Young boy risks life to protect younger siblings from vicious dog attack
Deacon didn’t hesitate to get in front of his siblings as the dogs came bounding toward them.
The two vicious dogs lunged at his two sisters, age 9 and 7, and his 5-year-old brother as well as other children who were playing outside at the time.
As Deacon stood in the way of the dogs his siblings had a chance to run away, but in doing so Deacon was attacked by the dogs.
His mother, Elisabeth Ashmore, said he “jumped in front of all the other kids and made sure they could run home really fast before the dogs got them,” as per MSN News.
One of the dogs clamped his jaws around Deacon’s leg and the heroic youngster kept hitting him until he let go.
Mom Elisabeth said her son’s leg was so badly mauled that his bone was visible and there was a lot of blood but thankfully no broken bones.
“The biggest concern was that there was no ligament or tendon damage…I mean your Achilles is right there…maybe a couple of centimeters this way or the other and it could have been real dicey,” his dad told Fox 2 News, Detroit.
Over $25K Raised for Boy Mauled While Defending Siblings Against Dogs: "Your siblings are lucky that you thought so quickly! Get well soon little hero!," a GoFundMe user wrote while donating toward Deacon Ashmore after he protected his siblings. https://t.co/o5aVDOsVRh pic.twitter.com/oWNCvzuA1x
— Marcus Evans 📚 ⚛️ 🔭 ⚖️ 💙 🎼 🏅 (@MarcuswevansSr) May 21, 2021
Deacon was rushed to hospital where he received tetanus and rabies shots and surgeons worked to repair the damage he suffered from the dog bite. He was kept there overnight and was released the following day.
He was expected to spend the following few weeks on crutches.
More than $25,000 was raised to help the family pay their son’s medical bills following the horrific attack last May.
Meanwhile, his dad said all their son, who they adopted from Ethiopia as a baby, cared about was whether his siblings made it back home safely.
I wonder if their owners are responsible enough to keep them.
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