Overview

• The latest case in Hamersleben involved a ten-year-old girl who was bitten in the calf by a mixed-breed dog after a friend opened a yard gate.
• The 35-year-old owner pulled the dog back onto the property and killed it, after which the veterinary authority secured the carcass and ordered a necropsy.
• Police opened investigations against the owner in Hamersleben for negligent bodily harm and for suspected animal-welfare violations, and authorities issued an animal-keeping ban.
• In Ruhmannsfelden, a Rottweiler bit a nine-year-old boy in the face and hand, and the child was airlifted to hospital but was reported not to be in life-threatening condition.
• Police are investigating the Ruhmannsfelden owner for negligent bodily harm, and Bavaria’s category-based rules require Rottweiler owners to prove their dogs lack dangerous traits.