Month: June 2019

“Bite and Run” Should Be a Crime

Police are looking for the owner of a dog that bit two young boys who were playing in a park, sending both to the hospital with significant injuries. (See Police look for dog, owner after two children bitten at Kan. park.)  What is the difference between running from a fender-bender and running away with your […]
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Shelter, Rescue, Foster: the New Axis of Evil?

Phyllis M. Daugherty’s recent article about shelter dogs asks the question, “do California animal shelters and rescues have a right to release dangerous dogs?” (Phyllis M. Daugherty, Do CA Animal Shelter and Rescues Have a Right to Release Dangerous Dogs?, City Watch, June 2019.) It’s the right question at the right point in time. In the […]
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