A young mum of two was mauled to death by her pet dogs at an animal hospital where the dogs were already quarantined for biting another person. ohana Villafane, was attacked by her two dogs at the O’Connor Animal Hospital in Irving, Texas on Saturday morning.
The male and female pitbulls were there to get tested for rabies after biting someone earlier in the week.
The 33-year-old was feeding the dogs and walking them in an exercise area outside when she was attacked.
Staff found Villafane on the ground suffering from life-threatening injuries and raised the alarm.
Police were forced to fatally shoot and kill the two dogs because their “continued aggression” was stopping first responders from getting to Villafane and rushing her to the hospital.
She was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital.
The dog’s bodies are being sent to Austin to determine if they were infected with rabies.
Irving PD Officer David Dickinson told Fox 4 News: “The dogs were involved in an incident earlier in the month in which they bit someone.
“They were here at the animal hospital being quarantined per regulations.
“She was attended to the dogs, coming up to the dogs, and it’s my understanding that she was walking the dogs when the event occurred.”
Police officer James McClellan says the female pitbull was pregnant and attacked with the male.
He added that Villafane had been visiting her dogs on a daily basis to feed and walk them.
Detectives and the department’s animal services division are investigating her death.
They will be looking into how long the dogs had been a part of the family and if they were adopted or raised as puppies.