N. Dakota Town Passes New Law; Dogs That Attack Will Be Shot In Front Of Owners
Â A small town inÂ North Dakota has recently passed a law that does not bode well with animal rights activists. In response to an increased number of dog attacks in 2014, West Carbon has passed a law requiring any dog that attacks or shows aggression â whether it be towards a human or another animal â to be shot, execution style, in front of its owners.According to West Carbon police records, 53 dogs have been âput downâ in front of their owners since the law went into effect mid-2014. The most recent execution was Roxanne, a Blue Heeler owned by the McYoung family. According to Daniel McYoung, police shot Roxanne in the familyâs living room after neighbors reported that they saw herÂ biting the feet of Rusty, the McYoungâs other dog in the familyâs backyard.âThis whole thing is ridiculous, Roxanne wasnât biting or attacking Rusty, she was nipping at his heels, thatâs what she does, she is a Heeler for godâs sake! The worst part of the whole incident is that the police insisted upon shooting the dog in our living room, and then did not offer to help clean up the mess they made,â said Daniel McYoung. He says that, thankfully, the one their 12-year-old daughter had been at a friendâs house for a sleepoverÂ when the police arrived.Chief Wiggler from West Carbon Police Department publicly responded to Daniel McYoungâs statement by saying âThe breed of dog is irrelevant, the dog was biting another dog, and in my book thatâs an attack. In addition, the McYoungâs neighbor was of the opinion that Roxanne was attacking the other dog. People need to understand that when it comes to theÂ law, perception is reality.âWiggler finished his press release by saying, âWe insisted upon resolving the issue in the McYoungâs living room because it was a Saturday afternoon, and we did not want to cause a scene publicly by resolving it outdoors.âThose that oppose the law say that itâs clearly an attempt for law enforcement to intimidate citizens, and that the law itself is inhumane.