Donna Holman says the dogs that attacked her were being walked with two other dogs, by an elderly man who was actually their owner. Now, Holman wants city leaders to reconsider amending its animal policies.
Holman's bicycle used to bring her peace but now, it, along with her biking shoes, are a bloody reminder of a horrific dog attack. Holman's left leg has a small bite mark from a small dog. But injuries on her right leg were made by a much larger dog.
"He bit three or four times pretty hard and shook and I was hitting him trying to get free and he bit me here and he bit me here. I've got a bruise there," Holman says.
Holman says as she was being mauled in a Henrietta neighborhood, the dog's owner was struggling to keep two other leashed dogs from joining in. Holman was attacked while riding her bike Sunday around 7 p.m., right in front of a daycare.
"A child probably wouldn't have lived through that," adds Holman.
Holman says after the dogs stopped the daycare owner rushed her to Clay County Memorial Hospital, where a nurse tended to her wounds.
"Took about two and a half to three hours for her to sew the holes up in my leg," adds Holman.
A Henrietta ordinance says an animal that bites a person must be quarantined to determine if it has rabies. And if it does not, that animal can be returned to the owner.
Reading the ordinance irritated Holman. She's now considering asking city councilors to help protect the public.
"I have some suggestions of maybe not being able to have more than two animal out at one time on leashes or something because you can't control four dogs, especially if they're bigger. You just can't do that and be able to help someone if they did get in trouble," Holman explains.
Holman says the dog owner received several citations. However, a call made to the city of Henrietta to confirm what Holman said was not returned.
As for Holman, she's now on the road to recovery, after an overnight stay in the hospital.
(KFDX - Sep 24, 2014)
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