HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A Huntsville mom says her 8-year-old son is traumatized after he was attacked by a dog over the weekend. She’s also frustrated because she says she did everything she could to prevent it.
Labryth McLaughlin’s son told her, “he could’ve bit my leg off,” when he told her about the dog attack that happened on Sunday, November 16.
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She says her son was walking in her neighborhood, going between their home and his grandmother’s house, when a neighbor’s “vicious” dog came up from behind him.“My son all of a sudden heard something, turns around, and the dog is charging at him,” McLaughlin said. “[The dog] pushes him to the ground, attacks him, rips his jeans, punctures his leg.”
McLaughlin said she’s called Huntsville Animal Services more than half a dozen times since 2023 to report the dog’s behavior. She said the dog is frequently aggressive with her family, joggers, and other people who walk down the street. “I had them tell me that if you just keep reporting it, something will be done,” McLaughlin said. “So I reported it every single time I saw something happening.”
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She said each time she made a report, Huntsville Animal Services came out; however, often times they would arrive “hours later” when the dog was no longer behaving the same way…