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A woman who suffered life-altering injuries in a dog attack in Toronto earlier this week(opens in a new tab)says she is in pain but thankful to be alive.
Recounting the attack in an interview with CP24, Anita Brown said she first heard the canines at a bus stop near Martin Grove Road and John Garland Boulevard while on her way home on Wednesday evening.
“While I was there, I heard a growl behind me, so then I turned my head, and I saw two dogs behind me,” Brown said. “I don’t know where they came from. When I looked, there was nobody with them.”
Brown said the two dogs surrounded her, prompting her to pray.”I said, please, Lord, don’t tell me these two dogs is gonna attack me,” she said.
At the time, Brown had a personal shopping cart. She recalled holding onto it when the dogs began growling. “That’s the only help I have, the cart,” she said, so when the dogs began attacking her, she swung the cart at them to defend herself.
Anita Brown (left) suffered life altering injuries after being attacked by two dogs (right) in Rexdale on Feb. 7. 2024. But that didn’t deter the dogs. Brown said one dog jumped at her, tackling her to the ground. The fall broke her arm.
