Each year there are thousands of people in Ohio attacked by dogs. In some cases victims are disfigured, lose limbs or die. Yet the laws penalizing dog owners and protecting victims are weak, according to a USA Today Network investigation.
Reporter Laura Bischoff spent eight months investigating and found that even in cases with serious injuries, euthanasia is often left up to the owner to decide. And even if a dog kills a person, the court is not required to order euthanasia unless the dog kills a second person.
On Cincinnati Edition we talk to Bischoff, along with a mother whose 11-year-old daughter was attacked, and to a chief dog warden about what needs to be done to strengthen the law.
Warning: The video below features graphic content.
Guests:
- Laura Bischoff, reporter, USA Today Network Ohio Bureau
- Drew Russell, mother
- Larry Williams, chief dog warden, Licking County
This segment includes select music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).
Ways to listen to this show:
- Tune in live at noon ET M-F. Call 513-419-7100 or email talk@wvxu.org to have your voice heard on today’s topic.
- Catch the replay on 91.7 WVXU and 88.5 WMUB at 8 p.m. ET M-F.
- Listen on-demand. Audio for this segment will be uploaded to this page by 4 p.m. ET., or subscribe to our podcast.