Responded via email to John Arnold. Also forwarded Virgil Sauder's contact information.

Good afternoon Mr. Arnold, In regards to your question this morning about animal bites, below is a message from Animal Control Director Virgil Sauder: The reasons that dogs bite are varied, from outright aggression, to defensive actions, to illnesses. The job of the Animal Control Officer is to respond to the bite and gather as much information as possible from all parties involved. If the dog is not found, the Animal Control Officers will patrol the area in an attempt to locate the dog. Once the dog is located the dog is required by state law to be quarantined for 10 days after the bite. It is up to the officer's discretion as to where the dogs need to be quarantined. The officer's take in to account severity and reason of attack, current rabies vaccination status, and ability of the owner to control their dogs when making this decision. The quarantine is for the purpose of observation for a rabies infection only. As far as fears about that animal in the future. Dog bites are mostly situational in nature. Our procedure is to allow the owner of the dogs to remedy the situation and prevent the issue in the future. Of course if the bite is severe we will work at declaring the dog vicious and/or removing the dog. If you have any further questions, please call Virgil at 812.349.3870 or email at sauderv@bloomington.in.gov. Regards, Matthew Wolf