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I CAN SMILE AGAIN

HER mom organised a special treat for her 10th birthday: a trip to the SPCA to spend time with the animals.

And a picture of Lelitha Jantjies cuddling a floppy-eared puppy says it all – the little girl is in her element.

“She loves animals,” mom Ahisa Louw says. Which isn’t that unusual – kids often love spending time with furry creatures. But when you hear what happened to this little girl, the fact that she’s still so comfortable around dogs is nothing short of remarkable.

Lelitha was attacked by the family’s 11-month-old pit bull, Jordan, in August last year and was so badly mauled she

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