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La Porte Board of Works affirms code enforcement decision to euthanize two dogs after fatal attack
Summary
The La Porte Board of Works voted to uphold code enforcement's recommendation to euthanize two dogs after an attack that killed a neighbor's dog and injured another; the owner was not present at the appeal hearing.
The La Porte Board of Works on May 6 affirmed a code enforcement decision to euthanize two dogs involved in an attack that killed one dog and seriously injured another in a neighboring yard.
The vote followed an appeal filed by the dogs' owner; the owner did not appear at the Board of Works hearing. Jeff Batchelor, who conducted the investigation for code enforcement, told the board that five pit bulls at the property were not vaccinated or registered when the incident occurred and that two had escaped the owner's fence. Batchelor said his investigation found both of the dogs at issue…
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