COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Days after two dogs mauled a Colerain Township woman, the Hamilton County Dog Warden is calling for changes to local laws.
Dog Warden Beth Ward spoke about the attack that left Emily Rentschler’s arms in casts during a Hamilton County Commissioners meeting, answering the community’s concerns about the dogs remain just a few doors down from Rentschler’s home.
“We have already deemed the dogs as vicious,” Ward said.
But currently, the law requires that a dog be placed on a 10-day quarantine after it attacks someone.
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We spoke with Rentschler, her neighbors and the Colerain Township police chief just one day earlier. They all expressed concerns about the dogs remaining in the area.
“I would like to see there is some sort of change when we have a situation like this,” Cordie said at the time. “That the dog is removed for the safety of not only the victim and the community but also the homeowners.”
Ward said the dogs are locked in cages and can’t come out unless they are using the restroom. Ward said officials spoke with the dog’s owners and evaluated their home, deciding “it was appropriate to quarantine them at home.”
We spoke on the phone with Rentschler’s mom, who said they have removed her daughter’s three kids from the neighborhood because the dogs are still close to their home.
“I’m very terrified,” she said. “We’ve even already discussed moving.”
At the commissioner’s meeting, Ward said that her team has had to follow the protocol that, in her opinion, needs to be reconsidered. Community members and commissioners are also looking for change.
“We have laws that are old, antiquated so to speak, that need to be looked at individually and updated according to where our state is currently,” Ward said.
She said the changes are in the early stages and the next step would be to gather officials to review the law and come to common ground on what to change.
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