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Evansville animal board fines Maldonado family $2,500 after dogs ran at large, recommends quarantine pending rehearing
Summary
The Evansville Animal Care and Control Board voted to impose a $2,500 fine on the Maldonado family after members reviewed video and animal-control reports showing two dogs running at large and injuring neighborhood cats.
The Evansville Animal Care and Control Board voted to impose a $2,500 fine on the Maldonado family after board members heard testimony and video evidence showing two dogs running at large and attacking neighborhood cats.
Board members discussed evidence presented by animal control staff and neighbors, including video and an animal control officer’s verification that the dogs had been loose. Colette Purcell, a neighborhood resident who identified herself as living at 1307 Pollock Avenue, told the board her cat was killed on Dec. 29 and described video footage and encounters with the dogs. “The owners then... were in their minivan ... within a minute,” Purcell said, describing how she confronted…
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