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| Chirac Mauled By Dog |
| 2009-01-21 |
| Former French president Jacques Chirac was rushed to hospital after being mauled by his own 'clinically depressed' pet dog. The 76-year-old statesman was savaged by his white Maltese dog - which suffers from frenzied fits and is being treated with anti-depressants. The animal, named Sumo, had become increasingly violent over the past years and was prone to making 'vicious, unprovoked attacks', Chirac's wife Bernadette said. The former president, who ruled France for 12 years until 2007, was taken to hospital in Paris where he was treated as an outpatient and sent home, VSD magazine reported. Mrs Chirac said: 'The dog went for him for no apparent reason. We were already aware the animal was unpredictable and is actually being treated with pills for depression. 'My husband was bitten quite badly, but he is certain to make a full recovery over the coming weeks.' The former French First Lady did not reveal where on his body Chirac was bitten. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #12 Hope this dog had rabies. |
| Posted by: Leroidavid 2009-01-21 23:12 |
| #11 The only thing keeping it from being perfect was that the dog wasn't a toy poodle. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-01-21 22:07 |
| #10 France is going to the dogs. |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-01-21 18:42 |
| #9 In France, being mauled by his 'clinically depressed' mistress would have been less newsworthy. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-01-21 18:42 |
| #8 Strange name, Sumo. Blondie never, ever bit her master. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-21 18:23 |
| #7 In other news a grizzly bear has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by Sarah Palin. |
| Posted by: JFM 2009-01-21 17:47 |
| #6 Wonder if Sumo is also being treated for rabies now or they just put Jacques under observation before proceeding with the painful treatments? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-01-21 17:06 |
| #5 A lap dog. Care to guess where it mauled him? |
| Posted by: ed 2009-01-21 16:58 |
| #4 Wow. Even his dog can't stand him. "Statesman"? Good one... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-21 16:15 |
| #3 Chirac was 'mauled' by one of these? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-21 15:45 |
| #2 The dog lives with Chirac? No WONDER it's depressed! |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-01-21 15:06 |
| #1 Zat is not my dog. Clouseau clip |
| Posted by: Penguin 2009-01-21 15:03 |