JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 57-year-old Jacksonville woman who was mauled by a dog attack last week is fortunate to have survived thanks to a neighbor who heard her desperately pleading for help.
Just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, the woman was talking her dog toward the backyard when she fell to the ground.
“I saw the dog -- pit bull -- chewing on the neighbor,” he said.
Looking back on what happened, Hughes said he has no ill will against pit bulls and hopes the public doesn’t consider all pit bulls to be attack animals.
The dog that attacked the woman was seized by animal control and declared a dangerous animal, meaning the dog might be euthanized.