Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said "Mickey the pit bull" has been a model inmate since his incarceration April 29, 2014, and has shown "no signs of aggression whatsoever" since attacking Kevin Vicente in February 2014 as the boy tried to take the dog's bone.
Vicente has undergone extensive surgeries, had a broken jaw and lost an eye.
This story about the little boy 'taking' the dog's bone and provoking an attack.... I have heard otherwise - that that never happened.
"There are several stories circulating regarding what exactly happened, but our Animal Control Officers have spoken to those at the scene and this is what we have been told. The kids were playing near Micky (who is on an 18-foot chain). As they ran past, Micky charged the younger child, knocked him over and began attacking. One half of the child's face was torn from his skull, from the hairline down to the jawline.
"According to the county Public Health Department, there was so much trauma to the boy's face, his eyeball was hanging out. His eyelid and eye socket needed to be rebuilt and as of yesterday he was still listed in critical condition."
The animal, who was sentenced to life, has been housed in a portion of the First Avenue Jail that was converted to a no-kill animal shelter in 1998.
Since then, the canine's only human companionship has come from the female inmates who have cared for him.
The case got international attention after a heated debate on social media about the cause for the attack and the fate of the pit bull.
A judge said the dog was vicious, but ruled against euthanization.
There will be tight security as Arpaio and the dog's attorney, John Schill, escort Mickey to the transportation hub underneath the jail about 2 p.m., where an unmarked inmate transport van will take the dog to an undisclosed location.
Want to hazard a guess that the pit bull's attorney was bought and paid for by the Lexus Project?
"Mickey's attack on that little boy was enough to attract a number of death threats against the dog," Schill says. "We don't want any more harm to come from the situation, that includes harm to Mickey or the people who have agreed to quietly take him, hence the need for secured transport."
Arpaio formed the MASH shelter in 2000 after an animal cruelty case in which he termed the animals the "true victims." He renovated a section of the First Avenue Jail that is now air-conditioned and can comfortably house the animals.
(KPHO Phoenix - May 27, 2015)
Earlier:
- Boy disfigured and in critical condition while nutbags clamor to protest, raise money and try to save pit bull's life
- Mauling of Phoenix boy keys debate over fate of pit bull
- Sheriff Arpaio says "Mickey the pit bull an 'exemplary inmate'"
- Webcam lets you observe vicious pit bull's life behind bars
- Mom of boy mauled by pit bull can't understand why dog has webcam
- Sheriff Arpaio donates gifts to Phoenix boy mauled by Mickey
- Kevin Vicente update: Valley boy mauled by dog gets new lease on life
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