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(that) once anyone knows of an father ... my son could be running A goalie with the Whitby Iro- He’ll be spending the last weeks animal/human interaction that around rabid right now.” quois ‘A’ soccer team, Justin is of his summer holidays indoors results in an injury, they’re sup- In a letter to Mr. Parker from Dr. mostly disappointed he won’t be after he was attacked by a dog out- posed to contact the medical offi- Gary Mann, program chief in the able to play sports much during side a Whitby convenience store cer of health as soon as possible,” department of emergency medi- the month-long treatment. at the Garden Street and Rossland says Glendene Collins, spokes- cine for the Rouge Valley Health “I hope that someone will find Road East plaza on July 30. The woman for the Durham Region System, an animal bite/exposure the owner of the dog,” he says. attack, which was unprovoked RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND Health Department. report was initiated -- but not Both dogs are described as being WHITBY -- Justin Parker, 10, was and came from behind, required But several days later and still no completed -- by staff in the Ajax small, one black and one white, five stitches to his leg. attacked by a dog and has to word from the Region for direction hospital’s emergency department and similar to the West High- “I went to the store to get candy get rabies shots. about the necessary treatment, as it was not signed off as being land Terrier breed. The woman, with my friends and I walked past indifferent behaviour of the mys- Mr. Parker called to inquire. faxed. believed to be between 50 and 60 this dog and it jumped at me and tery woman, Justin’s father Gerald “I spoke to a public health “At this time, based on our years old, was last seen heading scratched my leg,” recalls Justin, says he was even more disturbed inspector who (told) me that they investigation it would appear that toward the Coffee Time Donuts at who’s recovering at home and by how the matter was handled by had received no report and he the report was not faxed in accor- about noon that day. receiving treatment for a possible Rouge Valley Ajax-Pickering hos- (was) very concerned about that,” dance with our procedures,” the Anyone with information rabies infection. pital, where he was taken. Mr. Parker says.