A pair of canine assaults over the weekend seem poised to place San Antonio’s stray and harmful canine downside again within the public highlight.
The primary incident occurred when a pair of stray canines bit a 59-year-old girl as she tried to train at Southside Lions Park on Saturday morning, in keeping with KSAT. The girl fought off the animals and was handled on the scene for non-life-threatening accidents.
The 2 canines at the moment are in custody and are being quarantined, Animal Care Providers (ACS) advised the TV station.
On Sunday morning, police responded to a name at 2400 block of Glen Ivy Drive after a resident reported two unfastened canines within the space, KENS 5 reviews. The resident advised officers the canines had beforehand killed her pet cat.
After the officers discovered the canines, one approached aggressively, in keeping with the TV station. The officer reportedly fired his pistol, fatally putting the canine.
The incident stays beneath investigation, ACS officers advised KENS 5.
The weekend’s incidents come as San Antonio has endured a collection of headline-grabbing canine assaults that led to intense scrutiny of ACS and the division’s capability to reply to security calls.
In July, a 31-year-old Alamo Metropolis girl died after being attacked by her personal canine whereas in her condo. Final yr, a toddler was killed by canines whereas at a babysitter’s home.
The lethal 2023 mauling of Ramon Najera, an 81-year-old veteran, sparked an intense and ongoing debate over whether or not town was doing sufficient to rein in its harmful canine downside.
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