A familyâs dog was brutally attacked by a black bear â in itâs own backyard.
Nowâ the family is urging the town to take action to prevent another bear attack.
Itâs been a week since the incidentâ but Valerie Eastwoodâs dog is still at an animal hospital.
Tonightâ she made a plea to the Granby Board of Selectman
The family says the dog, named Murphy, was attacked after the bear entered their yard over a 5-foot fence around 11 a.m. on April 26.
Murphy was rushed to the vet where he underwent emergency surgery.
"I heard screaming out here on the deck," Eastwood said Monday night.