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OUCH: Pam Nkosi claim's her daughter was bitten by a bull terrier.

Pam Nkosi of Honeydew, north of Johannesburg, says her daughter was playing with other children when the dog ran into their yard and bit her daughter.

"I feel that the dog is racist. The way it behaved. It shows that it was not familiar with other races."

Nkosi said the dog's owner, Sean Norman, had not come to see the child nor contributed to her medical bills.

"I contacted emergency services who attended to the child before taking her to a doctor. A nurse living in our complex suggested that we get the dog's vaccination record," she said.

"Since the owner was impossible, we had to get the police to intervene. We discovered that the dog's owner had defaulted on vaccinations and this puts my child at risk."

Nkosi also claimed that Norman had denied that his dog had bitten her daughter.

"He (Norman) said the child was bitten by another dog. He later said the child fell while walking near a hedge, but an emergency services report and doctor's letter confirmed the incident," Nkosi said.

Norman said he had not seen the child and was not prepared to comment further on the issue. A case has been opened at the Honeydew police station.

SPCA inspector Tarryn Smith did not want to comment on whether the dog was "racist" or not but said all domestic animals behave differently because of their upbringing.

Smith further explained that they had suggested to the owner that he move the dog because the wall surrounding the property was low.

"He took it to his father's place. If your dog attacks someone out of the yard you are guilty under the new Animal Matters Amendment Act," Smith said.

Warrant Officer Karen Jacobs of the Honeydew police confirmed that a case was being investigated.

"The investigating officer is currently obtaining statements after which the case docket will be handed in for a decision at the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court," Jacobs said.

Sbongiseni Mthembu, who lives in the same complex, confirmed that the child had indeed been bitten by the dog. - bambalelep@sowetan.co.za

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Wed May 22 03:04:05 SAST 2013 ::

Feb 25, 2013

MommaC

LOL
most amusing use of the race card.
My dog is hat-ist. No idea why he is hat-ist, but it certainly isn't because of his upbringing.
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Feb 25, 2013

!#Sinudeity#!

Apartheids fault! :P
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Feb 25, 2013

oldlady12

My Jack Russell is sexist. He ha.tes men, and can barely tolerate my sons and grandson, yet he loves all women.
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Feb 25, 2013

!#Sinudeity#!

oldlady12 - Cant believe you would raise your dog to be sexist!
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Feb 25, 2013

MSG_S

I fail to understand how and where does the race factor come into this
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Feb 25, 2013

!#Sinudeity#!

Why not article on 'Searching for sugarman' winning an oscar?
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Feb 25, 2013

!#Sinudeity#!

Oh wait:
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2013/02/25/searching-for-sugar-man-wins-oscar

Nice one sowetan.
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Feb 25, 2013

MSG_S

If you can teach your dog to be racist, then you can simply teach it to be gay.
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Feb 25, 2013

oldlady12

Sin, not me. His mother is a born free, and these young mothers.....eish.
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Feb 25, 2013

oldlady12

MSG-S, actually, I think my Boerboel/Rotweiler is lesbian. She rubs herself on the smaller Border Collie bi.tch.
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