Owner decided to have dangerous dog put to sleep

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Owner decided to have dangerous dog put to sleep

A WOMAN whose dog bit a birdwatcher repeatedly on the arm has been fined £200 and ordered to pay £150 in compensation.

Jane Leask, of Exnaboe, Virkie, admitted the dog – a German shepherd/rottweiler cross breed called Honey – had been dangerously out of control on agricultural land near her home on 27 May this year.

Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said the dog had escaped from Leask’s property and the victim, a birdwatcher, knew he was going to be bitten from the aggressive manner in which the dog approached him while barking loudly.

He was bitten a number of times on the elbow to his injury, and also received a cut on his leg before people he was with were able to get the dog off him.

Lerwick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday that Royal Mail had previously refused to deliver mail to the address due to the dog.

Mackenzie said the latest incident had led Leask to realise she could not control the dog and, shortly after police visited in relation to the offence, she had contacted the vet and had Honey put to sleep.