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Animal control and town health officer testify as witnesses describe dog moved to farm
Summary
Animal Control Officer Michelle Fuller and Town Health Officer Luke McCarthy gave testimony at the May 12 hearing; witness testimony said the dog now lives on a farm, but community safety concerns remain and the owner did not appear.
During a May 12 Selectboard hearing in Starksboro, Animal Control Officer Michelle Fuller provided brief oral testimony about the handling of a reported vicious dog bite. The town health officer, Luke McCarthy, was sworn in and also provided oral testimony concerning public-health aspects of the complaint.
Multiple witnesses described the incident and its consequences. According to Mark Adams, "the dog is no longer in South Starksboro and is living on a farm," though he and others said concern persists in the neighborhood. The board accepted evidence including an expired rabies vaccination certificate among other materials submitted into the record.
The record notes that no representative of the dog owner attended the hearing. Town officials accepted several documents for the record — incident reports, body-cam footage and medical records — that may inform any subsequent enforcement or administrative follow-up.
