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The Dog Boy of Brazil

‘Dog boy’ found living in cave

June 19- a 10 year-old boy who had been abandoned by his parents, survived for two years in a cave with a pack of stray dogs who got food for him and the dog boy may even have suckled them, child workers say.

The boy was thrown out of his home by abusive parents at the age of five, he ran with 15 stray dogs after he escaped from a day care centre 2 years ago.

He lived in a cave with the dogs and he even got food with them. He would eat out of garbage cans and eat left over. The police found him he jumped in to the Pacific Ocean he was so frightened, the police officer saved him from drowning and the police said the dogs are like his family.

The dog boy was taken to a day care centre, he shown signs of depression and anger and he don’t talk much but he knows how to. He was dressed in rags, was dirty and had filthy hair. The police said he drunk milk from the dogs breasts. He is dark skinned and with black hair and a scar on his left cheek.

Sarah Seaton, I got this information from a book.