{"id":690,"date":"2014-08-01T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T13:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/?p=690"},"modified":"2014-08-01T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T16:08:07","slug":"dog-attacks-in-a-world-without-common-sense-or-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/animals-and-culture\/dog-attacks-in-a-world-without-common-sense-or-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Attacks in a World Without Common Sense or Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent\u00a0dog attacks,\u00a0one that left a jogger dead<\/a> and a second that resulted in a\u00a0child being mauled by three dogs<\/a>\u00a0highlight issues that we have been studying for a long time:\u00a0enforcement of animal control laws<\/a>, and rescue gone wild<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the case of the jogger’s tragic death, one of the\u00a0dogs involved had been in a prior attack, with the victim suing the owners<\/a>, making one wonder how these dogs could still be running free.\u00a0Could the jogger’s death have been averted by enforcing the law? According to our resident legal expert and NAIA board member, Julian Prager, “Based on the reported information, proper reporting and enforcement of existing Michigan law could have prevented\u00a0more attacks.”<\/p>\n

But as the woman who sued for being bitten in 2012 pointed out, the owners still have not even put up a fence around the yard, as was stipulated in her lawsuit. Had the owner been forced to comply with just that\u00a0one<\/em> small measure, we wouldn’t be talking about this story today.<\/div>\n

As for the young boy, he was mauled by three vicious dogs that had escaped from a nearby rescue. Thankfully, he survived and is recovering<\/a>. But disturbingly, his\u00a0family states:<\/p>\n

At least one of the dogs that attacked Colby had been surrendered to animal control by its owners, because of its “dangerous and vicious nature.”<\/em><\/p>\n