Saturday, July 30, 2011

Officials seek Chow that bit woman

WAUSAU, WI -- The Marathon County Health Department is looking for a dog that bit a woman on Wausau's east side.

The incident happened in the 900 block of Steuben Street, according to a news release. The dog was described as a light-colored chow chow. The news release did not say when the bite occurred or the severity of the woman's injuries.

Health department officials do not know the status of the dog's rabies vaccinations, and the woman might have to undergo a series of rabies shots.

Anyone with information about this dog should call the Health Department at 715-261-1908, Marathon County Sheriff's Dispatch Center at 715-261-7785, or the Humane Society of Marathon County at 715-845-2810.

(Wausau Daily Herald  - July 30, 2011)