Large dogs chased down a 9-year-old girl in Thompson who was rescued by passers-by and taken to hospital. It took place on February 2 late in the afternoon.
The girl received significant injuries but non-life threatening. The passersby dragged the youth away from the dogs and took her to her family when she was then taken to hospital.
Police tracked down the dogs and contacted Animal Control with the City of Thompson. The owner of two of the dogs was a neighbour of the girl's family, and cooperated with police. He was also watching a third dog. Two of the dogs are Belgian Malinois and one of them is a German Shepherd. The dogs were seized and the 31-year-old man who owned them was charged with Criminal Negligence.
After Vicious Animal Hearings, the decision was made to put the dogs down, and the owner was further banned by the city from owning animals in Thompson moving forward.