Justice for Major

On September 12, 2013 my family dog, Major, was removed from his home by the animal control officer for biting an individual. The individual was a contract worker that was working on cutting down a neighbors tree. The individual was advised by my father, the neighbor and his supervisor not to reach over the 5 foot chain link fence to pet Major. The current dog ordinance states that upon release from quarantine by appropriate authorities, should the owner desire to retain the dog the owner shall pay all quarantine costs. The dog shall not return to the city limits of Flatwoods, KY. This ordinance is unjust in that it punishes dogs that are protecting their owners. The way that section 11 of the dog ordinance is worded would allow for a dog to be removed from the home if the dog was protecting the home owner from an unwanted assault by biting the assaulter. This is simply wrong.
Major did not have any complaints against him for running loose, biting or being a nuisance. The dog was simply protecting his property and his owners.