6-Year-Old Boy Severely Bitten by Dog
The Sunshine Coast Daily News has posted a report that a 6-year-old boy was bitten by a terrier dog while he was at the park with his father. According to the report, the dog’s owners simply walked away without checking on the boy to make sure he was fine.
The dog was reportedly unrestrained and ran toward the little boy in an aggressive manner. The boy’s father, Gavin Halsey said things could have been much worse as the boy was standing between the dog and a small baby. Halsey believes the baby could have easily been the victim of the attack instead of his son, which could potentially have been much worse. Halsey was upset over the lack of sympathy the two dog owners showed over the attack as they simply drove away in their car following the incident. There is no news on whether any legal action will be pursued in the incident.
Halsey’s reaction to the situation is completely understandable. When your loved one is attacked by an animal belonging to another person, the general thought is that they will at least show some compassion and check on them to make sure they are ok and no serious injuries have occurred. The fact that the owners of this terrier showed no regard for Halsey’s son demonstrates that there is always going to be people that are extremely cruel in situations like this. The injuries that the boy sustained could have been far worse and could potentially have been life-threatening. There is no excuse for the lack of compassion demonstrated by the dog’s owners
