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    concerned 40 wrote:
    KellymarieOx wrote:
    concerned 40 wrote:
    So why if in full sight of the parents didn't the parents stop her going over to the dog ?how is that solely the dog owners fault ?
    If u look what her auntie said, the owner pushed Madison to the dog, even though Madison said no.
    Well if the parents were watching her the whole thing may have been avoided not the poor child's fault nor the dogs but the parents and the dog owner are equally to blame.not just the dopey dog owner,the lesson is don't let your young children out of your sight for a minute its a dangerous world where horrible things things happen, a tragic incident.
    Dear 'concerned' I would love to know where your children are while you spout your ignorant opinions. I am guessing as you would never let your children out of your sight for even a minute, they are securely chained on a 1m leash attached to your computer! As a mother with 14 years teaching experience - and a close friend of the family you seem so keen to vilify - I know from experience that accidents can happen in a split second. Maddie was in plain view of her parents at all times, in a familiar place with people she knew. Who could have predicted that the owner would have pushed her towards the dog? Gail,and Gary are wonderful parents who worship their children and Maddie is a credit to them. This was a tragic accident, albeit caused by a very stupid man. Maddie will possibly be scarred for life, her parents devastated. You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself for making such insensitive and ill informed comments."
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7-yr-old savaged by husky - warning: graphic pictures

9:46am Friday 10th August 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Elizabeth Sweetman , @lizsweetmanWN #worcsnews

BEAUTIFUL: Madison Thomas was savaged by a Malamute Husky, similar to this one BEAUTIFUL: Madison Thomas was savaged by a Malamute Husky, similar to this one

THE mother of a young girl who was savagely attacked by a dog says she wants to see the owner prosecuted.

Seven-year-old Madison Thomas was playing with another girl at the Peachley Leisure camp site in Lower Broadheath, near Worcester, on Saturday when she was bitten on the face by a large Malamute husky that was chained up outside a caravan.

She was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester and had to have 32 stitches along her right cheek and chin in a two-hour operation.

Her parents Gail and Gary, who live in Solihull and are regular holiday-makers at the campsite, fear their daughter will be permanently scarred after the attack.

“She’s going to be scarred for life,” said 43-year-old Mrs Thomas.

“She might have to have corrective surgery.

“I want him [the owner] prosecuted. He told the police he took her to be introduced the dog. I want him to take responsibility for what he’s done, for what he’s caused.

“Madison would never have gone up to that dog. We’ve got big dogs ourselves. If a dog’s chained up she knows not to go by them.”

The couple who own the dog are thought to be from Wales and have since had it destroyed on advice from the police. Mrs Thomas believes a prosecution is unlikely because the dog was chained up.

“The law needs changing,” she said.

“The dog’s protected in the sense it was the owner’s fault. It was stupidity on his part.” Sarah Pugh, wife of the owner of Peachley Leisure, said: “It’s a really upsetting and devastating tragic accident. The family concerned have done the decent thing and had the dog put down.

“Everybody is really upset. Unfortunately it was just an accident.”

Sarah Buxton, of West Mercia Police , said: “It’s not believed at this time there was any offence, but we’re still making enquiries into the incident and whether any further action needs to be taken.”

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