The nearly 2-year-old black lab escaped from home and bit a woman.
But Junior's punishment wasn't supposed to be a death sentence.
Genesee County Animal Control officials have apologized to Anette Hetzer for accidentally euthanizing her dog last week. The dog had been quarantined at the county's animal shelter to observe for signs of rabies after escaping from Hetzer's Vienna Township home north of Flint June 9 and biting the woman. Hetzer's husband received a ticket for a leash law violation.
"He was the sweetest dog," Hetzer told The Flint Journal for a story published Wednesday. "It doesn't seem right. This was a family dog -- almost like a family member. ... He shouldn't have died like that."
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