Dogs Declared Dangerous

Two large dogs accused of killing a smaller one are dangerous, Spokane County commissioners decided Tuesday.

The ruling means Mead resident Robert Marci must meet a long list of costly requirements if he wants to keep his mixed-breed dogs, Ashley and Husker.

According to testimony at a recent hearing, Marci’s neighbors saw his dogs running from their home on March 9, then found their own dog bloodied and dead at the end of its chain.

An animal control officer found Husker, a male shepherd-husky mix, spotted with blood. Husker still had stitches in his head from a similar fight two weeks earlier, said officer Sheri Kent.

Kent cited Marci for keeping unlicensed dogs with “vicious propensities” and allowing them to kill another dog.

To save the dogs from being euthanized, Marci must install elaborate fencing and warning signs, license the dogs at a cost $75 apiece, and get a $50,000 bond and liability insurance.

Insurance companies often are reluctant to issue policies if they know a dog is declared dangerous.

, DataTimes