Denasia Bolds was outside playing with friends, when a neighbor's pit bull got out and latched onto her face.
Bolds' facial injuries required 70 stitches.
Her mother called Genesee County Animal Control. They told her the dog would be allowed to stay with the neighbor, but would now have to be kept in a kennel, a practice called 'quarantining the dog.'
"This happened Friday and now today is what Monday? They still won't pick the dog up. I've called several times. They talk to me like it doesn't even matter, that they'll get to me whenever they decide to. The dog sits in my backyard, my daughter sees it everyday," says Denasia's mother, Christina Dotson.
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| This is a pathetic excuse of 'quarantining a dog'. First of all, you cannot be permitted to leave a dog like this in the summer heat locked in a crate. Second, the whole purpose of a quarantine is to prevent any contact with people or animals during the quarantine period. |
NBC25 attempted to contact Genesee County Animal Control, but their office had closed for the day.
(Connect Mid Michigan - July 26, 2011)
