Volunteer at shelter paid $450,000 after a dog bit her 18 times causing ‘severe and permanent’ injuries

NewsWorldAmericasVolunteer at shelter paid $450,000 after a dog bit her 18 times causing ‘severe and permanent’ injuriesCourt documents claim staff members did not hear Moncur’s screams during the attack because employees at the Tustin facility were encouraged to wear earplugs while on dutyJasmine Fernández in Austin Thursday 07 May 2026 17:51 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972420","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-shelter-dog-attack-lawsuit-b2972420.html","title":"Shelter volunteer paid $450,000 after dog bit her 18 times causing permanent injuries"}}CloseHundreds of animals rescued from California sanctuaryThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Ameri...