A 10-month-old baby was killed in Kiryat Bialik in northern Israel on Friday by her family’s pit bull, Israeli media reported, citing responding paramedics.
Medics responded to the call and performed CPR on the baby girl, who later died of her injuries in the intensive care unit of Rambam Hospital.
Upon arriving at the family home, they saw bites to the baby’s upper body.
"We arrived at the scene and saw the baby next to the family members, unconscious, without a pulse, not breathing, and with a serious injury to her upper body. We were told that she had been bitten by a dog. We immediately began performing CPR, which included chest compressions, and evacuated her in an MDA intensive care unit to the hospital while CPR was being performed, with her condition critical," MDA paramedics Amwaj Bakr and Michael Kazan said in a statement.
About the pit bull
The family's dog has now been placed in quarantine after the municipality’s veterinarian seized the pit bull. It is understood that the dog was neutered and is registered to the Haifa Municipality, according to N12. His last rabies vaccination was given three years ago.
Police are reportedly investigating the incident surrounding the bite.
Pit bulls are considered dangerous dogs in Israel, and restrictions apply to their ownership, according to the Efrat municipality. Per the restrictions, the dog must be muzzled whenever it is in the public domain and or when in the presence of a minor under 16 years of age.