Girl, 2, savaged to death by family’s devil dog as she drank milk from a bottle in Argentina
A TODDLER died after she was viciously attacked by her family's dog as she drank milk from a bottle at her home in Argentina.
The dog, a breed called Dogo Argentino, launched the savage attack on two-year-old Guadalupe at her home in the El Dique neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
The tot was rushed to hospital after receiving serious injuries to her face and neck, local newspaper .
She was taken to La Plata Children’s Hospital due to the severity of her injuries, but she tragically died from a cardiac arrest several minutes after arriving at the hospital.
Neighbours said Guadalupe’s parents had the dog since it was a puppy and claimed it had never shown signs of aggression, according to .
An officer who was called to the house after the attack said the animal was used to living with the family.
The Dogo Argentino, sometimes called the Argentinian Mastiff or the Argentine Dogo, was first bred for big-game hunting in Argentina.
Ownership of the breed is banned in several countries, including Iceland, Denmark, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.
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Dogo Argentinos are also banned in the UK under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 unless a court exemption is granted.
Ownership of the breed is legal in most states in the US.
The American Kennel Club describes the breed as a "pack-hunting dog, bred for the pursuit of big game such as wild boar and puma, and possesses the strength, intelligence and quick responsiveness of a serious athlete".
