Baby remains in ICU after two-dog attack in Dania Beach; Belgian Malinois confiscated
Broward County Animal Care said two Belgian Malinois belonging to the mother’s fiancé were confiscated after the September 18 attack; the baby remained in ICU and NBC 6 reported the mother sustained serious injuries while protecting her child.
Incident summary
Local 10 / WPLG reported that Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 6:30 p.m. September 18 to a severe dog attack at an apartment complex near Southwest 28th Avenue and Griffin Road in Dania Beach. In a September 19 follow-up, Broward County Animal Care identified the two involved dogs as Belgian Malinois and said they belonged to the mother’s fiancé. Animal Care said officers confiscated both dogs after completing their hospital investigation; the dogs were being held at the shelter while their histories were reviewed. The baby remained in the ICU, and NBC 6 South Florida reported, citing Broward County Animal Care, that the mother sustained serious injuries while protecting her child. Deputies continued investigating. The reviewed sources did not report criminal charges, a dangerous-dog adjudication, or a final animal disposition.
Broward County Animal Care said officers tried to contact the dogs’ owner on September 18 and, after completing their hospital investigation on September 19, returned to the apartment and confiscated both dogs. The dogs were being held at the county animal shelter while officials reviewed their histories, and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies continued investigating. The reviewed sources did not establish a citation, criminal charge, dangerous-dog adjudication, euthanasia decision, release decision, or other final animal disposition. Custody and investigation status are not findings of owner liability or criminal responsibility.
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Local 10 reported, citing the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, that deputies responded around 6:30 p.m. to an animal-bite call at Koosh Living in Dania Beach, where a young child and a woman were hospitalized after a dog attack. Investigators said the dogs had been located, and Broward County Animal Care was called to the scene. The number and breed of dogs and the victims’ conditions were not immediately available.
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