Fox Terrier Bites 3-Year-Old Girl…'Must Ban Indiscriminate Sales and Ownership'

[Suwon Ilbo= Reporter Kim Ah-hyun] "The fox terrier biting incident is a problem caused by people who kept and managed dogs improperly. If we prevent anyone from owning and selling dogs, we could solve dog biting incidents and abandoned animal problems..."

Park Im-suk, 36, a resident of Gyeonggi Province, expressed regret that media coverage of the fox terrier incident only stoked fear. He believes there must be an investigation into the root causes of the accident, such as the environment in which the dog lived and how the owner raised it.

He said, "When I go out for a walk, some people get angry asking why I'm not muzzling my dog regardless of its size, and I've seen cases where police are even called. Since some people dislike dogs, I try to follow pet etiquette and am careful, but it's wrong to indiscriminately demonize dogs and make dog owners seem like criminals."

Kim Jung-sook, a resident of Seoul, said, "When I searched what kind of temperament a fox terrier has, the first page shows tireless energy, bravery, digging, and high tendency to bark. Raising such a dog in an apartment requires education and training."

Meanwhile, according to police, Mr. Song is accused of allowing his fox terrier to bite the thigh of a 3-year-old girl (A) in front of an elevator on the basement first floor of an apartment in Yongin on the 21st of last month, causing injury. A police official said, "Since the victim's parents want Mr. Song to be punished, we plan to formally charge Mr. Song once the damage investigation is completed."