According to Tim Holifield, with Montgomery County Animal Control, a 5-year-old boy was bitten Thursday and a 4-year-old girl bitten Friday morning. Both incidents happened east of Conroe.
The first attack occurred in the 3000 block of Crystal Forest Circle. At about 6 p.m. on Thursday evening, the 5-year-old was attacked while walking in the street. Two witnesses rushed to help the injured child, who was taken to Conroe Regional Hospital with six separate bite wounds on his back, legs and side.
The second attack occurred at about 9 a.m. on Friday, when a 4-year-old child was riding her bicycle in her own yard on the 4000 block of Crockett Martin Road when two unconfined dogs began chasing her. She fell from her bike and received injuries to her neck. She was treated and released from the hospital and is recovering at home.
“(All three) animals are in custody,” Holifield said.
Holifield said, according to the Texas Health and Safety code, a court can order the seizure of a dog that causes serious bodily injury or death for the purpose of determining the fate of the animal.
“If the court finds the dog did cause serious bodily injury or death, the court can order the dog destroyed,” he said.
The incidents mark the fourth and fifth dog attacks in Montgomery County this year. In January, Animal Control officers worked three separate dog bite cases, all happening in less than a week.
Christian Gormanous, 4, of Pinehurst, was killed Jan. 19 by a pit bull when he climbed a fence into a neighbor’s back yard where the dog was chained. The boy was pulled away from the dog by his 9-year-old sister. The boy was flown to a Houston-area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The second dog attack occurred Jan. 22 when Pricilla Rodriguez was outside playing with her 18-month-old son Anthony. Rodriguez told Animal Control officers the dog always was chained up but somehow broke free and attacked her son. As she tried to fend off the dog, Rodriguez also suffered bite wounds. Both Rodriguez and her son survived the attack.
The pit bulls involved in Gormanous’ death and the Rodriguez case were euthanized after being surrendered to Animal Control officers by their owners.
Law enforcement officials responded to a third dog bite incident Jan. 23 where a mixed-breed dog bit two people, including the dog’s owner. No one was seriously injured and the dog was not destroyed.
(Your Houston News - June 1, 2013)
