A shelter dog bit her 18 times. Now, Orange County is paying her a $450,000 settlement - BERITAJA

Emily Moncur had already snapped photos of much than a twelve dogs astatine OC Animal Care, a shelter successful Tustin wherever she was volunteering, erstwhile she came to Blaze, a black-and-white Labrador retriever and beagle mix.

Moncur retrieved Blaze, snapped his photo, and past attempted to return him to his kennel, erstwhile he attacked her, according to a suit she revenge past twelvemonth complete the August 2023 incident.

Now, Orange County has agreed to salary Moncur $450,000 to settee the suit that alleges negligence astatine the facility.

Moncur sustained astatine slightest 18 bites crossed her body, connected her arms, legs, hips and cervix arsenic she was pinned to the doorway of the kennel and suffered “severe and imperishable injuries,” her suit said.

The suit said the shelter grounded to alert Moncur that the canine had a known history of aggression owed to the cruelty of erstwhile owners.

The title alleged that Moncur’s injuries were greater because volunteers were told to grip dogs and complete tasks unsocial without anterior training; and because of constricted staffing nary 1 was successful the adjacent vicinity who could respond to an emergency.

Employees astatine the installation did not perceive her screaming during her struggle pinch the canine because they were encouraged to deterioration earplugs astatine work, according to the complaint.

The region had antecedently pushed backmost against Moncur’s allegations, penning successful a December court filing that each shelter labor acted decently and that immoderate of Moncur’s injuries were arsenic a consequence of her ain “wrongful acts.”

“Plaintiff willingly, voluntarily, and knowingly assumed each, every, and each the risks and hazards progressive successful the activities referred to,” the filing said.

But during a March 10 closed-door session, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the projected colony of $450,000, according to published meeting minutes. Notice of colony papers were revenge successful mid-April pinch Orange County Superior Court.

Moncur told the Orange County Register that she suffers from nervus harm arsenic good arsenic visible scars.

“The canine that attacked maine was portion of a cruelty lawsuit wherever he was severely abused by his proprietor and her family, which was not disclosed to volunteers,” Moncur said successful a connection to the news outlet. “He was accelerated tracked for adoption, exposing not only volunteers but besides the nationalist to this vulnerable canine by featuring him astatine an take arena 2 days anterior to him attacking me.”