Overview
- The infant, bitten in the head while in a stroller, was treated in Pinoso on Saturday and then airlifted to Alicante’s Doctor Balmis Hospital.
- Hospital staff report a good clinical evolution, though the child remains admitted for ongoing care.
- Police identified the dog as a neighbor’s rottweiler and placed it in a 15-day quarantine, with vaccinations confirmed as up to date.
- The Guardia Civil is assessing who is responsible and checking the local registry for potentially dangerous dogs, a list that requires permits and added controls for flagged breeds.
- Investigators say the bite occurred on private property and the owner cooperated and was not detained, a case that has renewed concerns over loose, unmuzzled dogs in rural areas after a similar incident last year in Torreagüera.