Iowa City Animal Services seeks information after Hickory Hill Park hand bite
A City of Iowa City release said a leashed, medium-sized dog with fluffy tricolor fur bit a passerby on the hand at Hickory Hill Park on October 4; breed, medical outcome and rabies status remain unreported.
Incident summary
Iowa Media Wire reproduced a City of Iowa City Animal Services release saying a dog bite occurred around 2:30 p.m. on October 4 at Hickory Hill Park. The victim reported walking past two women, each with a dog on leash, when one medium-sized dog with fluffy tricolor fur bit the victim on the hand. Animal Services asked for information about the dog’s rabies-vaccination status. The reviewed release did not identify the victim or handlers, name a breed, describe medical treatment, or publish a final animal-control disposition.
Iowa City Animal Services was seeking information about the dog’s rabies-vaccination status. The reviewed release did not announce a citation, dangerous-dog determination, criminal charge, quarantine outcome, impound outcome, euthanasia decision or civil finding. BiteDB does not infer legal responsibility from the reported bite.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Iowa Media Wire reported from a City of Iowa City release that the bite occurred around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hickory Hill Park; the victim said one of two leashed dogs being walked by two women bit the victim on the hand, and the biting dog was described as medium-sized with fluffy tricolor fur.
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What BiteDB does not infer
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