Shocking attack: Surveillance footage from outside the Anaheim home show the mother attempting to fight off the two dogs at her front door, while protecting her son
The attack occurred in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday. It started when the boy was set upon by the two dogs in the front yard.
His mother then came to rescue to him, grabbing him and trying to run inside their home, but at the front door she realized she couldn't find her keys.
Spencer Bishop, the boy's father and woman's husband, was at work at the time. He said he has seen the surveillance footage but cannot watch it again because it is too shocking.
'It was just a constant battle - five to seven minutes of just terror,' Mr Bishop told KTLA.
'She was screaming and yelling for help and luckily we had two neighbors (nearby). One lady came over with a stick to try and prod them off.'
The woman was able to get the dogs off the two by using the stick and pulling them away. The mother and her son then managed to get inside the house and call 911.
The little boy was rushed to to hospital, and is now recovering from extensive injuries.
'He has a big laceration in his face, in his leg, he's had multiple stitches and he had to have plastic surgery on his face,' Mr Bishop said.
Recovering: The little boy suffered extensive injuries and was taken to hospital. He had to undergo plastic surgery for a laceration to his face
Fortunately, Mr Bishop said his wife suffered only minor lacerations. She is also now recovering.
The footage shows the mother at one point holding her son overhead
Neighbors were able to hold the dogs until authorities arrived at the scene.
Animal control officers have now taken the dogs into custody. An investigation will look into the history of the dogs and whether there are any prior incidents.
Criminal charged may be brought against the owner pending the outcome of that investigation.
Reader Comments
Guarantee the brat provoked the innocent animals.
type of damage. why the media blackout?
If it was a pitbull attack you would be reminded of that a minimum of seven times. Title usually reads "Vicious malicious Pitbull mauls entire family and eats faces."