FLORIDA -- After spending one night in a hospital, a 6-year-old dog-bite victim went home on Thursday, the day the pit bull that attacked her was euthanized for rabies testing, police and hospital officials said.
Shannon Hunter, who lives north of Pompano Beach, was bitten on the right side of the face on Wednesday as she sat in a neighbor's apartment watching television, the Broward Sheriff's Office reported. She was admitted to North Broward Medical Center in Pompano Beach for treatment.
The 1-year-old pit bull dog, named Spuds, apparently attacked without warning, the Sheriff's Office said.
The owner, Nina Owen, told officials she did not want the animal returned, the Sheriff's Office said. She relinquished custody to the Broward County Animal Control Division, which had the dog destroyed, officials said.
(Sun Sentinel - December 2, 1988)
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