Six children were attacked by a pitbull at a school in Rio de Janeiro on the morning of Thursday (22). The attack, confirmed by the Fire Department, took place at the Liberdade Municipal School, in the West Zone of RJ.
THE CNN He learned with school staff that the students were in the courtyard when the animal broke into the school and attacked the students, all pre-teens, who study between the 6th and 9th grade.
The Municipal Secretariat of Education reported that the children had minor feet injuries and were “promptly attended to the João XXIII UPA, where they received all the necessary medical care and have already been released.”
“The Zoonosis Control Center of the Municipal Secretariat of Animal Protection and Defense, was triggered and collected the dog. The animal broke into school at the time of entry, when the children accessed the unit,” says the folder.
The victims were taken to Pedro II Hospital and the animal, already under control, was rescued by the zoonosis team of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro Animal Protection Secretary Luiz Ramos Filho said the city is already providing all the support to the children bitten by Pitbull.
The animal was taken to the Zoonosis Control Center, where it will be castrated, vaccinated and pass through readers to see if it is microchipped. “If the animal is microchipped, we will easily keep the tutor. We have received many allegations of abandoned animals, especially from the Pitbull breed, endangering the lives of other people. I appeal not to abandon animals. Animal abandonment is a crime, with a sentence of two to five years in prison,” warns Secretary Luiz Ramos Filho.
This content was originally published in Pitbull invades school and attacks at least 6 students in RJ on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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