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Police provide comfort to dog-mauled boy

Toys make hospital stay more bearable

JANE GEORGE

With the evidence of his near-fatal encounter with two sled dogs clearly visible, Danny Agnatuk was pleased to receive gifts from visiting police at the Montreal Children’s Hospital in Montreal. (PHOTO COURTESY OF G. TADDEO)

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On March 14, the tied-up dogs severely bit Danny, who, according to witnesses, had been harassing the team.

Municipal leaders and police had warned youth in Quaqtaq not to harass the dogs, which were undergoing training for the Ivakkak dog team race.

One of Danny’s friends told police he ended up in a kind of a tug-of-war with one of the dogs, as he tried to wrest Danny from its jaws.

The two dogs involved were the lead sled dogs of local dog team runner Willie Kulula. About a year and half old, they had both been vaccinated against rabies.

Kulula decided to destroy the dogs after the attack on Danny.

While Danny was in Montreal, undergoing treatment for his injuries, police visited the Montreal Children’s Hospital to show support for Danny and his family.

Officers Larry Aiken and Giovanna Taddeo of the Aboriginal Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit went to the Montreal Children’s Hospital on behalf of the RCMP, the aboriginal police departments, and the Sûreté du Québec provincial police force.

To help Danny pass time while in the hospital, they gave him a Nintendo Gameboy with a Super Mario game, along with a remote control car and a small stuffed animal.

Danny was not the first instance of severe injuries caused by dogs this winter.

Another boy was seriously hurt by dogs in Puvirnituq, and Nunavimmiut have been warned to keep their distance from dogs, particularly those that are tied-up.

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