A Dallas woman remains hospitalized after a pit bull attack in Oak Cliff last week that left her with severe injuries and facing a lengthy recovery.
According to FOX 4, the attack occurred on the morning of January 7 along Marfa Avenue, where Toni Hudson was walking when the dog allegedly lunged at her without warning.
“I’m different. Now, you know, my face is different, my walk is different, the way I move is different,” Hudson told Fox 4. “My kids and them try to cheer them up, but they see me, and they just cry. It’s hard.”
Hudson told Fox 4 the dog initially chased another person before turning on her, grabbing her leg and violently shaking her. She said the animal then bit her face and came close to her neck before she raised her hand to protect herself.
“That’s when it bit my face, as you can see. It was almost to my neck, but I threw my hand up,” Hudson told the station.
Hudson said the attack lasted roughly 10 minutes. She told Fox 4 that a passerby in a truck eventually intervened by honking, which alerted the dog’s owner.
“As he’s trying to get the dog off of me, the dog is biting me harder,” Hudson said. “And when he hit the dog in the head, you know he’s gonna attack. And that’s when my finger — it snapped my finger all the way through and through.”
Hudson told Fox 4 she was able to escape moments later.
Dallas police confirmed they responded to the incident, and Dallas Animal Services took possession of the dog following the attack, according to Fox 4.
Hudson remains hospitalized and is concerned about the possibility of another attack.
“There are kids who live across the street from this dog,” she told Fox 4. “What if one of them babies was in the street? They wouldn’t have made it.”
Hudson is currently raising money to help cover medical expenses as she begins her recovery, according to Fox 4.
