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IN RE TATO

No. 353884.

984 N.W.2d 849 (2021)

339 Mich. App. 654

IN RE TATO. Allegan County Sheriff Department Animal Control, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Katie Lopez, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 28, 2021, 9:00 a.m.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, Myrene K. Koch , Prosecuting Attorney, and Molly S. Schikora , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for Allegan County Sheriff's Department Animal Control.

Celeste M. Dunn, PLC (by Celeste M. Dunn ) and Chartier & Nyamfukudza, PLC, East Lansing (by Mary Chattier ) for Katie Lopez.

Speaker Law Firm, PLLC (by Liisa R. Speaker , Kalamazoo, and Andrea Muroto ) for the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, amicus curiae.

Before: Gadola, P.J., and Swartzle and Cameron, JJ.

Ava Caswell and Kimberly Nienhuis were walking their dogs in a residential neighborhood when one of their dogs, Piper, was attacked by Tato, a pit bull. The two dogs were eventually separated, with Piper suffering a minor injury to his ear. Petitioner sought to euthanize Tato, alleging that the dog was a "dangerous animal" under the...

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