Gyeongbuk Mungyeong Police Station Investigates Owner of Six Hunting Dogs That Bit Women in Their 60s and 40s Repeatedly
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Fierce dogs without muzzles and leashes attacked people again.
Recently, six hunting dogs viciously bit two women walking on a trail, leaving them in critical condition.
The Mungyeong Police Station in Gyeongbuk announced on the 27th that they have booked and are investigating Mr. A, a man in his 60s who owns the hunting dogs that attacked a mother and daughter in their 60s and 40s on a riverside trail, causing serious injuries, on charges of gross negligence causing injury and violation of the Animal Protection Act.
According to the police, on the evening of the 25th at around 7:30 PM, Mr. A exercised six hunting dogs, including Greyhounds, on a trail near the drainage pump station in Dalji-ri, Yeongsun-myeon, Mungyeong City.
Mr. A released the hunting dogs without muzzles or leashes and followed them about 10 to 20 meters behind on a cultivator.
The hunting dogs suddenly swarmed the two women walking there and bit them, causing severe wounds to their heads, faces, and necks.
Mr. A immediately got off the cultivator and tried to stop the dogs, but the attack happened so quickly that he was helpless.
The two women are currently undergoing treatment after receiving suturing surgery at the hospital, and their injuries are reported to be severe.
In May, a woman in her 50s died from a dog bite accident in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
Previously, in 2017, a woman in her 70s was attacked by a Greyhound in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.
Although these fierce dogs, such as those involved in the Namyangju fatal dog bite accident and the Greyhound breed attacks, are aggressive, they are not classified as “dangerous dogs” that require mandatory safety management measures, highlighting the need for new policies.
Under the Animal Protection Act, the five designated dangerous dog breeds are limited to the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Rottweiler, and Dosa dog, and insurance enrollment is mandatory. Mixed breeds with bloodlines from these dangerous dogs are also included.
Despite the dangerous nature of the incidents, hunting dogs like Greyhounds are excluded from the five designated dangerous dog breeds.
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