Emily Moncur was photographing dogs at an Orange County animal shelter in August 2023 when a Labrador retriever and beagle mix named Blaze pinned her against a kennel door and bit her at least 18 times, a lawsuit states. Moncur, 46, suffered “severe and permanent injuries” to her arms, legs, neck and buttocks during the attack at the OC Animal Care facility in Tustin, California . Orange County officials agreed to a $450,000 settlement to resolve a negligence lawsuit she filed over the incident. The settlement, approved unanimously by the Orange County Board of Supervisors during a closed-door session March 10, was detailed in court records seen by the Los Angeles Times . According to the lawsuit, the attack occurred as Moncur attempted to return the dog to its kennel after a photography session. The complaint alleged that the shelter failed to warn her of the animal’s history of aggression, which reportedly stemmed from a prior cruelty case.…