Milo the Dog Attacks Again, Teenage Girl Sent to Hospital

Only three days after the public hearing where Mansfield selectmen ordered Milo to death, the pointer basset hound has allegedly attacked again according to CBS Boston.

According to the report, a teenage girl was attacked on West Street on the evening of March 2 and was taken to Hasbro Children Hospital in Rhode Island for treatment.

The dog has been taken into custody by animal control according to Selectman Olivier Kozolowski. Although a pet usually cannot be taken away during the 10 day appeal period after a hearing, the town can quarantine an animal after a bite. The family did give permission to take Milo.

Last Wednesday, the Board of Selectman voted 3-2 in favor of euthanizing Milo after the dog attacked a six year old boy on January 3. The child needed over 400 stitches to recover from the attack.

The family said after the ruling they would appeal the decision in district court. They have until March 9 to appeal.

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