Two-year-old hospitalized after dog bites her head in Bexar County
Sheriff Javier Salazar said the girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries; two dogs were quarantined and their owners were cited.
Incident summary
Bexar County deputies responded after a dog bit a 2-year-old girl on the head. Sheriff Javier Salazar said the child was bleeding but suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. Deputies detained two dogs; both were later quarantined. The owners received citations for allowing the dogs to run free and for lack of rabies vaccination.
Bexar County officials said the dog owners were issued citations for allowing the dogs to run free and for lack of rabies vaccination. Both dogs were quarantined.
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KSAT, citing Sheriff Javier Salazar and Bexar County officials, reported that a dog bit a 2-year-old girl on the head and that she was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Two dogs were quarantined and owners were cited.
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