A Sacramento woman is pleading for the community’s help to find the owners of a dog that attacked and killed her pet at Carmichael Park last Tuesday.Marie Boys said her dog, Maggie, loved going to the park, but the tragic incident changed everything. Boys was emotional when speaking to KCRA Thursday night, fighting tears as she recounted the attack. “She was 13 years old. I had her for her whole life. She was my kid. She was the sweetest dog ever,” Boys said. Boys described the attack, stating that a large black dog attacked them while she was walking Maggie on the morning of Jan. 6. “I’m on the ground rolling in the mud, trying to get the dog off of her and screaming,” Boys said. Despite her efforts, it was too late. “I rushed her to the vet, to the emergency vet, and they told me that she wasn’t going to survive,” Boys said.Now, more than a week later, Boys is focused on finding the owners of the dog that attacked Maggie. “Like cowards. They ran,” she said. “I really need the community’s help to find these individuals. I can’t do it alone. And Maggie deserved better. I just need everyone’s help finding them.”Fellow dog owners have reacted to the news of the deadly attack. “They need to turn themselves in and get it taken care of because if they killed my dog. There would be no end to the story. I’d hunt them until I found them. People need to be more responsible, I feel,” Lewis Fender said.Boys has been leaving posters at the dog park entrance, warning others and pleading for the dog’s owners to come forward.”Please bring your dog to the authorities. It is violent. It should not be on the streets. You obviously cannot control your animal,” she said.The Carmichael Recreation and Park District is aware of the incident, and anyone with information is asked to call animal control at 311.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

CARMICHAEL, Calif. —

A Sacramento woman is pleading for the community’s help to find the owners of a dog that attacked and killed her pet at Carmichael Park last Tuesday.

Marie Boys said her dog, Maggie, loved going to the park, but the tragic incident changed everything.

Boys was emotional when speaking to KCRA Thursday night, fighting tears as she recounted the attack.

“She was 13 years old. I had her for her whole life. She was my kid. She was the sweetest dog ever,” Boys said.

Boys described the attack, stating that a large black dog attacked them while she was walking Maggie on the morning of Jan. 6.

“I’m on the ground rolling in the mud, trying to get the dog off of her and screaming,” Boys said.

Despite her efforts, it was too late.

“I rushed her to the vet, to the emergency vet, and they told me that she wasn’t going to survive,” Boys said.

Now, more than a week later, Boys is focused on finding the owners of the dog that attacked Maggie.

“Like cowards. They ran,” she said. “I really need the community’s help to find these individuals. I can’t do it alone. And Maggie deserved better. I just need everyone’s help finding them.”

Fellow dog owners have reacted to the news of the deadly attack.

“They need to turn themselves in and get it taken care of because if they killed my dog. There would be no end to the story. I’d hunt them until I found them. People need to be more responsible, I feel,” Lewis Fender said.

Boys has been leaving posters at the dog park entrance, warning others and pleading for the dog’s owners to come forward.

“Please bring your dog to the authorities. It is violent. It should not be on the streets. You obviously cannot control your animal,” she said.

The Carmichael Recreation and Park District is aware of the incident, and anyone with information is asked to call animal control at 311.

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