Jury Awards $6.8 Million to Animal Shelter Volunteer Who Nearly Lost Her Arm After Being Mauled by a Dog

A woman who nearly had her arm ripped off when she was mauled by a dog while volunteering at an animal shelter in 2019 has been awarded nearly $7 million in a lawsuit that found the city of Los Angeles liable for gross negligence. 

“The truth was on our side,” said Kelly Kaneko, the 36-year-old woman who was volunteering at the Los Angeles Animal Services facility in Lincoln Heights nearly four years ago when a dog bit her arm and latched on for more than five minutes.. “It was very emotional. It’s been a long journey.”

She was initially brought to the shelter out of the caring and compassion she feels for animals, especially after learning that facilities across the Southland were shorthanded on help. 

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