Mon Aug 04 19:07:01 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a news article summary based on the provided text, focusing on the dog bite incident:
**Chennai Girl, 7, Hospitalized After Pitbull Attack; Dog’s Fate in Question**
**Chennai, August 5, 2025 (The Hindu)** – A seven-year-old girl is recovering in Government Stanley Hospital after being attacked by a Pitbull in Tondiarpet on Sunday. The girl, identified only as [*Note: The girl’s name is present in the article but I don’t know if including it is desired/appropriate here, so I am replacing with a common placeholder, you can replace if it is desired to have it there*], was walking home with her parents when the dog, owned by their landlord Jothi, reportedly attacked her, biting her on the left side of her face. The girl’s father managed to pull her away, but not before she sustained significant injuries that doctors say will require plastic surgery.
R.K. Nagar Police have registered a case against the dog’s owner.
A senior official with the Greater Chennai Corporation confirmed the Pitbull was vaccinated but unlicensed. “So far, the dog has been been noted to be calm and not ferocious.” The dog has been taken to the Animal Birth Control center in Pulianthope.
Since the breed has been banned by the Tamil Nadu government, the Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board will determine the dog’s future, including whether it will be returned to its owners.
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