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Kenosha committee upholds countydangerous-dog finding, authorizes euthanasia after child bitten
Summary
The Kenosha Safety and Welfare Committee denied an appeal and authorized euthanasia of a dog named Lola after a April 19, 2025 attack that injured a 7-year-old; the Kenosha County health department had earlier declared the dog dangerous.
The Kenosha Safety and Welfare Committee on May 12 denied an appeal of a county dangerous-dog determination and authorized euthanasia of a dog identified in the hearing as Lola after a April 19, 2025 attack that injured a 7-year-old boy.
Assistant City Attorney Bridal Cole told the committee the item related to a dog bite on April 19, 2025, on the 6700 block of 20th Avenue and said the city had a video statement from the injured child in an ambulance. "This agenda item is relating to a dog bite that happened 04/19/2025," Cole said during the hearing.
Why it matters: Kenosha city and county officials said the case meets the local definitions that trigger a dangerous-dog determination and that the committee could, on appeal, either reverse that finding, uphold it, or uphold it and authorize disposal (euthanasia). The committee chose to uphold the countyhealth-department determination and to authorize euthanasia.
What committee members heard and why they decided: Community service officer Rachel Hamm, identified in the hearing as CSO Hamm,…
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