Girl Attacked By a Dog, Genaro Moreno

Fort Worth, Texas -- A 3-year-old girl died after being attacked by her neighbor's Rottweiler. The neighbor said Friday the 17-year-old dog attacked the toddler after she climbed through a hole in the fence of her backyard and into an enclosure with the animal. The dog's owner turned the pet over to the city and was cooperating with authorities, said Keane Menifee, manager of the city's Animal Care and Control Division.

Menifee told the Fort Worth Star Telegram the animal's vaccinations were not current, and that the dog will likely be euthanised. This is a problem for the neighborhood because a lot of attacks by a dog were happened in this days and this need to stop like this girl who was kill by a dog.

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Response:
There are stray dogs in East Oakland. People who have dogs need to have their dogs under control and away from the people outside in the streets. There are laws and fines that can be assigned if residents do not obey the law. This is a big problem in East Oakland, but we feel powerless to stop dog attacks. A fellow student, ninth grader Cameron Williams, was attacked and bitten in his face by a dog, which was off leash on a public street. Nothing will change until dog owners start acting responsibly.