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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Dangerous dogs' bill holding owners liable for dog attacks, aggressive bites, closer to becoming law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would hold dog owners accountable for their 'dangerous dogs' moved forward in the Florida Senate and is inching closer to becoming a law. CS/HB 593, referred to as the 'Dangerous Dogs' bill, requires certain dogs to be confiscated, impounded, or held and securely confined in a proper enclosure if the animals are known to be dangerous. Florida lawmakers reverse law to require later school start times 'The Legislature finds that dangerous dogs are an increasingly serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of the people of this state because of unprovoked attacks which cause injury to persons and domestic animals; that such attacks are in part attributable to the failure of owners to confine and properly train and control their dogs.' The bill defined 'dangerous dog' as any dog that has aggressively bitten, attacked, endangered or inflicted severe injury on a human on public or private property, has more than once several injured or killed a domestic animal off their owner's property, or has, unprovoked, chased or approached a personin public in an 'attitude of attack.' These animals would be required to be properly enclosed inside, in a fenced yard or secured pen/structure that prevents them from escaping. An animal control officer would investigate reported incidents, requiring an interview with the dangerous dog owner, and confiscate the dog pending the outcome of the investigation. If necessary, the dog would be quarantined, impounded and held. The owner would be responsible for all boarding costs and fees pending a hearing/appeal, the bill states. Clearwater residents say they want 'less of Scientology' amid proposal to sell public street A dog would not be considered dangerous if the person attacked was unlawfully on the private property or if the dog was defending a person from an unjustified attack. The bill is cited as the 'Pam Rock Act,' referring to a mail carrier who was attacked and killed by a pack of dogs in 2022, NBC affiliate WESH reported. 'This bill, what it does is it puts into place a series of laws to help keep people safe when they're living their life, doing their own business, just like Pam Rock was as a mail carrier,' Sen. Jay Collins, District 14, said. Three months ago, after two dogs mauled an 8-year-old Deland boy to death, the bill regained interest. Sheriff Mike Chitwood, with the Volusia Sheriff's Office, has supported this bill from the beginning, saying this recent situation has put the topic 'on steroids' with Florida lawmakers. If passed, the bill would take effect July 1. To read the revised version of the bill in its entirety, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Herald Sun
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
AFL news 2025: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan takes leave of absence from Bulldogs
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Western Bulldogs forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan may have played his last game for the Dogs after taking a personal leave of absence from the club. Any faint hopes the gun forward could make a return to the top level this year appear almost certainly over after a decision to fully focus on his personal issues. The club confirmed on Tuesday Ugle-Hagan and his family had reached the decision to step away after a series of meetings with Dogs' staff and AFL officials. It allows the 23-year-old to concentrate on his health, while the call will also help eliminate any distractions for the team as the eighth-placed Dogs attempt to make a deep run in September. However, the man who booted 43 goals last season will continue to be paid his $800,000-a-year salary after signing a bumper contract extension in 2024. The club said in a statement on Tuesday an AFL-backed 'management plan' had been arranged for Ugle-Hagan who has barely trained at Whitten Oval since the end of last season. 'Jamarra's health and wellbeing remains the absolute priority and he will be given whatever time he needs,' football boss Sam Power said. 'We will continue to support Jamarra throughout this period.' The decision will be embraced by Dogs' players and coaching staff who want Ugle-Hagan to receive the support he needs to overcome his complex issues. It is unclear when or if Ugle-Hagan will return to the club. As the Herald Sun revealed on Saturday, significant frustrations had mounted over the situation, with coach Luke Beveridge saying he was unsure if Ugle-Hagan wanted to play again at AFL level. 'He will tell you he does, but the actions don't back the words up,' Beveridge told the Herald Sun. 'It is going to take a lot of time to build trust again with everyone. 'The thing about compliance and punctuality and being in a program you have to be there. 'You can't choose which days you don't come.' Ugle-Hagan has not trained at the club over the past three weeks and was seen arriving late to a session earlier in the season in an awkward scene for teammates. Ugle-Hagan will almost certainly explore a trade at season's end, although the Dogs' hopes of receiving decent compensation in any exchange have seriously diminished. It is a blow for the club which also lost scintillating midfielder Bailey Smith (Geelong) and Jack Macrae (St Kilda) in a deal for pick 17 and former Blues' midfielder Matt Kennedy last year. Ugle-Hagan could pursue a fresh start interstate next year with Sydney Swans considered a possible landing spot in a trade for a late draft pick. But rival clubs are unsure if Ugle-Hagan has a future at the top level at all as he continues to work through his personal issues. The man from Framlingham, near Warrnambool, is contracted to the Bulldogs until the end of next season, and spent time in Perth earlier this year with the Indigenous All-Stars team. He has continued to post videos of his off-site gym workouts to social media as part of his flexible training arrangement which was announced by the club in January. KANE: WE WANT TO SEE JAMARRA PLAY FOOTY AGAIN - Lauren Wood AFL football boss Laura Kane says 'there is' a path back to football for embattled former No. 1 pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan. The Western Bulldogs revealed on Tuesday evening that Ugle-Hagan would be allowed an indefinite period of leave as he continues to navigate personal issues, with a 'management model' in place for the Victorian forward. The AFL is also involved in assisting Ugle-Hagan, with Kane saying she believed that more time away from the game was the right move. 'We've seen working with Jamarra and the Bulldogs, Jamarra's management and his family and really, clearly, yesterday's statement said that a management plan is in place, and I won't go into the details of what that looks like,' Kane said on Wednesday. 'It's personal to Jamarra, but we want him to work through the challenges that he has, and if he wants to, we want him to play footy and have a long career. 'Dr Kate Hall leads our mental health and wellbeing team, and if there are resources available to players that we can provide then, then we're really happy to do that. 'Thereis (a path back to football for him).Andwewanttomakesurehe'sareallygreatkidandareallygoodplayer,andifhecannavigatehischallenges,thenwe'dlovetoseehimonafootyfieldagain.' Ugle-Hagan is training away from the club having not played this season. 'The appropriate step at the moment is that Jamarra looks after his wellbeing, and that he gets into a position personally where he can train and play if he wants to,' Kane said on SEN. 'And so how he does that, I think, is personal to him and that's why we were pleased that we could all come together to create a plan for him that we hope works.' Bevo concedes: When Jamarra drama will 'come to a head'
7NEWS
23-04-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Western Bulldogs superstar Sam Darcy set to avoid surgery on fractured knee after escaping ACL injury
Western Bulldogs star Sam Darcy breathed a sigh of relief when he escaped an ACL injury, and now he is set to avoid surgery altogether. The 21-year-old hyperextended his left knee on Saturday night and all signs pointed to a season-ending ACL tear. Scans instead showed a fractured knee and other ligament damage, and expectations have been subverted further with the Dogs' tentative plan for an operation scrapped. 'It's my understanding the superstar forward has avoided surgery,' 7NEWS Melbourne's Mitch Cleary reported. 'After meeting experts he's expected to avoid going under the knife, giving great optimism of a home-and-away season return.' The Bulldogs hinted at the growing possibility on Tuesday in their weekly injury update. 'We are currently working through opinions and options on how to best manage Sam and will update his return-to-play timeline in the coming days,' medical boss Chris Bell said. Initial fears of an ACL brought the Darcy family's shattering history into view. He went down just under 20 years to the day since father and 226-game Bulldogs great Luke suffered the first of two serious knee injuries that sidelined him for most of 2005-06. All eyes will now be on Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge's team announcement on Thursday ahead of Saturday night's clash with the GWS Giants. The premiership-winning coach said he intends to get creative to replace the 208cm Darcy, who was already up to 14 goals this year, as the eighth-placed Dogs (3-3) chase a finals berth. Beveridge will turn to his 'role-player options' to fill the void next to Aaron Naughton, and hinted he could also use a smaller line-up, Tall first-round draft picks Jordan Croft and Jedd Busslinger, both of whom are yet to debut at AFL level, could also be used as the coach juggles options in the forward and back lines. 'Buku (Khamis) can play either end of the ground, as James (O'Donnell) can,' Beveridge said. 'We think long-term James is probably more of a key back for us. 'It's not in the Plan A approach to the game to play Rory (Lobb) forward at the start of a game, but it is an option. 'He'll do anything for the team — he's a great team man like that. 'And the other option is to just play a bit smaller at times.' Beveridge's short-term fix won't include troubled star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, last year's leading goalkicker who remains unavailable for selection as he deals with personal issues.
