A pair of dogs got onto a Missouri school playground on Tuesday afternoon and attacked students and teachers during recess. By the time the situation was contained, eighteen students and three teachers were injured in the attack.
The students — in 5th and 6th grade — were outside Willard Intermediate South in an unfenced yard when the two mixed breeds began to attack them. Teachers stepped in to try to protect the students and were also injured.
According to the Springfield News–Leader, most of the injuries were minor. The newspaper reports that three teachers and three students had bites or other injuries that required medical attention. The other students were injured by the chaos that followed as students fled the dogs.
School nurses provided medical care until first responders arrived.
Animal control officers told KYTV that one dog had not been vaccinated for rabies and the owners could not provide proof of vaccination for the other. Both dogs were tested for the disease; the results were negative.
The owners voluntarily surrendered the dogs. According to the News Leader, the dogs were later euthanized.
The school had indoor recess on Wednesday, which was the final day of class before the winter break. Most of the students returned to school the following day.
C’mon man! Those dogs should have been registered and only one dog allowed a month.
I thought that the only way to check a dog was either to quarantine them and watch for signs of illness or examine a cross section of their brain after they’ve been euthanized. Am I wrong?
C’mon man! Its for the children and you are correct.
TOO BAD THAT THERE ARE OWNERS OF CANINES THAT NEVER CARE WHERE THEIR DOGS ARE…..ALWAYS WONDER WHY THEY EVEN BOTHER TO HAVE ANIMALS THAT THEY REALLY DON’T CARE ABOUT…..OWNERS SHOULD BE SUED FOR TURNING THOSE DOGS LOOSE.
Hmmm. I’m suspicious of the term “mixed breed” Me thinks they don’t want to say what one of the breeds may be.
MIXED BREEDS????….THE OWNERS ARE THE FAULT OF THOSE CANINES BEING ABLE TO ATTACK ANYONE….OWNERS SHOULD BE SUED…I TRUST ALL BREEDS OF DOGS, JUST DO NOT TRUST THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THEM…