[Baz]

I read that the neighbors (the dog owners) posted on their FB page that the kids next door had been teasing and mistreating their dog.....which could explain why the dog attacked the kid.

There also was an article in Bakersfield with an interview with the kid's parents where the mom said her kids mistreated their cat - even sitting on him at times...and she wondered how the cat put up with it.

Sounds like the kid(s) may not understand how to treat pets, whether theirs or their neighbors.

I see dogs and cats being mistreated by kids all the time and the parents are nowhere to be found....AWOL. The adults should be held accountable....the kids, dogs, and cats are all the victims here.