Fox Terrier Bites 3-Year-Old Girl…'Dogs Shouldn't Be Sold or Raised by Just Anyone'

[News S=Reporter Kim Ah-hyun] "The fox terrier biting incident is a problem of people raising and managing the dog incorrectly. If we prevent just anyone from raising and selling dogs, we could solve dog biting accidents and the problem of abandoned animals…"

Park Im-sook (36), who lives in Gyeonggi Province, expressed regret that media coverage of the fox terrier incident only stokes fear. She believes there should be an investigation into the root causes of the accident, such as the environment the dog lived in and how the owner raised it.

"When I go for walks, some people get angry that I don't put a muzzle on my dog regardless of its size, and I've even seen cases where people call the police," she said. "Since some people dislike dogs, I try to follow proper pet etiquette and am cautious, but it's not right to blanketly hate dogs and treat dog owners like criminals."

Kim Jung-sook from Seoul said, "When I searched what characteristics fox terriers have, the first page showed: tireless energy, bravery, digging tendency, and high barking tendency. If you're going to raise such a dog in an apartment, education and training are necessary."

Meanwhile, according to police, Song (surname) is accused of allowing his fox terrier to bite the thigh of a 3-year-old girl identified as A (3) in front of an elevator on the B1 floor of an apartment in Yongin on the 21st of last month. A police official stated, "Since the victim's parents want Song to be punished, we plan to file charges against Song after completing the damage investigation."