Police dog bites costly for Pierce Co. taxpayers

Dog bite infection costs Canadian her arm, legs

According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department report, the dog, named Vasko, had just finished an unsuccessful search for a hit-and-run suspect and was let off its leash to defecate. Vaskos handler wrote that the dog took off running and did not respond to commands to stop, probably because noise from King Countys Guardian One helicopter, which had been called to assist in the search, prevented the dog from hearing him. Roberts said Vasko mauled him for 4 to 5 minutes. He declined to discuss his case in detail saying he still has nightmares and remains traumatized even though the incident happened in September 2008. Roberts reluctantly agreed to let La Porte tell his story. We think of these dogs as Rin Tin Tin but these are the dogs of Auschwitz and Selma, Alabama, said La Porte.
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Christine Caron, 49, a single mother of four, was reportedly playing tug-o-war with her three-year-old Shih Tzu, named Buster, when the dog accidentally "nicked" one of her knuckles while attempting to get a better grip on the rope. Her three home other dogs came over and licked the wound. "It didn't seem like a big deal," she told the daily Ottawa Citizen. Days later she fell into a coma, and when she awoke in hospital six weeks later doctors told her they would have to amputate three of her limbs after the infection spread. The Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria responsible for the infection is commonly found in dog saliva, but rarely leads to infection in humans. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, only 200 human cases have been reported worldwide since 1976.
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Late Summer Hikes can Lead to Harmful Animal Bites, Reminds J. Shaffer Smith

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