The controversy around an off-leash dog intensifies: men clash in Vienna-Brigittenau

At around 9:05 am, police were told that a 30-year-old man had been wounded in the face on Dresdnerstraße in the district of Vienna-Brigittenau. He was traveling with a dog list. According to his own information, he allegedly contracted the injuries during an altercation with another dog owner.

Men get together because of the dog not on a leash

The two had clashed because the opponent had not left the smallest dog, a Maltese. The owner of the animal had only scolded and let his little white dog run freely. The owner of the dog then threatened the police and started to persecute the other man. Therefore, the second dog owner should have hit his fist in the face, at the age of 30. As dog owners settled, dogs would gather and start biting themselves. The Maltese jumped on the list of dogs, a mix of American Staffordshire Terrier and Dogo Argentino. The owners wanted to separate the dogs, while the 30-year-old also suffered hand injuries. The other owner of the dog then left the site of the incident.

With facial wounds, scratches and bite marks on the fingers, the man reported the incident of a patrol with a patrol dog. Even his pet, for which he has a dog bill, said, according to police spokesman Paul Eidenberger: "The Maltese boy added that the dog on the list apparently bites in the forelegs and head.

Second dog owner arrested

The second man, also 30, was found by the authorities in a neighboring apartment. He denied, however, the alleged course of the conflict.

The 30-year-old opened the door with traces of blood on the leg of his pants and a bite to the index finger. According to him, he was insulted and motivated, he had used a leash anyway. His opponent had also hit him first, which he had ended with broken glbades. Maltese were injured in the hip, chest and mouth.

The fact that the owner of the pet dog has been transferred to custody at the end has nothing to do with the ongoing incident. When the police wanted to establish the identity of the man, she discovered that the second man had already received a detention order, it was supposed to constitute an offense for injuries. Then the man was arrested. Officials discovered about 40 cannabis plants and 65 grams of cannabis, which he justified by "personal use". His dog was delivered to the rescue of the animals.

The two Austrians involved have been reported for mutual aggression and under the Vienna Animal Welfare Act. Both must be in good health, apart from other disorders, subject to unpleasant rabies prophylaxis, said the police spokesman.