Barnstable PetSmart Mauling: Fundraiser For Victim

BARNSTABLE, MA — More than $9,000 and counting has been raised for a Barnstable PetSmart worker who was mauled by a pit bull last month. Sienna Bryden, 22, suffered serious arm injuries in the December 27 attack. She was medflighted to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston due to the severity of her injuries.

"During the grooming process, while the dog was being moved, for no apparent reason and without warning, the dog attacked the victim and would not let go of her arm," Barnstable police said in a statement. "Co-workers utilized an air horn and special spray, but were not able to deter the dog, until they were able to physically extract the victim's arm from the jaws of the dog. They secured the dog in a kennel cage."

The dog, Bubba, was later euthanized, according to the Cape Cod Times.

Bryden's family said she was bit more than 20 times.

"She is now home and starting her road to recovery," her family said in a statement on a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $9,000 to pay for Bryden's medical expenses.

In an unrelated incident, a Falmouth infant was also mauled and seriously injured in a dog attack earlier this month.

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Photo: Sienna Bryden, a Barnstable PetSmart worker mauled by a dog December 27, 2017. (Credit: GoFundMe)