Dangerous dog investigations can lead to additional restrictions for a dog's owner, but Animal Care Services needs sworn statements from victims or witnesses of an attack to get started.
Animal Control officers are busier than ever following a big jump in complaints about dangerous and aggressive dogs.– The Animal Care Services officers arrived at the home in the 100 block of Hartford Avenue shortly before the rain did on Tuesday afternoon.
As thunder crackled in the distance, a barefooted man from the home led the dogs out one-by-one to load them into a waiting ACS truck.It was the latest investigation into what city officials freely admit is a big problem for San Antonio. San Antonio has similar rules for “aggressive” dogs, which are generally pets that have attacked other animals. Unlike “dangerous” dogs, those restrictions last only one to three years, depending on the level of aggressive dog designation with which the dog has been labeled.have to be preceded by investigations, which are not done automatically. They are prompted by sworn statements, or affidavits, from victims or other witnesses to an animal’s behavior.In the wake of the deadly Feb.
Simply filing the affidavit doesn’t guarantee the dog’s owners will be hit with restrictions. The majority of the complaints in the new surge were determined to be “unfounded.”
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