FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At one moment, Wesley, a 52-pound bull terrier, was resting peacefully with his head in Ariel Sackett’s lap. A short time later, with little warning, Wesley attacked, biting her right hand, right biceps and right calf.
“My arm is finally starting to look like it doesn’t have a big dent in it,” said Sackett, who was attacked in May after applying to foster Wesley and then adopt the dog.
Wesley probably shouldn’t have been eligible for Sackett to adopt or foster. The shelter where he was housed had documented Wesley’s bad behavior and medication. But the dog rescue serving as the middle man in the transaction, Noah’s Rescue, which is based on Fort Lauderdale, was under no legal obligation to share such information with Sackett.
