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Veterinary Nurse Whose Siberian Husky Mauled Her Three-month-old Daughter To Death Avoids Being Struck Off As Disciplinary Hearing Is Told Her Conviction 'doesn't Render Her ...
A veterinary nurse whose Siberian husky mauled her three-month-old daughter to death has avoided being struck off after a disciplinary hearing was told her conviction 'doesn't render her unfit to practise'.
Karen Alcock was 'coerced' by her partner Vince King into joining him in a woods near their home in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, to train their huskies, one of whom killed her daughter Kyra Leanne King.
The baby was left with fatal injuries after Blizzard, described as a once 'calm' and 'placid' racing dog, mauled her.
Now the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has decided the mother, who has been a veterinary nurse for 20 years, will be allowed to continue practising.
Ms Alcock pleaded guilty to owning a dangerous dog last year and was handed an eight-month suspended sentence as well as 80 hours unpaid work.
Karen Alcock (pictured, left), a veterinary nurse whose Siberian husky mauled her three-month-old daughter to death, has avoided being struck off after a disciplinary hearing was told her conviction 'doesn't render her unfit to practise'
Ms Alcock was 'coerced' by her partner Vince King (pictured) into joining him in a woods near their home in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, to train their huskies, one of whom killed her daughter Kyra Leanne King
The pair first walked five of the dogs together as Kyra was pushed by her mum, before King took seven of the dogs on a sled run
Her daughter was taken out by her parents at just five days old to exercise the dogs at Ostler's Plantation, a woodland in Lincolnshire.
Three months later, a 'pregnant and undernourished' Blizzard attacked Kyra in the horror incident, resulting in her death, the hearing was told.
The mother, a self-proclaimed animal lover, said the loss of her daughter in the 'tragic event' has been 'indescribable' but admitted she hoped to one day 'return to veterinary nursing'.
In a statement, Ms Alcock said: 'I accept that I pleaded guilty to the charge, however I would have never have deliberately put Kyra at risk, and I have suffered a personal loss that is indescribable.
'I have not been able to work much, and not in veterinary practice, since Kyra died, however if I feel able I would like to return to veterinary nursing at some point in the future.
'I hope the RCVS will understand that Kyra's death was a truly tragic event and not one which I could have foreseen.
'I do not believe what happened that night impacts my fitness to practise as a veterinary nurse and hope you will consider my conviction compassionately.'
Alex Jamieson represented the veterinary nurse and told the tribunal: 'Ms Alcock has been traumatised by the death of her daughter.
The baby was left with fatal injuries after Blizzard, described as a once 'calm' and 'placid' racing dog, mauled her (pictured: King, with huskies)
The mother (pictured, left), a self-proclaimed animal lover, said the loss of her daughter in the 'tragic event' has been 'indescribable' but admitted she hoped to one day 'return to veterinary nursing'
At the time of the attack, the husky, who was formally owned by King (pictured), was 'pregnant and undernourished'
Kyra was next to the front passenger door of the van, which was open, when one of the huskies jumped into the cab and out the vehicle before savaging her (pictured: Ostler's Plantation, a woodland in Lincolnshire, where the incident took place)
'If punishment were merited, she has already been punished by the criminal proceedings.
When examined in police kennels, Blizzard was found to be 'calm and sociable, gentle and sensitive' pet who was 'not interested in playing with a toy but did like human contact'.
But at the time of the attack, the husky, who was formally owned by King, was 'pregnant and undernourished'.
Mr Jamieson added: '[Ms Alcock] was jointly responsible for an otherwise well-behaved and gentle dog when an unforeseeable "tragic conjunction in circumstances" led to an outcome that will always haunt her.
'The dog did not belong to Ms Alcock.
'She did not want to be out in the woods that evening but was induced to so by a violent, coercive and controlling partner.'
Nicole Curtis, representing the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, said: 'At about 11.30pm that night, the emergency services were called to attend the Ostler's Plantation, Kirkby Lane, Woodhall Spa.
When examined in police kennels, Blizzard was found to be 'calm and sociable, gentle and sensitive' pet who was 'not interested in playing with a toy but did like human contact' (pictured: dog crates inside King's van)
Mr Jamieson added: '[Ms Alcock] was jointly responsible for an otherwise well-behaved and gentle dog when an unforeseeable "tragic conjunction in circumstances" led to an outcome that will always haunt her'
King (pictured) received 10 months' imprisonment last August, suspended for two years, and 100 hours of unpaid work
'[Ms Alcock's] three-month-old daughter, Kyra, had been bitten by their Siberian Husky dog Blizzard.
'Tragically, Kyra's injuries were so severe it was not possible for the attending medics to treat her and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
'A post-mortem examination revealed that she had died from multiple injuries to her head and neck, including a severance of the carotid artery.
'The attending medics were unable to do anything by then, both of these defendants had been invited and did do what they could by way of CPR at the scene.'
The RSCV concluded: 'The Committee is minded to accept Mr Jamieson's submission that there were no relevant mitigating factors in the case beyond the circumstances already outlined.'
In a trial last August, Lincoln Crown Court heard the animal jumped out of the couple's unsecure van and fatally mauled Kyra.
King received 10 months' imprisonment, suspended for two years, and 100 hours of unpaid work.
The pair first walked five of the dogs together as Kyra was pushed by her mum, before King took seven of the dogs on a sled run.
When he returned from the sled run, three of the dogs were placed in the centre of the van to drink and rest, and the side door was closed.
However, they were not shut into kennels, which the van was fitted with, and there was no guard separating the front of the cab from the rear of the vehicle
Kyra was next to the front passenger door of the van, which was open, when one of the huskies jumped into the cab and out the vehicle before savaging her.
Alcock and King (pictured) attempted CPR on their daughter until paramedics arrived at around 11.13pm and despite their best efforts she could not be saved
King and Alcock were arrested at the scene and charged following a lengthy investigation
A destruction order was granted at court for the dog
Alcock and King attempted CPR on their daughter until paramedics arrived at around 11.13pm and despite their best efforts she could not be saved.
King and Alcock were arrested at the scene and charged following a lengthy investigation.
A destruction order was granted at court for the dog.
Penix Scores Big, Goes As The First Husky Drafted At No. 8
They tried to call him damaged goods, an unbridled freelancer behind center, anything but an NFL Draft first-rounder.
However, Michael Penix Jr., after resurrecting his football career over the past two seasons at the University of Washington, had the last say on who he is when the left-hander was selected No. 8 overall on Thursday by the Atlanta Falcons -- becoming just the second Husky quarterback chosen on the first day of the draft in Detroit.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Penix joined Jake Locker, who went to the Tennessee Titans also with the eighth pick overall in 2011,
Penix was the fourth quarterback taken at his position over those first eight picks on Thursday and he went as the first of consecutive Husky picks, preceding his top UW receiver Rome Odunze, who ended up with the Chicago Bears at No. 9.
This Husky standout now will make his pro football home in the capital of the South, not far from his hometown in the Tampa, Florida, area, where he watched the draft with family and friends while wearing a smart light blue suit and garish white-framed sunglasses.
After what he'd gone through in his college career -- suffering four season-ending injuries at Indiana before joining the UW -- the Falcons certainly are a team willing to give out second chances. Penix will join a franchise that has former Husky head coach Jimmy Lake, fired the year before the QB arrived in Seattle, as its defensive coordinator. It's not clear if they've every met before.
Atlanta is getting a swash-buckling player who led the nation in different passing categories in each of the past two seasons while guiding the Huskies to a 25-3 record, which included a run to the College Football Playoff national championship game against Michigan.
There were times that even Penix wondered if he could continue with his football career after suffering a pair of knee injuries and a pair of shoulder injuries, each leading to surgery. However, his stay at the UW enabled him to build unshakable confidence in his play and become an elite college quarterback.
At Indiana, he completed 342 of 576 passes for 4,197 yards and 29 touchdowns. At the UW, he was good on 362 of 554 attempts for 4,641 yards and 31 TDs in 2022 and he completed 363 of 555 atempts for 4,903 yards and 36 scores last season. Total numbers: 1,067 of 1,685 passes for 13,741 yards and 96 TDs.
Getting drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft had to be extra satisfying for Penix, who, in spite of all of his football success in Seattle, came in second a few times in big moments that had to be tough. He dealt with the disappointment of finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting to LSU's Jayden Daniels and coming in second to Michigan in pursuit of a CFP national championship and an unbeaten season.
Yet he's the No. 8 player in this NFL Draft and no one can argue his worth anymore.
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Internet Falls In Love With Senior Husky Refusing To Get Out Of Bed At 7:30
A senior Husky called Brenin has melted hearts on the internet after his owner shared a video where he ignored her partner picking him up at 7:30 a.M. To go to work.
In a post shared on TikTok on Thursday, under the username sorchaelspethtattoo, Brenin can be seen slowly waking up in the morning, taking his time as his owner's partner waits for him to be fully awake to take him for the day.
A caption explains: "My favorite thing is watching my 13-year-old Husky slowly waking up and ignoring my boyfriend who has to take him to work at 7:30 am... We don't want to leave each other but he's too hairy and stinky for a tattoo studio."
A video of a Husky went viral after he ignored his owner waking up at 7:30 in the morning even though he was supposed to go to work with him. A video of a Husky went viral after he ignored his owner waking up at 7:30 in the morning even though he was supposed to go to work with him. SorchaelspethtattooHis owner, Sorcha, told Newsweek that he will usually sleep until 10 a.M. Or until she wakes up.
"We live on a houseboat in London," she said. "We are currently in Hartford next to lots of countryside. Twice a week, he has to wake up at 7:30 and go to work at a boatyard with my partner where he sleeps all day outside watching the world go by."
Moreover, she explained that the senior dog used to be a sled dog in Finland and she got him when she was just 18.
"Obviously now [he is a] retired companion dog. He's so important to me," she added.
Dogs are usually considered senior once they reach the last 25 percent of their estimated lifespan, which varies depending on the dog's size and breed, according to experts cited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
They are considered seniors at these age ranges (on average): 8 to 11 years for small breeds; 8 to 10 years for medium-sized breeds; 8 to 9 for large breeds and 6 to 7 years for giant breeds.
The video went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 297,800 views and 32,800 likes on the platform.
One user, Clare Webb, commented: "Elderly dogs can need up to 20hrs of rest a day, i hope dads work has a nice bed he can sleep in! Too cute."
Matthewweisbrod2 said: "That's a damn fine pup you've got there, miss. Give him some pets from us, please."
And Imu added: "Not to be dramatic or anything but I'd die for him. His face is soo so adorable and that yawn."
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