By: Lydia Crawley
The Parsons Advocate
Tucker County has seen a rise in dog bite cases since summer arrived. Tucker County Animal Shelter Director Stacey Canfield said the County’s Animal Control Officer, along with Tucker County Sheriff Jake Kopec have exceptionally busy during the month of June responding to aggressive dog and biting dog reports.
“He’s been responding to a lot of bite cases,” Canfield said. “The weather warms up and dogs go outside and people come to hike and kayak and do all those things and with them come their dogs. So we’ve definitely seen a big increase.”
The Shelter, as of July 8th, was currently housing a dog that had been brought in for quarantine for biting. By West Virginia Law, any dog that bites a person must be quarantined for 10 days for rabies observation.
Canfield said that rabies vaccinations are available at the Shelter for Tucker County residents for a $10 fee and field calls are available. By law, all dogs, cats and ferrets over the age of 6 months are required to be vaccinated. First shots are good for one year and subsequent vaccinations cover the animal for three years. Other resources available at the Shelter include spay/neuter vouchers.
For more information contact the Tucker County Animal Shelter at (304) 478-6232. The Tucker County Animal Shelter is located at 586 Brooklyn Heights Road in Parsons and can also be found on Facebook and Instagram or at their website tuckercountyanimalshelter.com.
