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Branford Dog Recovering From Bear Injury
Bear injures local pooch in Branford backyard, according to a report.

Branford, CT - One Branford resident is happy her dog is recovering after being injured by a black bear in her backyard.
According to a report in The New Haven Register, Gisella Weissbach-Licht said that her black Lab suffered "deep scratch marks" from a bear earlier this week.
Weissbach-Lictht told the Register that both of her dogs were in her backyard when a bear had climbed up a tree and took a "swipe" at her pooch, Jackson.
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The lab was treated at the vet, according to the report.
No people were injured during the incident, and police and DEEP did not respond to the incident, according to the report.
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