Dog injures passer-by in Analakely, Antananarivo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
A man was injured by a dog on the evening of 7 November in Analakely, Antananarivo, while its owner was holding the animal on a lead. The Urban Commune of Antananarivo recalled the rules for controlling dogs and the penalties for violence against municipal police officers, according to L'Express de Madagascar.
An argument broke out between the dog’s owner and the passer-by before a municipal police officer intervened and tried to separate them, before being pushed by the animal’s owner, according to a source within the Antananarivo municipal police.
The Urban Commune of Antananarivo recalled that violence, threats and physical assaults against municipal police officers can lead to legal proceedings, referring in particular to Article 230 of the Malagasy Penal Code. It also called on dog owners to monitor their animals, keep them under control in public places and keep them on a lead.
