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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida deputies had “no choice” but to fatally shoot a dog who viciously attacked its owners inside their home last month.
When deputies arrived at the couple’s New Smyrna Beach home on Mother’s Day, they “found a large dog actively attacking its owners,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
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One of the owners, an injured woman, was able to crawl into the dog’s cage to escape and protect herself. However, the dog turned to the man and began “mauling him on their bedroom floor.”
Deputies shot and killed the dog as it was the only way to stop the attack. According to Chitwood, the dog had just been adopted about six weeks before the incident.
Chitwood said it was the second time in a week that the dog had attacked the couple.
Credit: Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood
Deputies applied tourniquets to the victims’ severe injuries and were taken to the hospital where they will undergo several surgeries.
