Russian girl barks, eats like dog
Russian child protection officers have removed a five-year-old girl from a home where she was treated like a dog, and acted like one.
The child barked and lapped up food like a dog, police said on Wednesday.
The girl was found living with relatives and a large number of cats and dogs in a filthy apartment in the Eastern Siberian city of Chita. Police said she appeared more comfortable with the animals than the humans, AFP reports.
When discovered by child protection officers, “the unwashed girl was dressed in filthy clothes” and “threw herself at people like a little dog.”
“In all these years, the girl managed to master the animal language only,” the statement said. “For about five years the girl was ‘brought up’ by several dogs and cats and not once went outside.”
Currently living in a care facility and receiving medical and psychiatric help, the girl continues “to jump against the door and bark” if her caretakers leave the room, police said.
The girl had a good appetite, police said, but preferred to lap up food from a plate rather than use a spoon.
The police statement dubbed the girl “Mowgli” after a fictional character in a children’s book by Rudyard Kipling.
Posted by jwoestendiek May 28th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
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