By KENNEDY GRIFFIN

(Montague, MA) The Montague Selectboard met on Tuesday and voted to euthanize a dog following two separate attacks on residents. There were incidents in December 2021 and September 2022 where the dog bit two people, along with other reports from residents of the pitfall mix Titan exhibiting aggressive behavior.

The decision comes after the Selectboard set regulations in August that the owners have since violated leading to the second attack in September. The dog owner, Jason Pike, came to the meeting to show the progress and efforts he had made to build fencing and follow the regulations set at the August meeting, however the select board made the decision to euthanize in order to protect the safety of the town residents.