Boy (8) mauled to death by dog in Bloemfontein
It is alleged the pit bull escaped his enclosure and jumped the fence.
A pit bull has mauled an 8-year-old boy to death at his home in Vista Park in Bloemfontein yesterday.
According to police spokesperson Thabo Covane, it is alleged that the dog escaped its enclosure and jumped over the fence into the neighbour’s premises at about 14:02 yesterday afternoon.
“It then attacked the child who was playing alone; biting him severely on the neck and chest,” he says.
He further reported that the police and paramedics were summoned to the scene and the boy was declared dead on the scene.
No further information is available at this stage.
Call for a ban on pit bulls
A petition to ban power breeds like pit bulls as domestic pet was started after a 10-year-old boy was mauled to death by his family’s pit bulls in September.
Read more about it here – Pit bulls: Call to ban the breed
Should power breeds be kept as pets or should stricter laws exist to control domestic animals in South Africa?
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