Dogs are adorable pets. They
easily learn habits and languages. But sometimes they can really be
unpredictable because they don't share human nature.
Dogs can be so dear and so dangerous.
Dogs are known as man's best
friend but sometimes things go horribly wrong.
A 3-weekold Michigan baby
died after one of her family's dogs bit her on the head when she was left
unattended with them on Thursday.
Susannah Jean Murray was
alone in a bouncy for five minutes inside her Michigan home with three pit
bulls serving as her only companions.
When after five minutes of
being alone, a caretaker checked on her, the woman noticed the infant bleeding
from a severe head injury and also saw that one of the dogs had blood around
its mouth.
Baby Murray was taken to
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital where she underwent nearly seven hours of
surgery but she did not make it. She died around 2 a.m. the following
morning.
Sgt. Terry Dixon with the
GRPD when speaking of the attack said the dog who attacked the child is about 2
years old and has now been quarantined along with the two other family dogs at
the Kent County Animal Shelter.
"This is a horrible
tragedy, and it serves as a critical reminder to never leave a child unattended
around a dog, or dogs, or pets," said Sgt. Terry Dixon. "Always keep
a watchful eye on our vulnerable youth."
He continued: "Just the
breed of a pit bull by itself is not enough to condemn it, any dog can bite
something, they have teeth. I would say that this serves as a definite reminder
not to leave children alone with dogs in the house."
Neighbors resident in the
Grand Rapids neighborhood told the Detroit Free Press that the dogs were dangerous nuisance, calling them “mean and
vicious" and said they were always wary of them.
“I’d be scared, because when
the dogs get out the fence, they used to chase us,” Hawa Abdi, a neighbor,
said.
The GRPD and Child
Protective Services are investigating. Dixon says they will give their
investigation to the Kent County Prosecutor to review and consider any possible
criminal charges.