MAUSTON, Wis.?Dog owners Shanda McCracken and Wayne Hardy were charged with homicide, reckless endangerment and child neglect Thursday, after their six Rottweilers mauled 10 year-old Alicia Lynn Clark to death.

According to authorities, Clark was playing with the family’s dogs when she was attacked, dragged from room to room and bitten to death?despite her 11-year old friend’s attempts to kick and pull the animals away.

The dogs were euthanized after the mauling.

Hardy and McCracken pleaded innocent to the misdemeanor counts of child neglect, but did not enter pleas to the felony charges. They were released on $10,000 bonds. Both declined comment.

District Attorney Dennis Schuh said the homicide count was chosen, rather than a stiffer charge, because it best fit the evidence. The charge carries a maximum 15-year sentence.