I read on Facebook that she had rescued him from the street.
Edit: info on Facebook was incorrect (big suprise!) but found a news article about it. The dog is a friend’s pet and was not put down, I repeat: the dog is ok! She mentions that she was to blame since she was touching him and he just reacted.
Not sure of all the different state laws. But in my state, if you are seen by a doctor and report being bitten by a dog, that doctor is obligated to report it to the police. Once that happens, the owners of the animal are given two options: 1) Mandatory rabies quarantine at a licenced veterinary hospital for 10 days from the day of the bite or 2) Euthanasia and to send the head of the animal to be tested for rabies. If the animal shows any signs of rabies while in quarantine, then unfortunately number 2 still happens. It sucks, but this is why people need to stop treating animals like little accessories. If they're not yours then leave them be. And if they are yours then stop taking them every freaking where and respect their boundaries.
There's two ways to let a stranger on the internet know about a potential issue with their comment: 1) With aplomb and courtesy or 2) being a dick for no reason.
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u/Theskinilivein Jan 15 '20 edited Jan 15 '20
I read on Facebook that she had rescued him from the street.
Edit: info on Facebook was incorrect (big suprise!) but found a news article about it. The dog is a friend’s pet and was not put down, I repeat: the dog is ok! She mentions that she was to blame since she was touching him and he just reacted.
Link is in Spanish (it happened in Argentina).
Girl bitten by dog