Last month, a pet Shikoku dog ran away in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture, and a child and others were bitten and injured. Police said the owner had failed to take measures to prevent the dog from escaping, such as tying the dog. and his wife were referred to the prosecutor's office on the 11th on suspicion of causing injury due to negligence.
The two people referred to the prosecutor's office are the Shikoku dog's 62-year-old owner and the owner's 57-year-old wife.
According to the police, on the 7th of last month, the two men left their Shikoku dogs at home untethered and loose in the garden, and one of the dogs ran away and bit seven people in a nearby park, causing injuries due to negligence. It is suspected that.
The owner was also referred to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of violating the Rabies Prevention Act, as he had not given the rabies vaccinations required by law to the seven Shikoku dogs he was breeding.
The dog's owner's wife is also suspected of biting and injuring her daughter while walking the dog in a park in the city last December.
In response to police investigation, the two admitted the charges, and the owner said, ``I didn't think the dog would escape because there was a fence.'' I thought vaccinations would have a negative effect on the dog's body, so I didn't let him get vaccinated. ” and so on.