It's almost as if there's an unreasonable number of irresponsible people acquiring dogs and adversely affecting society as a result.
*Park officials said rangers received a report of two “aggressive” dogs on April 18 near milepost 451. As a precaution, a section of the road was temporarily closed and has since reopened.*
The laws are lax and the culture is too permissive.
*North Carolina has what some law firms refer to as a “modified one-bite rule.” The upshot is dogs often get one “free bite,” if that attack doesn’t kill or seriously maim someone, before really tough punishments kick in.
This dog has already attacked two children and it’s only a year old, so McKee contends it should be euthanized.
“He’s taken responsibility,” McKee said of the owner. “It’s just he’s not going to put the dog down.”
In this case, I agree with McKee that this dog should be euthanized. (Full disclosure: McKee and I worked together at the Asheville Citizen Times, and she is a friend.)
Two unprovoked attacks in a matter of weeks are inexcusable and lead me to believe there will be another — and it could be fatal.
I sent a bunch of questions to the City of Asheville, and spokesperson Kim Miller ran them by City Attorney Brad Branham and Animal Control for answers. Miller said the city has to follow a state process in requiring a 10-day quarantine for a dog that has bitten someone, and that process was followed with Zeus.
Jaime McKee describes the Easter Sunday dog attack on her daughter, Lilah, and her desire for stricter protections against dangerous dogs.
McKee said she was also upset with what she found to be a nonchalant approach by Animal Control, as an officer there told her the quarantined dog was “chilling” with them for 10 days, so they didn’t have to worry.
“I said, ‘I would rather not describe it as chilling, because my daughter is not chilling,’” McKee said.*