7-year-old receives 100 stitches after being attacked by neighbor’s dog

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – A 7-year-old in North Carolina is recovering after he was bitten by a neighbor’s dog just over a month ago.

Tracy Smith and her husband live in Hampstead with their young grandson Cason.

While dog-sitting for her neighbors in Pender County, Smith said one of the dogs got loose from the home when she let him out of his crate.

“I’m calling the dog and all of a sudden within the blink of an eye, the dog has just attacked Cason from the back,” she said.

Smith said the dog was not provoked and took off to the front yard of her home where Cason was standing.

“All I could see was the dog’s head latched to the back of Cason’s head,” Smith said.

Cason was left with seven deep wounds, four of which reached his skull.

“Had the wound gone down just a hair, it would’ve killed him,” Smith said.

After receiving 100 stitches, Cason is back home. However, so is he dog that attacked him.

“Cason loves to ride his bicycle, Cason loves to play basketball,” Smith said. “He will not do these things now.”

She said he hasn’t done any of his favorite activities since Nov. 22 when the attack happened because he knows the dog is still next door.

North Carolina law states, “The owner of a dangerous dog shall be strictly liable in civil damages for any injuries or property damage the dog inflicts upon a person.”

However, the law defines a “dangerous dog” as one that has killed or caused severe injury in the past and doesn’t include a dog that’s bitten someone for the first time.

Smith said the law should be changed following the attack on her grandson.

“It’s not right, it’s just not right,” she said. “That should be a given, the animal must be removed from the home.”

Because it was this dog’s first time showing aggression, Smith said the owners were only told to quarantine the dog for 10 days, which she claims they didn’t do.

“I have been an animal lover my whole entire life,” she said. “But when it comes to a human life versus an animal, here in the state of North Carolina, a dog is more important than a human life.”

Smith started a petition online calling on lawmakers to make a change.

“Everything has been limited,” she said. “It’s like we’re frozen in fear.”

Until change happens, she said her family will continue to deal with that fear.

“I don’t know how you move forward because we can’t,” Smith said. “I don’t know where to go from here.”

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