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A tree surgeon forced to choke his own rescued dog to death during a horrific mauling said he feared he was going to die.

Matt Porter, 34, from the United States, was bitten more than 70 times on both arms and has lost the use of one of his hands after the attack.

He was terrified he would bleed to death and, unable to use his hands, used his forearms to choke the dog until she died, to save himself. He called his mum for help before he passed out from blood loss.

Matt was shaving when his dog, Karma, jumped on him. "I pushed her off, she came back and bit right into my arm" he said.

"There was blood spraying everywhere. It was terrifying. I don't know what was wrong with her. She didn't stop and she was chewing on my arm for 45 minutes. I was in agonising pain.

"I grabbed her by her neck and tried to talk to her and calm her. I told her she was hurting me and to stop but she wouldn't. She was trying to go for my neck and I couldn't get a grip on my feet because of all the blood. I was bleeding to death and I didn't want to die so even though I'd lost the use of my hands, I used sheer willpower and choked her to death with my forearms.

"There was no other option. I passed out in a puddle of blood that was around seven foot wide and woke up in hospital."

Matt had three reconstructive surgeries on both of his arms following the attack last month, and he spent a week recovering in hospital.

He's lost the use of his right hand and has had to quit his job as a tree surgeon. His family have set up a fundraiser to help him pay his bills while he recovers.

Matt said: "The dog ate so much muscle that you could see the bone and tendons. Surgeons had to put my muscle back in. I won't be able to go back to work, I'm still in pain and my arms look disgusting. Everything is a struggle. My fingers don't work so I can't do my shoes up, I can't write or make food and it's very frustrating.

"I sleep one hour a night, and I have vivid nightmares."

Matt adopted Karma four months ago when she was found malnourished behind a shop. He says he was encouraged to take the dog in by family to help him recover from a break-up. Matt nursed her back to health but says there were signs that she could be aggressive.

He said: "My fiancée left me a few months earlier so my mum thought it would be a good idea for me to get an animal to help me get through things. Karma was so thin that you could see her ribs, so I fed her up until she was four stone.

"She was so sweet and caring. She was there for me and never left my side but there were signs of aggression. I noticed a few times that if I tried to grab her by the collar to take her outside, she would try and bite me. I just thought she didn't like it and I didn't think that much of it.

"She would jump on my body and leave scars, but it didn't bother me."

Matt, who lives in Illinois, had Karma cremated and keeps her ashes at home. He added: "I love her and I just feel like she had a bad day. I don't hold it against her."

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/world-news/man-forced-choke-dog-forearms-31203570?

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Any dog that I didn't get by myself and train from puppy stage, is not living with me in my house, especially these Rottweiler/Bulldog breeds. Not happening. I'm not putting a potential killer in my house with the kids, in the name of animal rescue

Good for him and the dog. Tinubu should leave Rivers state alone.

Damn craxy Wild dog! Maybe she don take hard drugs

I won't be surprised if he mourned the beast, after choking it to death.

Hankulu:
Good for him and the dog. Tinubu should leave Rivers state alone.

Bros, on a dog thread? Really?

ogbiwa:
Bros, on a dog thread? Really?

Wish he was the one bitten by the dog. Amma throw a party.

Mariangeles:
I won't be surprised if he mourned for the beast, after choking it to death.

He actually did. See his last statement about cremating and keeping the dog's ashes.

ogbiwa:
He actually did. See his last statement about cremating and keeping the dog's ashes.

I can't stand dogs. 🥲

Mariangeles:
I can't stand dogs. 🥲

I'll still pick them over cats though. I love dogs, just not the overly aggressive breeds

Thank God I don’t long for pets. Many animals are well equipped to survive in the wild without training. Man on a normal day requires learning survival abilities from scratch.

U would hv died if ur in a zoo called nigeria.

I felt real bad the day my dog died 🤦

Roth boy, he no dey hear word... Like rough play ehn.

I just knew it had to be a pit bull.

Hate pitbul

You decided to adopt a mature stray dog and the devil chooses a pitbull for you and you didn't say no? Are you out of your mind?
The dog even showed signs of aggression and you didn't put it away?

You are lucky to be alive. Next time adopt a lion.

Chewed u for 45mins. So he was looking at the dog chewing him for 45mins without doing anything? How?

I no say na American Bully , na only them Dey eat human being

KingAzubuike:
I just knew it had to be a pit bull.

They are the most deadly and banned in some countries as domestic pet. They live to fight and love to fight.

But what is the meaning of tree surgeon

"I grabbed her by her neck and tried to talk to her and calm her. I told her she was hurting me and to stop but she wouldn't. She was trying to go for my neck and I couldn't get a grip on my feet because of all the blood. I was bleeding to death and I didn't want to die so even though I'd lost the use of my hands, I used sheer willpower and choked her to death with my forearms.

Is this how he talks to trees? You allowed the beast in animal form to cut your hand that you are using to live.

Karma was so thin that you could see her ribs, so I fed her up until she was four stone.

When you bit the fingers that fed you ND your name is KRma 😳

Oyinbo craze no he small. They would rather keep a dog or cat as pet than resolve problems with human beings or take care of another person. It's a twisted and pathetic way to live. They think they are doing us, they are doing themselves. He fed a malnourished dog and killed it, then kept her ashes as memorial. You Sha don't want sleeping dogs to lie.

No pity for him, dog lovers places a dog’s life over human life. They value and cherish dogs more than their fellow human being.
Do is a wild animal, it can change it for you anytime any day

Hunter re now hunted

ArchSolutions:
Any dog that I didn't get by myself and train from puppy stage, is not living with me in my house, especially these Rottweiler/Bulldog breeds. Not happening. I'm not putting a potential killer in my house with the kids, in the name of animal rescue

Exactly, buying a matured dog or even a dog that's more than 3 months old is a ticking time bomb. Especially dogs from animal shelters, you have no idea what kind of abuse they've suffered and what triggers the memories for them.