'Brave Little Fighter' Still Hospitalized a Month After Being Attacked by Dog

Mar. 15, 2025

Declan MacDonell.Photo:GoFundMe

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Declan MacDonell, 4, suffered serious injuries in the Oct. 8 attack, according to theNorthumberland News.

The boy was rushed to Northumberland Hills Hospital and later transported to SickKids hospital in Toronto for nine hours of emergency surgery, theNorthumberland Newsreported.

“We all continue to be so grateful for your support, it continues to make an incredibly positive impact," the post read. “We are all still processing, with shock and horror, the gravity and weight of this all.”

Declan MacDonell.GoFundMe

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So far, the fundraiser has raised more than $37,000 Canadian dollars.

According to the post, Declan started junior kindergarten in September “and has had a promising start to the school year.”

The boy “loves dinosaurs and when he grows up he wants to be a Paleontologist,” the post read.

A Cobourg Police Service spokesperson tells PEOPLE that no charges “have been laid as a result of the police investigation.”

source: people.com