Dog That Bit 9-Year-Old Girl Banished From Ridgefield

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — A dog that bit a 9-year-old girl and sent her to the hospital for several days last September has been banished from Ridgefield, according to the Ridgefield Press.

The Board of Selectmen signed off on a deal to move a dog out of town that bit a young girl last September.
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07/02/2015 5:30 p.m.

“The dog will be relocated, but will not be destroyed,” First Selectman Rudy Marconi told the Ridgefield Press.

The town and the dog's owners agreed that the dog, Reeves, a mixed breed border collie, will be transferred to the care of a Tolland resident, the Press said. The girl's family was involved in the negotiations to spare the dog's life, the Press said.

Read the full story here in the Ridgefield Press.

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