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.