Governor's crime advisor hospitalized with dog bite...(must read!)

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=headline align=left>Governor's crime adviser hospitalized with dog bite </TD></TR><TR><TD class=small align=left><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=small noWrap>(18 comments; last comment posted Today 03:21 pm) </TD><TD class=small noWrap align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD align=left></TD></TR><TR><TD>By ASSOCIATED PRESS

October 17, 2005

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - The author of a new state law that allows felony charges against owners of dangerous dogs was hospitalized over the weekend after his own dog attacked him.

Bob Schwartz, who also is Gov. Bill Richardson's crime adviser, was hospitalized at University of New Mexico Hospital on Sunday night with bites on both his arms, said Pahl Shipley, a spokesman for the governor.

A hospital spokeswoman declined to release Schwartz's condition, but Shipley said Schwartz is "going to be fine."

Schwartz has three dogs registered with the city: a boxer and two English bulldogs, said Denise Wilcox, who oversees Albuquerque's animal care centers.

Schwartz was instrumental in getting a law passed during this year's regular legislative session that would allow felony charges to be filed against owners of dogs deemed dangerous or potentially dangerous and that seriously injure or kill another animal or person.

The law was designed to make dog owners accountable, said Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort, R-Sandia Park, who worked with Schwartz to pass the bill.

"But I guess when it happens in your own family, that's another story," she said. "That's tragic."

Wilcox said Sunday her office had not received a bite report from University hospital, which is required when a dog bite leads to medical attention.


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Ironic?

 

karma bites you in the ass / arm every time

 

what? .. its not breed specific ... Id like to see the entire bill before saying it was Karma .....

 

hmmmmmmmmm how would felony charges be filed?

 

i hope they take his dam dogs and put them to sleep and charge him a couple hundred dollars.

 

Rock is right, it's not breed specific. He for one knew that BSL wouldn't work. I posted it b/c like El Frijolero brought up, how are they gonna charge him?

 

well, it does say other people..not the owner...

 

too funny, i love it when shit like that happens

 

a situation like this the hospitals are suppose to report it to the authoiries,and go from there after all it's still a dog bite reguardless if it wasn't a apbt

 

This is just one of those things, to funny.

 

Gotta love that Karma


puregame

 

didnt mean karma bcs of bsl i just meant the man pushing for dangerous dog laws gets bit by his own dog. i guess that would be a grass roots campaign

 

I say they make enough excuses to let him out of the whole deal. There are advisers on it as we speak trying to find this guy a legal loop hole.:rolleyes:

 

THANKS FOR POSTING THAT I WAS GOING TO AND FOR GOT. YOU BEAT ME TO IT.