Shafter Toddler Recovering After Dog Mauling
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March 3, 3006, SHAFTER, CALIFORNIA -- A 3-year-old playing in the front of her Shafter home on Monday was attacked by a pitbull. She was unsupervised.
A man who was at the home when the attack happened, says he went outside to find Jessica Laux with blood all over her eye. He says she is at an L.A hospital and will undergo surgery for nerve damage to her face and plastic surgery. She also sustained injuries to her head and arm.
The pitbull that attacked her is described as a pit bull labrador mix.
The witness says the dog was chained up and believes it was eating in the corner when Jessica approached it and was attacked.
Shafter animal control believes the dog's owner is the father's girlfriend.
The father or his girlfriend could not be reached for comment.
There is no word on when Jessica will be released from the hospital.
