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Tucker’s TERROR
39-year-old horse will ‘never heal’ after savage pit bull attack ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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am Davies was horrified as two pit bulls charged across the corral and launched themselves at her beloved horse, Tucker. Helpless, she watched as one dog went for Tucker’s hindquarters while the other lunged at his throat. Davies, 30, and a farrier were seeing to another horse on her Deroche property when the attack occurred Oct. 13. see TUCKER, page A24 – JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Deroche resident Cam Davies consoles her 39-year-old gelding Tucker after the horse was viciously attacked by two pit bulls. Davies wants the dogs in question destroyed and Tucker’s vet bills paid.
Boy’s burns a somber reminder for Halloween safety ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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12-year-old Abbotsford boy is in hospital after being seriously burned while playing with fire last week. The youth and four friends were mixing
flammable liquids together in a container last Friday afternoon when something went terribly wrong, said Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service prevention officer Steve Oldroyd. The flaming liquid ended up on the boy’s chest and ignited his clothing. He sustained second-degree burns to more than 10 per
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cent of his upper body. “He also suffered some facial burns as he was pulling off his t-shirt. We’re not sure what kind of rehabilitation he’s going to need,” said Oldroyd. The boy is now in stable condition at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. Young people playing with fire are a primary
concern of the AFRS, said Oldroyd. “It’s not just terrible for the victim and parents. It’s one of the things emergency responders dread – a child that has been burned. “This type of incident is 100 per cent preventable . . . this doesn’t have to happen. It shouldn’t happen.” see BURN, page A19
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