The Wenham animal control offers has issued his decision after a hearing last month
A Boxer dog that attacked a woman and her Pug in Wenham last fall can no longer be walked in its own neighborhood, must use a different type of leash and have locks on the fence. For the owner of the Boxer, Amy, those are things she said has already done. "I feel that it is a just decision," said Susan Lawson. "I accept his decision." The victim of the attack, Tracy Conley, said that she fears that there could be another incident with Amy. "I'm disappointed, I'm really disappointed." Conley said. The decision came from Stephen Kavanagh, the animal control officer in Wenham. The decision can be appealed in Ipswich District Court and Conley said she has not decided whether she will appeal. "I have been trying to decide what to do," she said…
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After a dog attack last October, the Wenham animal control officer will decide the fate of a Boxer named Amy.
The fate of a Boxer named Amy rests with the Wenham animal control officer after an attack on another dog in her Lord’s Hill neighborhood last October that left one woman and her dog injured and “terrified.” It happened on Saturday, Oct. 6 at about 4:30 p.m. when Tracy Conley was out walking her 20-pound Pug named Lola. Both Conley and Amy’s owner, Susan Lawson, offered their version of events during a hearing before Animal Control Officer Stephen Kavanagh last week. The hearing, which lasted about a half hour, happened in the Board of Selectmen’s meeting room at Wenham Town Hall. Conley and Lola, who live on Hilltop Drive, were walking on nearby Enon Road when they met Amy, a “very muscular Boxer.” The two moved to the other side of the …
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Kristin
5:53 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
This decision is shocking and irresponsible. Mrs. Conley's dog could have been walked by one of her children that day. What if her son or daughter was the one who needed stitches? Would Mr. Kavanaugh's decision be the same? From what I've heard there have been other instances of Amy attacking - enough is enough - something need to be done! more ›