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Papillion resident urges stronger dangerous-dog rules after small dog killed
Summary
A Papillion resident told the council her 8-pound Yorkie was mauled to death and urged changes to the city's dangerous-dog ordinance so animal control or police can hold animals when probable cause indicates a public danger.
At the Aug. 5 Papillion City Council meeting, resident Mitzi DeChavinier described a July 5 incident in which a neighbor’s dog broke through a 6‑foot privacy fence, attacked and fatally mauled her 8‑pound Yorkie, and said the city’s current ordinance left the animal in the owner’s home until guilt is established in court.
"Our 8 pound Yorkie, Roxy, was attacked by a neighbor's dog that…
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