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Hearing Panel Finds Two Dogs Dangerous after Fatal December Attack
Summary
Springfield hearing panel on Feb. 13 deemed two dogs — Kuma and Nikita — dangerous after a Dec. 9, 2024 attack that killed a small dog named Sadie; the panel limited conditions to a muzzle-and-leash requirement when dogs are off the owner’s property.
A Springfield hearing panel on Thursday, Feb. 13, ruled that two dogs identified as Kuma and Nikita are dangerous following a Dec. 9, 2024 attack that left a smaller dog, Sadie, dead.
The decision followed testimony from a complainant who said the property at 85 Narragansett Street is a two-family home with a shared, fenced yard and that the same dogs were involved in an earlier October 2023 incident that injured Sadie. The panel heard from the requester, Kristen Watson, and from the dogs’ owner, Courtney Keenan, who disputed claims that the animals are broadly aggressive and said she had taken steps including arranging a…
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