull hater at all, I have known a couple that were as playful as a little kitten. But with little kids around and hearing (way to often) about these attacks, why would you want one?
Just plain old sad,
Prayers to both families
http://www.ktla.com/landing_news/?5...Being-Mauled-by-Pi=1&blockID=74154&feedID=171
SIMI VALLEY -- A 5-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a pit bull in a family friend's back yard in Simi Valley, authorities said.
Katya Todesco, of Simi Valley, was attacked by the dog while she and her mother, Katia Todesco, were visiting a friend last Tuesday night in the 1000 block of Appleton Road, said Lt. Paul Fitzpatrick of the Simi Valley Police Department.
The little girl and the friend's 13-year-old daughter were playing in the back yard when the 5-year-old bumped into the dog and was then mauled, officials said.
The victim's mother heard screams and went outside to find the 35-pound dog latched onto her daughter. "It was a horrible attack," Todesco said Monday. "With my own hands I was pulling the dog's jaw."
Katya, who was bitten on her face and neck, lost a massive amount of blood, but was revived by doctors at Simi Valley Hospital, her mother said. She died just before 4 p.m. Friday at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's investigator Ed Winter.
Katya's mother said the family donated her organs, and several were already scheduled for transplant this week.
Katya was a first-grader at Crestview School in Simi Valley. "She was an extraordinary girl fun, loving and just a beautiful girl," her mother said. "We are devastated."
The girl's mother said she doesn't blame anyone for the attack. "It was a terrible accident that should never have happened," Todesco said.
Simi Valley Police said they were not pursuing criminal charges in the attack.
The male pit bull was being held in quarantine and was almost certain to be euthanized, Ventura County Animal Regulation Director Kathy Jenks said.
Todesco said the dog belongs to someone other than her friend, who was taking care of it.
As of Monday, animal regulation investigators hadn't spoken to the dog's owner or to Todesco, Jenks said.
Just plain old sad,
Prayers to both families
http://www.ktla.com/landing_news/?5...Being-Mauled-by-Pi=1&blockID=74154&feedID=171
SIMI VALLEY -- A 5-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a pit bull in a family friend's back yard in Simi Valley, authorities said.
Katya Todesco, of Simi Valley, was attacked by the dog while she and her mother, Katia Todesco, were visiting a friend last Tuesday night in the 1000 block of Appleton Road, said Lt. Paul Fitzpatrick of the Simi Valley Police Department.
The little girl and the friend's 13-year-old daughter were playing in the back yard when the 5-year-old bumped into the dog and was then mauled, officials said.
The victim's mother heard screams and went outside to find the 35-pound dog latched onto her daughter. "It was a horrible attack," Todesco said Monday. "With my own hands I was pulling the dog's jaw."
Katya, who was bitten on her face and neck, lost a massive amount of blood, but was revived by doctors at Simi Valley Hospital, her mother said. She died just before 4 p.m. Friday at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's investigator Ed Winter.
Katya's mother said the family donated her organs, and several were already scheduled for transplant this week.
Katya was a first-grader at Crestview School in Simi Valley. "She was an extraordinary girl fun, loving and just a beautiful girl," her mother said. "We are devastated."
The girl's mother said she doesn't blame anyone for the attack. "It was a terrible accident that should never have happened," Todesco said.
Simi Valley Police said they were not pursuing criminal charges in the attack.
The male pit bull was being held in quarantine and was almost certain to be euthanized, Ventura County Animal Regulation Director Kathy Jenks said.
Todesco said the dog belongs to someone other than her friend, who was taking care of it.
As of Monday, animal regulation investigators hadn't spoken to the dog's owner or to Todesco, Jenks said.
