A woman and two children were attacked by a loose dog on Aug. 1 at Charlotte Beach.
The Rochester Police Department said officers responded to a report where children had been bitten by a dog. When the officers arrived they found a 6-year old girl, 8-year old boy and a 21-year old woman that had been bitten by a loose dog.
The three of them were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening issues.
RPD contacted animal control and have confirmed that Rochester Animal Services are in possession of the two dogs. They both will be completing their quarantine periods in-shelter for the next 10 days.
According to the city of Rochester, they do not know if the owner will have any interest in or the ability to reclaim the dogs after the quarantine period.
The city also stressed how animals are owned property in New York State, which means that without a judge's order to seize, police are unable to remove a dog from an owner's possession and animal services is not able to deny their reclaim.
Since the dogs were left unattended on public property, animal control officers were able to gain possession of the dogs.
— Kerria Weaver works as the Government and You reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on how government actions affect communities and neighborhoods in Rochester and in Monroe County. Get in touch at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Loose dog attacks woman, children at this Rochester beach
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