Nah, irt was obviously negligent, but not criminal. It would serve no purpose to incarcerate anyone for this.
They could never be punished any more that what they'll have to endure for the rest of their lives.
And I assume the dog has been humanely destroyed...
The dog is in quarantine, per the article.
I doubt anyone will bother to check him for tick born diseases, which can cause ‘sudden viciousness” and “hyper-re-activity” in afflicted dogs.
If I were not an adept dog owner, Odin would have ended up like two of his brothers, killed for “turning vicious”, when, in fact, they were no doubt severely hypothyroidal, like he is, as his dam was also hypo-T and thus, ALL the pups were affected.
[HypoT also cause dogs to suddenly “turn”, which he did, but less than hour later, he was at the vet, getting a thyroid panel run, instead of being killed or sent to the pound]
It is my opinion, that, if potential “pit bull” owners *knew* they would be held responsible for any and all damage done by their dogs, there would be far fewer incidents.
As it is, they “get justice” by killing the dumb animal while the dumb asses walk free.
And yes, I am a bit of a nut about personal responsibility.