On Tuesday, October 29th, an elderly woman (name withheld) fell down in her driveway in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. As she attempted to stand up, she was attacked by her neighbor's dogs.
A witness who called 911 is quoted as saying, "Ya'll need to hurry up, they are eating this woman." Shockingly the 85-year old neighbor who made the call has also been bitten by the same dogs on two separate occasions. Both times required trips to the hospital.
Another neighbor described the injuries by saying, "she was torn up pretty good around her calf, her right leg was bit, her arm was bit and the dog bit her on the back of her neck."
The neighbor that owns the dogs has been identified as Maria Vincent. She was arrested on Wednesday and is being charged with negligent injuring and vicious dogs at large.
Livingston Parish Sheriff said the 3 dogs have been turned over to the local animal control shelter. The sheriff confirmed there was a past incident with the owner. However, at that time, not much could be done because the specific dog responsible for the attack could not be identified. He added, "Now we can identify the dogs. Unfortunately someone has almost lost their leg because of this."
There has been no information on what fate awaits the dogs.
Luckily, the woman is going to survive but it will be a long process.
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