Ayen's Law

Asalaamu alaykum wa rahmahtullahi wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam.

I have been following this story since the incident occurred - here are my past posts:

• Ayen Chol - And the Pitbull Debate
• "Where is Ayen?" Ask Classmates
• Dangerous Dog Owners Could Be Jailed For Attacks

I would just like to share some news, that I believe to be a huge step forward in the prevention of the recent trend of aggressive Dogs attacking people (most particularly children, and the elderly) it has been passed that Dog owners, who's Dogs attack people will be charged on behalf of their dog.

Dog owner charged over fatal mauling of Ayen Chol

THE owner of a dog which fatally mauled a four-year-old girl to death has been charged. Ayen Chol was killed on August 17 when a pit bull entered the St Albans house where she was staying.

Police have charged a 57-year-old St Alban’s man on summons under the Domestic Animals Act.

A police spokeswoman said the man was charged to appear at the Sunshine Magistrate’s Court on December 6 in relation to the attack.

"He has been charged with eight offences under the Domestic Animals Act,’’ she said.

The charges include owning a dog which attacks a person causing death, two counts of owning a dog which attacks a person causing serious injury, three counts of owning a dog that chases/worries a person, owning a dog found at large and failing to register a dog.

Wasalaam.
Abu Khadijah.