A Jackson man is looking for answers after he says his pug was killed in an attack by three neighborhood dogs.Jeremy Litton, who lives on Colonial Circle, said his dog, Pugsley, was attacked on Jan. 1. Litton claims an animal control officer caught the dogs accused in the attack and returned them to their owner, saying, “That’s just dogs being dogs.”Litton spoke out during Tuesday night’s Jackson City Council meeting.“He told us (the animal control officer) immediately released those dogs back to their home,” Litton said.Litton said he was told that the dogs, which he said were pit bulls, escaped through a fence. He claims there was no investigation into whether the fence had been repaired or secured and no questions asked when the dogs were returned.City officials said for a dog to be quarantined or euthanized, the animal has to break the skin in a human and the animal control officer would have to put in a request to the court.The owner of the three dogs agreed to remove them from the city and they are now in Louisiana, city officials said. If the dogs return to the Jackson neighborhood, the animal control officer can ask the court to have them euthanized, authorities said.Councilman Kenneth Stokes plans to discuss the incident and the need for pet registration during a City Council meeting next month.

A Jackson man is looking for answers after he says his pug was killed in an attack by three neighborhood dogs.

Jeremy Litton, who lives on Colonial Circle, said his dog, Pugsley, was attacked on Jan. 1. Litton claims an animal control officer caught the dogs accused in the attack and returned them to their owner, saying, “That’s just dogs being dogs.”


Litton spoke out during Tuesday night’s Jackson City Council meeting.

“He told us (the animal control officer) immediately released those dogs back to their home,” Litton said.

Litton said he was told that the dogs, which he said were pit bulls, escaped through a fence. He claims there was no investigation into whether the fence had been repaired or secured and no questions asked when the dogs were returned.

City officials said for a dog to be quarantined or euthanized, the animal has to break the skin in a human and the animal control officer would have to put in a request to the court.

The owner of the three dogs agreed to remove them from the city and they are now in Louisiana, city officials said.

If the dogs return to the Jackson neighborhood, the animal control officer can ask the court to have them euthanized, authorities said.

Councilman Kenneth Stokes plans to discuss the incident and the need for pet registration during a City Council meeting next month.