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UPDATE: 5-Year Old English Bulldog Attacked By Stray Dogs Dies
Video footage showed three larger dogs dragging the English Bulldog from the garage to the street.
KATY, TX -- A 5-year old English Bulldog that was dragged from the family garage, and attacked by three larger stray dogs early Tuesday morning has died from her injuries.
Roxy died Friday as she was being transferred from her vets office to have surgery to repair a damaged lung.
Roxy, had numerous cuts and lacerations from the attack, which was caught on surveillance video from the family's home security camera.
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The attack happened at about 6 a.m. Tuesday in the Vineyard Meadows neighborhood off Clay Road and Lakes of Bridgewater.
Martha Villafuerte, Roxy’s owner, said Roxy was in the garage and the door was cracked open to allow fresh air to come in.
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According to Villafuerte, the garage door was cracked open less than a foot, but it was enough for three large dogs, who appeared to be Rottweiler’s crawl through and drag Roxy out to the street.
Villafuertes 11-year old son heard the commotion and alerted his father, who chased the dogs off with a rake.
Police were called, but they were unable to find the three dogs.
Roxy was taken to her family veterinarian.
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