FOUNTAIN, Colo. — The Fountain Police Department and Animal Law Enforcement seized four dogs in Fountain following an alleged attack Tuesday.
According to the Fountain Police Department, they responded to a neighborhood on Desert Circle Drive southeast of Fountain Creek Regional Park around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say they were responding to a 911 hang-up call and when officers arrived they say they saw five aggressive dogs running loose in the neighborhood. According to officers, the dogs were jumping on vehicles, and at one point a person came outside of their house and was attacked by one of the dogs.
The man was taken to the hospital for bites on his lower leg, but he will be okay. According to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region officers deployed a Taser during the attack and the dog was given medical care.
According to Animal Law Enforcement, they have taken four of the five dogs found in the area. Police say the owner was fostering the animals, at this time they say it is unclear how they got out.
On Wednesday, the humane society said that the owner of the dogs has been charged with four counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous animal. Animal Law Enforcement is not releasing the breeds of the dogs seized at this time.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is learned.
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