{"id":172297,"date":"2023-03-13T01:32:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T01:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172297"},"modified":"2023-03-13T01:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T01:32:09","slug":"grandmother-dies-after-being-savaged-by-stray-pit-bull-she-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/grandmother-dies-after-being-savaged-by-stray-pit-bull-she-rescued\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother dies after being savaged by stray pit bull she rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ex-pat British grandmother, 67, dies after stray pit bull she rescued at her Spanish holiday home savaged her in horrific attack<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anne Shields, 67, died after rescued pit bull Choccy suddenly turned on her<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She died in hospital after having suffered\u00a0&#8216;catastrophic&#8217;\u00a0head and arm injuries<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A grandmother has died after she suffered &#8216;catastrophic&#8217; injuries when the pit bull she had rescued suddenly turned on her.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Shields, 67, was mauled by the dog, which she called Choccy, at her holiday home in Spain. She had taken him in as a starving stray.<\/p>\n<p>Her daughter told The Sun that Ms Shields never intended to keep the dog, but the local animal shelters were full so she opted to care for him &#8216;until she found someone who could take him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The British ex-pat was reportedly an animal lover and &#8216;couldn\u2019t bear the thought of throwing Choccy back on the streets.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/12\/23\/68618217-11851689-image-a-26_1678662739429.jpg\" height=\"965\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anne Shields, 67, (pictured)\u00a0has died after she suffered &#8216;catastrophic&#8217; injuries when the pit bull she had rescued suddenly turned on her<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/12\/23\/68618215-11851689-Ms_Shields_was_attacked_by_the_dog_which_she_called_Choccy_at_he-m-27_1678662901759.jpg\" height=\"553\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ms Shields\u00a0was attacked by the dog, which she called Choccy, at her holiday home in Spain. She had taken him in as a starving stray<\/p>\n<p>Police were called to Ms Shields&#8217; home in Macastre, near Valencia, after neighbours reported hearing her screams.<\/p>\n<p>Officers shot the dog so the medics could reach the pensioner who had suffered\u00a0head and arm injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Shields was taken to hospital where she died the next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s a nightmare,&#8217; her daughter Sarah, 43, said of the attack. &#8216;She stuck with him and then this happened.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sarah said her mother was &#8216;very caring&#8217; and that her loved ones will &#8216;miss her so much.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Pit bulls are not banned in Spain like they are in the UK. A license is needed to own one, however, as they are considered &#8216;potentially dangerous.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11851689\/Ex-pat-British-grandmother-67-dies-savaged-stray-pit-bull-rescued-Spain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-pat British grandmother, 67, dies after stray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":172296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grandmother dies after being savaged by stray pit bull she rescued - Pre Coin News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/grandmother-dies-after-being-savaged-by-stray-pit-bull-she-rescued\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grandmother dies after being savaged by stray pit bull she rescued - 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