Showing 27 posts from January 2009
In January, 2007, Louisville, KY passed its version of a dangerous dog ordinance. The ordinance was discussed for over a year -- following an incident where two people were attacked by a dog and killed. Drafters of the original bill...
Last October, Decatur County (GA) passed a new ordinance that mandated that people register their dogs and have their necessary rabies vaccinations. The ordinance takes effect on Thursday, but already, last week, the Humane Society in Decatur County saw a...
4-year-old Alex Angulo was attacked and killed by at least one of the three dogs owned by his family. The dog that is most blamed for the attack was a Rottweiler, while there was also a second Rottweiler and a...
Ugh. Really, this may have been one of the worst news weeks I can remember. A fatal dog attack in the US, one abroad, several other bites in the US. And many cities changing their dog laws into ignorant, baseless...
Earlier this week, a three year old child Australian girl died , and her 16 month old sister was injured, when their baby sitter's four dogs turned on the girls. This story fits the profile of so many fatal incidents....
