Police: Two Goats Attacked by Dog on Harding Street

Two goats were attacked by a dog on Harding Street near Marlyn Road on March 2 and taken to a veterinarian for treatment, Medfield Police said. 

At 12:38 p.m. on March 2, Assistant Animal Control Officer Danielle Landry reported the attack on harding street and said "one goat was hurt badly," according to police reports. 

"The dog came from the Pine Street area and the attack occurred on Harding Street, in the area of Marlyn Road," Medfield Chief of Police Robert Meaney Jr. said. "The speculation is the dog may have left its yard and was chasing deer, ending up on Harding Street."

Landry brought the goats to the veterinarian and Meaney said the goats are expected to be "OK."

As for any disciplinary or legal action against the owners of the dog, Meaney said "the owner was cited for the dog being loose but the owner of the goats did not anticipate any further legal action."

"Part of the reason for [no legal action] is because Assistant Animal Control Officer Danielle Landry did a very thorough investigation and came to an agreement with the dog's owners regarding steps to be taken to restrict the dog's movement," Meaney said. "These steps were put in the form of a letter and delivered to the owner. [Steps] include retraining the dog with the electric fence, retraining the dog to obey verbal commands and putting an electric fence type device across the doors in the house to prevent the dog from leaving."

The owner of the dog agreed to pay the veterinarian's bills and "was very cooperative and receptive to doing whatever was necessary to deal with the situation," Meaney said. 

If the steps issued to the owner of the dog do not work, the owner has been told "the dog would be permanently removed from town," Meaney said.