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Pig-Hunting Dog Pack Mauls NZ Jogger

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(Newser) – A woman needed nine hours of surgery after being attacked by a pack of eight dogs as she jogged on New Zealand's North Island, the BBC reports. She curled into a fetal position during the 15-minute attack, a move doctors say saved her life. The dogs were eventually beaten off by their owner and the woman's husband. The pig-hunting dogs have been destroyed with the consent of their owner, who faces criminal charges in the attack. 

Animal control officers capture a dog near Putaruru, New Zealand after a woman was attacked by a pack of dogs a day earlier.
Animal control officers capture a dog near Putaruru, New Zealand after a woman was attacked by a pack of dogs a day earlier.   (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey)
Animal control officer Eric Teukura loads a dog into a truck near Putaruru, New Zealand after a woman was attacked by a pack of dogs a day earlier.
Animal control officer Eric Teukura loads a dog into a truck near Putaruru, New Zealand after a woman was attacked by a pack of dogs a day earlier.   (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey)
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She was the most seriously injured person by dog bites I have ever seen. She had injuries all over her body—to her arms, her neck, her back, her legs. It sounds like an absolutely horrific attack. - Emergency specialist Dr. John Bonning

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ruserious
Aug 4, 09 9:09 AM CDT
How did this happen? How does a jogging woman look like a pig? This is so scary. I am a runner, and I never know if a dog running up to me is going to lick me and love me, or try to murder me. I will definitely think about this in the future. Reply
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Radzyn
Aug 4, 09 9:23 AM CDT
How does a jogging woman look like a pig? Well, I dunno about New Zealand, but have you seen American women lately? If it looks, acts, and smells like a pig... mistakes are easy to make.
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Newser001
Aug 4, 09 11:05 AM CDT
As a jogger, carry mace or pepper spray in a fanny-pack as a deterrent. Used once, in its eyes, was quite convincing in quelling an aggressive dog.
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Todd_English
Aug 5, 09 12:34 AM CDT
Mace isn't a bad Idea...but try doing that with 8 dogs.
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