Authorities noted that the girl had lived with the dogs her entire life without any previously reported incidents.
A 5-year-old girl was attacked and killed by her own family's dogs this week, authorities in California announced.The IncidentDeputies arrived at a home in Covina, east of Los Angeles, around noon on Sunday and discovered the injured child in the backyard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The girl was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead just before 1:30 p.m. local time.
The same JAVMA study found that Rottweilers were responsible for 10% of dog bite-related fatalities, making them the second most common breed involved in such incidents.'Similar Dog AttacksIn August, a 3-month old baby was fatally mauled by two dogs while the child's parents were smoking marijuana, police in New York said.
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