The dogs were scheduled to be euthanized after they mauled a mail carrier on April 17 and were deemed to be vicious under Greenfield city ordinance, according to an official with the animal shelter.
The dogs, both from the same home, were stolen sometime between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday — the day they were supposed to be put down, said Amanda Dehoney, superintendent at the shelter.
"Per our ordinance, a vicious animal is defined as, 'any animal that attacks, bites, or injures a human being or another companion animal.' It also depends on the severity of the attack — and that goes off of our state statute," Dehoney said."This is what we would call a severe bite. It caused quite a bit of bodily injury."
Both dogs are brown and white male boxers. One is about 1 year old while the other is about 8. Additionally, Dehoney said, one has a microchip.
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