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Toddler Mauled by 'American Wolf' Dogs in Talavera Remains in Critical Care

Police have opened an inquiry into the mauling.

Overview

  • Blanca, 22 months, remains intubated and sedated in the ICU in Toledo after a severe attack by one or two dogs described as American wolf dogs.
  • Doctors have closed more than 100 wounds with stitches and are monitoring two liver lacerations with no immediate surgery planned.
  • A regional government delegate said the attack left about 82 distinct injuries on the child.
  • National and local police are investigating how the dogs reached the girl at the family's property in Talavera de la Reina.
  • The family says they had warned a neighbor about his large, wolf-like dogs roaming shared garden areas, raising fresh questions about owner control in communal spaces.