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Columbus Dispatch conducts months-long investigation into dog attacks

Dog attacks are more common than people realize.
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Dog attacks are more common than people realize.

Dog attacks are more common than many people realize.

A dog that disfigures or even kills someone isn’t required to be euthanized.

The owner is likely to pay a fine that’s little more than a traffic ticket.

But a 9-month investigation by the Columbus Dispatch could change that.

We’re talking with the reporter who broke the story and two people whose lives changed forever after vicious dog attacks.

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