Dog Leaves Scars on Five-Year-Old's Face
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February 28, 2005, BESSEMER CITY, N.C. -- A 5-year-old girl needed reconstructive surgery after she was attacked by a dog Saturday morning in Bessemer City.
Kendra Odums was bitten on her face, where she now has numerous scars. Her family wants the dog, a chow chow named Bear, to be put down.
Bear’s owners said they feel bad about what happened, but they said the dog was chained up when Kendra went to pet him. They also said Bear deserves to live because he has never attacked anyone before.
Gaston County’s Office of Animal Control will determine the dog’s fate at a special hearing.
