I am supposed to be very busy (see this post); but I cannot let this go by because this is real news.
As they say, when a dog bites a person that's not news. But when a person bites dog, that is news.
Well here, the dog owner bit someone. That could still be news.
As of 8:25 this evening this is one of the reports from SunStar Cebu. This may change anytime if the editors are careful. So here's a screen capture:
The penalties are found in the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007.
Seriously now, here's a case which involves a person who is not even the dog owner but was still penalized by the SC because the dog he has been feeding bit a child.