Toddler Attacked By Rottweilers

An 18-month-old boy had to be rushed to the hospital in Phoenix, Arizona because he was in critical condition from the personal injuries he sustained after being bitten in a dog attack.

According to the boy’s 13-year-old uncle, he discovered the child in the back yard under the trampoline with two of the five Rottweilers owned by the family standing over him. He said he pushed the dogs away, rushed the child inside, and kept his airways open until help arrived. Phoenix police and animal controls officers rushed to respond.

The cause of the attack is unknown. Four of the dogs were quarantined and two others were put to sleep.

Reportedly, there was no negligence. According to the police report, the child was with some other children in the house while his father was going in and out the back door. At some point, the child went out the door, where he was attacked in the back yard.

However, neighbors such as Zenaido Medina and Mary Fernandez say they don’t believe the lack of negligence. They insist that the family should have been more responsible than to allow their child to walk around with a pack of Rottweilers.

According to Aprille Hollis of the Maricopa County, Arizona Animal Control, it is the parents and family members’ responsibility to watch children at all times around animals, much like they would near a swimming pool. She said that no child should be left alone with a dog due to the fact that the dog will not know how to react to a small child.