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Neighbors angry after Butte County woman bitten to death by dogs

All seven adult Great Danes linked to the fatal attack of a Feather Falls woman will be euthanized. The Butte County Health Department said 18 puppies will eventually be put up for adoption. Meanwhile, the investigation into a fatal dog attack in Butte County has so far resulted in no charges. Officials with the Butte County Sheriff's Office said Davina Corbin, 56, died last week as a result of a dog attack. Someone found her body on the Black Hawk Trail outside Feather Falls around 2 a.m. Thursday. Neighbors said she lived in the area, didn't have a car and they often saw her running on the trail near Craig Access. The autopsy found Corbin had numerous dog bites and injuries. Max Hecker, who lives in the neighborhood, said he was also attacked by Great Danes. “The Great Danes come across the street here to me,” he said. “I jumped in the car and drove off.” Hecker said he has had more than one run-in with the pack of large dogs in the past two years. “There would be solid tracks of the dogs on this road, and they would be out here on the road, and you would have to wade through them,” Hecker said. He said he and other neighbors complained to Butte County Animal Control. “Nothing has been done about it so far,” he said. “Wait until someone gets killed by these dogs. This is a tragedy that should never have happened.” After Corbin's death, sheriff's deputies issued a search warrant for the property across the road from where the attack occurred. They spent all day Friday trying to capture the Great Danes, which are now being housed at Butte County Animal Control. They also said officers received two calls reporting dogs that had escaped and concerns about the welfare of the malnourished Great Danes, but no reports of aggression. “At no point were these dogs considered a threat to humans or reported as aggressive before the tragic event occurred,” said Lisa Almaguer of the Butte County Health Department. She also said Hecker is not listed at all in the animal control database of incidents or reports related to them. She checked the database back several years and found no complaints of aggressive behavior. Animal control reports it received two calls regarding these dogs, one on May 1 and the second the day the Park Fire started. Both calls stated the dogs had escaped and appeared to be underweight. A response to the first complaint noted the dogs were thin, but not so thin that intervention was required. Only six dogs were seen at the time of the response, Almaguer said. Hecker said the county should have seized the dogs at the very beginning of the complaints. “That's what makes me angry; this woman should never have died,” Hecker said. Investigators are still waiting for lab tests that could determine which dog or dogs and breed attacked the victim. They said DNA from domestic dogs was found on Corbin's clothing. Corbin's family has set up a fundraiser for her funeral expenses and celebration of life. The link to donate is here. The family has also set up a GoFundMe page that you can donate to here. For more coverage on California's most important issues, click here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

All seven adult Great Danes linked to the fatal attack on a Feather Falls woman will be euthanized. The Butte County Health Department said 18 puppies will eventually be available for adoption.

The investigation into a fatal dog bite in Butte County has not yet led to any charges.

Butte County Sheriff's Office officials said 56-year-old Davina Corbin died last week after being attacked by dogs.

Someone found her body on the Black Hawk Trail outside Feather Falls around 2 a.m. Thursday. Neighbors said she lived in the area, didn't have a car, and they often saw her walking on the trail near Craig Access.

The autopsy revealed that Corbin had numerous dog bites and injuries.

Max Hecker, who lives in the neighborhood, said he, too, was attacked by Great Danes.

“The Great Danes came across the street to me,” he said. “I jumped in the car and drove away.”

Hecker said he has had more than one run-in with the pack of large dogs over the past two years.

“There would be clear dog tracks on this road, and they would be out here on the road and you would have to wade through them,” Hecker said.

He said he and other neighbors complained to Butte County animal control.

“Nothing has been done about it so far,” he said. “Wait until someone gets killed by these dogs. This is a tragedy that should never have happened.”

After Corbin's death, sheriff's deputies obtained a search warrant for the property across the road from where the attack had occurred.

They spent all day Friday trying to capture the Great Danes, which are now being housed at Butte County Animal Control. They also said officials received two calls reporting lost dogs and concerns about the welfare of the malnourished Great Danes, but no reports of aggression.

“At no time were these dogs considered a threat to humans or reported as aggressive prior to the tragic event,” said Lisa Almaguer of the Butte County Health Department.

She also said Hecker is not listed at all in the database of animal control-related incidents or reports. She checked the database back several years and found no complaints of aggressive behavior.

Animal control reports that they have received two calls regarding these dogs, one on May 1ststand the second on the day the park fire broke out. Both calls indicated that the dogs were running loose and appeared to be underweight. A response to the first complaint revealed that the dogs were emaciated, but not so much that intervention was required. Only six dogs were visible at the time of the response, Almaguer said.

Hecker said the county should have confiscated the dogs when the first complaints came in.

“That's what makes me angry. This woman should never have died,” Hecker said.

Investigators are still waiting for lab tests that could determine which dog or dogs and what breed attacked the victim. They said DNA from domestic dogs was found on Corbin's clothing.

Corbin's family has set up a fundraiser for her funeral expenses and celebration of life. The link to donate can be found here.

The family has also set up a GoFundMe campaign, which you can donate to here.

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