US EditionBill Creating Statewide 'Dangerous Dog' Registry Goes to Governor
- A 4-year-old child was attacked by two pit bulls Thursday evening in the 1000 block of Jackson Street, Jefferson City.
- Multiple 911 calls reported the ongoing attack around 7:43 p.m., as emergency responders were en route to the scene.
- Neighbor Domonique Harrison intervened by hitting the dogs with a cane and rescuing the child from under a trampoline before police fatally shot one aggressive dog.
- Paramedics transported the injured child to a hospital in Columbia, while police took custody of the second dog for investigation and did not release the child’s condition.
- The incident occurred amid new state legislation, the Pam Rock Act, which tightens requirements and penalties for owners of dangerous dogs.
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Dangerous dog bylaw now applies in all 10 TNRD electoral areas
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has expanded its dangerous dog control service to three more electoral areas, making the service now available to rural residents across the region. The TNRD Dangerous Dog Control Bylaw has been added to Electoral Area 'B' (Thompson Headwaters), 'E' (Bonaparte P...
Statewide Dangerous Dog Registry Now Depends on DeSantis Signature
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis received a bill (HB 593) intended to protect people from crazed canines. The “Pam Rock Act,” named after a former Putnam County mail carrier who was killed by a group of dogs while on her route, requires dangerous dogs to be penned. It also requires animal control to quarantine dogs that are investigated for being menaces, including those that have killed or seriously hurt humans. The post Statewide Dangerous Dog Reg…
Bill creating statewide 'dangerous dog' registry goes to Governor
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis received a bill (HB 593) intended to protect people from crazed canines. The “Pam Rock Act,” named after a former Putnam County mail carrier who was killed by a group of dogs while on her route, requires dangerous dogs to be penned. It also requires animal control to quarantine dogs that are investigated for being menaces, including those that have killed or seriously hurt humans. The final bill also sets up paramete…
Child mauled by dogs in Jefferson City; one dog shot and killed by police
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A small child was attacked by two dogs Thursday night in Jefferson City, according to police. The Jefferson City Police Department said dispatchers received multiple 911 calls around 7:43 p.m. reporting a pit bull actively attacking a child in the 1000 block of Jackson Street. Officers said the dog was still attacking the child as emergency crews responded to the scene. When officers arrived, they found the child and t…
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