A pit bull mix mauled a 2-year-old boy during a pet adoption event in Texas, according to a local report.

Luca Romero was walking around the dogs on display at the Dallas Pets Alive adoption event last weekend when he tried to pet a pup named Rusty, news station CBS DFW reported.

“The dog lunged out and bit him in the right arm and chest, pulled him to the ground and was like flailing him around and four or five guys had to come to pry the teeth off of him,” the boy’s mother, Allis Cho, told the station.

Luca suffered puncture wounds and cuts in his chest and arm, and received numerous stitches at the hospital, Cho said. He remains traumatized after the incident, she added.

“I never got the names of the guys that helped out, but wherever you are, thank you,” Luca’s father, Alan Romero, told the station.

Rusty is in the custody of Dallas Animal Services, where he is under a 10-day quarantine for evaluation. After the quarantine, an expert will issue a recommendation on Rusty’s fate.

Luca’s parents told the station they believe Rusty should be euthanized.

“We just don’t want anyone else to get hurt, and if someone adopts this dog and gets hurt, then whose fault is that?” Cho said.

Dallas Pets Alive, the volunteer-based rescue group that organized the event, acknowledged the dog attack in a statement to the station.

“We are aware of the incident that happened over the weekend and have been working closely with authorities (a police report was filed and we are awaiting a copy of the report at this time) and the family involved so we can gain a full understanding of what took place,” the statement said. “Our first priority is always the safety of potential adopters and children who attend our events.”

The organization added that all of its animals have been “thoroughly vetted” prior to adoption events, and that it is “currently in the process of reviewing what happened and cannot share additional details until our investigation is complete.”

“This was an isolated incident and we are reviewing all of the factors at play to prevent this from happening again,” the statement said.

Last week, a 22-year-old woman was mauled to death by her pet pit bulls in an “absolutely grisly” incident during a walk in the Virginia woods.