An infant was killed by a pet pit bull-husky mix in Madison Charter Township on Monday.
Infant Killed by Dog
Madison Charter Township, MI - On Saturday, it was reported that an infant was killed by a pet dog on June 19 in Lenawee County, according to the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office. The deadly dog attack occurred in the 1900 block of Harold Street at around 5:00 pm. Audio dispatch log files from Lenawee County Police and Fire, state, "An infant, under 1-years old, dog bite to the neck." The dispatcher also states that they, "request extra manpower" to respond to the attack scene.
The female infant was outside with the dog when the attack occurred, according to the Madison Township Police Department. An adult was also present at the time. The Lenawee County Sheriff's Office said the infant was visiting her grandmother's home when the attack occurred. The sheriff's office said the dog involved, a "pit bull-husky mix," was a pet dog, not a stray dog, and has since been euthanized by a veterinarian. The infant was declared dead before reaching the hospital.
Husky-Inflicted Infant Attacks
Huskies, as we have long recorded on this site, have a very specific pattern of killing newborns, who are only a few days or weeks old. Husky-inflicted infant attacks typically occur indoors and involve the dog biting a sleeping newborn on the head when an adult is not present. The most recent husky deaths include a husky biting a 4-day old infant on the head in Arkansas in 2022, and a pet husky biting a 22-day old sleeping infant on the head multiple times in Georgia in 2019.
What little is known about the Michigan attack is that it occurred outdoors, the baby was visiting the grandmother's home, and the dog bite(s) targeted the infant's neck. All three scenarios are possible but atypical of a husky-inflicted infant attack. It is also unknown how old the infant was -- days, weeks or months. The identity of the infant was not released. The Madison Township Police Dept. is leading the investigation. The Lenawee County Prosecutor’s Office has been notified.
Child's Age Identified
On Monday, more information was provided about the victim and the dog. The infant was 11-months old. Upon arrival of medical personnel, she was transported to ProMedica Hickman Hospital, where she died. Madison Township Police Chief Michael Shadbolt said the dog was a 5-year old pit bull-mix breed and had been a family pet. The "husky" aspect was dropped. We did locate photos of the dog on the grandfather's Facebook page. The dog is predominantly pit bull.
The suspected dog on the grandfather's Facebook page, "Chief," is predominantly pit bull.
View the DogsBite.org Google State Map: Michigan Fatal Pit Bull Attacks.Related articles:
05/04/23: 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Dog Kills Infant, Critically Injures Grandmother in Iowa
12/21/22: 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn, 4-Days Old, Killed by Pet Husky in Arkansas
11/10/21: 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Killed by Family Pit Bull in North Carolina
Law enforcement departments across the United States should release consistent "baseline" information to the media and the public after each fatal dog mauling, including these items.
Here the pitbull strike again and killed a precious baby poor baby girl just living her life and this ugly beast of a dog killed her. I wonder if a full blood pitbull or they just labeling a mix.anyway why would her mother left her baby with someone who own a pitbull.now she on the growing list where the grandma pitbull killed her grandson or granddaughter.
Hmm you are on to something. When it’s a family pitbull that attacks most of the time the pitbull seems to be owned by the older family members like grandparents or great aunts or in laws which kill their family members.
Even when my wife was attacked as a child it was from her great aunt’s dog!
It seems like an inordinate number of babies and children are getting mauled to death by dangerous dogs when they visit grandma. How many of these occur because grandpa feels a strong need to get a pitbull or other dangerous dog?
How sad! In general, the Husky breed is considered more closely related to the wolf than most breeds. The pitbull was bred to kill. Whenever I hear of these stories, I always think of owners squeaking squeaky toys and enticing the dog to go after the squeaky toy. A squeaky toy might sound like an infant.
Grabbing the squeaky toy is encouraged. Why not grab the baby? The dog might not know better.
I am not defending the dog. What I am saying is that all dogs should be handled in such a way that the dog realizes the baby is cherished. I see stuff on the internet all the time where a young child is treated inappropriately around a dog. For example, some years ago, a woman photographed her newborn baby with its feet on the pitbull’s head. That baby died before it was a month old.
Although I fully realize this death may be breed related, I think some of these deaths are preventable. It would be great if we could hear the real story.
More info today:
11-month-old infant.
5-year-old pitbull mix.
https://www.wlen.com/2023/06/26/family-dog-bites-and-kills-infant-in-madison-twp/
I know huskies can be predatory, but if the dog pictured was the attacker… I don’t see any husky in it. Pure, ugly, pit. Pig dogs, I call them.
That dog has about as much husky in it as my cat, does. What it has, is blue eyes. That’s not just a husky trait.
Yes huskies have been known to grab infants by the head on rare occasions so most Northern breed owners know to watch for this. I’ve never heard of one grabbing a child by the throat.
Of course, it *looks* like a pitbull, has pitbull owners and bit in a pitbull fashion–to kill.
Pitbulls are not pets. Just had a buddy get one from a shelter.
Just waitin’ on the tragedy. Hope it doesn’t happen but I won’t be shocked if it does.
America’s tolerance for child death is much higher than I would like it to be.
I do actually see a little Husky in this pit creature. It’s the eyes, the ear set, and snoot a little. But it’s more pit than Husky, and what a terrible combination, especially to have around children.
I suspect as with many genetical traits mixing brings the risk of inheriting two traits- killing small prey and opportunistically human infants, as well as the strong terrier instinct and aggression even towards its own family in pit bulls.