Toddler dies after dog attack; animal shelter helps find puppy
LINDEN, Mass. (AP) — A four-month-old Labrador named Roxy is being cared for for her life after she was hit in the head by a truck that hit her owner’s dog while she was being loaded into a vehicle, officials said Monday.
In a statement, the animal shelter said Roxy and a friend, who did not want his name to be published, were being loaded into the truck Saturday when the owner’s dog, known only as Roxy, came running at the driver.
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Roxy’s death is being investigated, a spokesman for the shelter said. A spokeswoman at the Massachusetts Bay Humane Society said the dog suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull and internal organs, and was suffering from internal bleeding.
The group is asking anyone who witnessed a case of animal abuse to report it to the shelter’s hotline.