Bees kill pitbull

LARGO — A swarm of bees killed a pitbull tied up outside its owners home on Monday.

Lisa Pham heard her 18-month-old dog, Mimi, yelping and ran outside her mobile home to find a yellow and black swarm.

Pham grabbed a hose and turned it on the bees.

A few of them broke off from the dog and attacked her, leaving stings on her forehead and on the back of her head.

So she went inside and called the police department, which summoned the fire department, which came to the scene at 646 Egret Way in Largo just after noon.
Fire rescuers suited up and retrieved the dog, taking her to a local animal hospital where she died.

Pham was told by the veterinarian that her dog suffered more than 1,000 stings and died of cardiac arrest. It’s unclear what provoked the bees to attack.

The hive appeared to be located underneath a mobile home next door.

“I’ve cried so much I don’t think I can cry anymore,” Pham said Monday night as she waited for a bee exterminator.

-- Jon Abel, Times Staff Writer

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