MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A small dog is recovering after it was attacked by a bigger dog in North Beach.
The injured canine was bandaged up after being severely injured on Sunday.
“Bella, yeah, that’s my baby, she’s my baby,” said Abdel Jabri, the dog’s owner. “When he grabbed her neck, he don’t wanna, that’s it, I was thinking she’s dead, believe me, I was thinking she’s dead,”
Jabri avoided seeing photographs of the aftermath.
“I can’t, I can’t, I close my eyes, I close my eyes, I can’t see the pictures,” said Jabri. “I cannot see the pictures.”
Witnesses told 7News that the dog was with its owner at a cafeteria near 73rd Street and Collins Avenue when a larger dog grabbed it.
“The dog was under the table right here,” said witness Nadia De La Cruz.
“Suddenly she got attacked by a big dog, he cut her from the neck, and like six or seven people to try to get that dog out but it was very very hard,” said Jabri.
Several people ran in to stop the mauling.
“For six or seven people, we couldn’t take his mouth out, it was really hard for six or seven people, you know, what that means, when he grabbed her neck, he don’t to let go. That’s it,” said Jabri.
“His whole neck over here – the skin was completely off, and they were holding a patch of his hair with the skin, and I just started sobbing because I couldn’t bear to see an animal like that,” said De La Cruz.
“And the poor dog, it just yanked the skin completely off, a patch of skin and hair,” said De La Cruz.
The dog was rushed to am emergency vet after the attack.
“You know, thank God she’s alive,” said Jabri.
The smaller dog will now need surgery, and the owner of the larger dog has offered to pay for the medical expenses.
A GoFundMe for Bella has been set up. To donate, click here.
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