UNITED KINGDOM -- A 16-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after she was attacked by a family pet at her home in Co Clare late on Wednesday night.
The teenager sustained multiple injuries to her upper body after she was attacked by a dog at around 10.30pm in Inagh.
The girl suffered bite and puncture wounds to her upper arms in the frenzied attack by the dog believed to have been a husky. It was the second serious attack involving a husky in Clare in just two months.
It's believed that a family member or neighbour tried to beat off the animal in an effort to save the teenager.
An ambulance from Ennis and a rapid response advanced paramedic unit rushed to the scene. The girl was taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick. She was transferred to University Hospital Galway early yesterday for further treatment.
(The Clare Herald - June 29, 2012)
