A
retired bomb-sniffing dog that worked at the White House was captured
yesterday after escaping from handlers and biting two officers at a
Detroit Airport. Arco, a 5-year-old Belgian shepherd, had arrived on a
flight Monday from Arizona to be united with new owners, but got loose
when the owner let him out to relieve himself. Arco bit two Romulus
police officers when they attempted to grab him by the collar around
5:30 a.m. near Detroit Metro Airport. One officer required stitches on
his hand. Animal control officers and police captured the dog in the
afternoon. Arco will be quarantined for 10 days at the Romulus Animal
Shelter before being released to his new owners. Arco had been at
Rescued Helpers Inc. for the past seven months, but founder Nadine
Karsevar told the newspaper he was not an aggressive dog. Arco was
retired because he killed a cat that came into the backyard in Virginia
where he worked as a bomb-sniffing dog.
No comments:
Post a Comment