Tompkins County seeks dog after Stewart Park bite in Ithaca
County health officials sought a small brown dog after a person was bitten while separating two dogs at Stewart Park on Aug. 29.
Incident summary
Tompkins County Whole Health said a person was bitten at Stewart Park while trying to separate two dogs. The biting dog was described as small and brown and was tied up at the time. Environmental Health sought the dog so it could be observed for 10 days and rabies post-exposure treatment for the bitten person could potentially be avoided.
No citation or criminal disposition was reported in the county health alert; the public-health investigation focused on locating and observing the dog for rabies risk.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Tompkins County Whole Health reported that a person was bitten in Stewart Park on Saturday, Aug. 29, in mid-afternoon while trying to separate two dogs. The county described the biting dog as small and brown and said the person did not see the owner.
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607 News Now — county health alert follow-up ↗ · Local news follow-up based on county health alert
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