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Residents urge Covington County to act after roaming dogs kill livestock and injure a person
Summary
Residents told the Covington County Commission that neighbors' roaming dogs have killed four goats and attacked a dog and a person, and asked the commission to pursue enforcement; commissioners said local authority is limited and that expanded powers would require a citizen vote.
Chair called the meeting to order and opened the public-comment period, where John Westfall and Helen Horwood described repeated incidents of neighbors' dogs roaming onto private property and causing harm.
John Westfall said the animals had entered yards and that a person was bitten and required hospital treatment. "They came into my yard while we were all out there and jumped on my little dog and killed them," he said, asking the county to arrange pickup or a containment process for dangerous animals.
Helen Horwood, who identified herself as a neighbor with…
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