Dog who attacked child will be sent to prison

A judge in Camden County spared a German shepherd who attacked a child from being euthanized. Instead, 7-year-old Ozzy will have to spend his life in prison.

In April, Ozzy, who lived with Kelly Allard in Somerdale, attacked a neighbor's child and was sent to an animal shelter. A municipal judge ordered the dog be put down. But his owner suggested arranged another option: He could have a job patrolling the perimeter at the privately run George W. Hill Correctional Facility near Media, Delaware County. There, he would not be allowed contact with the public or inmates.

On Monday, Superior Court Judge John T. McNeill 3d agreed to the plan, calling it the right alternative. - AP