A 7-year-old from Chesapeake is recuperating in the hospital after a scary incident with two German Shepherds. The girl was playing with the dogs in the yard of a family friend. The dogs attacked, seriously injuring the child. Rescuers flew her to Sentara Norfolk General for treatment. The girl has since been transferred to Children’s … Read more
A former animal hospital employee was awarded $150,000 by a jury, according to an article in the Virginian Pilot. The woman was attacked by a dog on the job three years ago. The woman claimed that the dog’s owners did not do enough to protect her from harm. The dog bit her on the face … Read more
Members of a Chesapeake community are on high alert after a 9 year-old boy and his mother were attacked by a neighbor’s out of control pit bull. A 4th grader and his mother were left bloodied, bitten, bruised and bewildered by the unprovoked attack, which occurred in the family’s backyard on Saturday. The boy’s father says his … Read more
Wavy.com has a story on a set of proposed rules in Chesapeake, Virginia, that would limit the amount of time one could leave a dog tethered outdoors. According to the news outlet, Chesapeake City Council is considering passing new regulations that make it illegal to tether a dog unattended for more than an hour outside, … Read more
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