The Colvale police have reportedly booked an owner and a caretaker of a Rottweiler dog after the pet attacked and injured a ten-year-old girl at Camurlim. It is learnt that the dog which was left unattended went outside the house gate and bit the minor girl, who was passing by. It may be recalled that about four months back in a brutal dog attack also involving a Rottweiler dog two minors, a boy and a girl aged five and seven were severely injured at Taleigao. The two minors reportedly suffered multiple bleeding injuries over the face, head and other parts of the body. The government has decided to come out with a list of fierce dogs that will be banned. Henceforth no one would be allowed to purchase dogs that are on the list. The department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences (AHVS) was asked to compile a list of vicious dogs. It would be advisable for owners of vicious dogs to keep the pet on a leash and not let them out unattended. Incidentally the Rottweiler was originally bred to herd livestock and pull carts.
