These ladies deserve recognition for intervening in such an attack so thought I'd share. I cannot imagine what this teenager is going through physically and emotionally. I wish him a speeding recovery.
Dogbite boy starts walking again, thanks rescuers
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 2:27p.m.
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The 13-year-old boy attacked by four pig-hunting dogs at Waitoa near Morrinsville on Monday began walking again today and has publicly thanked the three women who came to his aid.
The boy said that without them his injuries could have been worse.
He was bitten more than 100 times and has had more than 300 stitches inserted.
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New Zealand teen saved from hunting dogs
July 16, 2008 - 6:44am
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The pitbull-greyhound crossbreeds escaped from their owner's garden and attacked the 13-year-old as he cycled past in the township of Waitoa, North Island, said local police chief Rod Smart.
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Women rescue boy from dog attack
Jul 17, 2008 9:55 AM
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The boy was cycling through Waitoa township when four pitbull-greyhound crosses escaped from a property and attacked him. His mother said the dogs pulled her son off his bike and tore away his clothes.
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