Some on the reservation say Jayla’s death was the sad and predictable result of the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s failure to deal with the reservation’s longstanding dog problem. The tribe responded with a two-day roundup of an untold number of dogs in the town of Pine Ridge — some dogs were killed, others were given to a rescue group — and tribal officials are pondering their next move. Similar circumstances existed after the 2003 attack on Braedon, when outrage prompted the passage of Braedon’s Law in 2006 and an amendment to strengthen the law in 2007. Fillspipe said Braedon, who was then 5, was riding a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle with another boy when the ATV ran out of fuel near Sharp’s Corner, a small outpost within the vast reservation. The other boy went for help, and Braedon was mauled by two pit bulls that roamed over from their owners nearby residence. The owners saw the attack and chased the pit bulls off. It took hundreds of stitches to close wounds on Braedon’s face and head. An ear had to be reattached. His eye was nearly torn out, and the crease of his nose was ripped. See More :
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