not a pet cat but a three year old child just the other day - and NOT a rotty or pit or german shepherd.... but dogs people "assume" are "ok"
Dogs attack, drag toddler in Semmes neighborhood
March 12, 2010, 8:01AM
3-year-old girl was bitten and dragged by three dogs in her neighborhood Thursday morning, according to investigators. The girl later required 161 stitches.
She was in her backyard when two Labradors and a blue heeler grabbed her, said Mobile County Commission spokeswoman speaking for the county's animal control officers.
Johnson did not know what provoked the dogs.
The dogs' owner, has been charged with three counts of dogs running at large, which is a misdemeanor, Johnson said. Warrants for his arrest were signed Thursday afternoon, she said.
The owner lives near the girl, Johnson said, and his dogs were not confined properly in his yard. Johnson did not know owner's age.