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Wrong Dog Euthanized as Violent Dog Gets Adopted
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A northern Illinois animal control official is on administrative leave after the wrong dog was euthanized and another with a violent history was adopted.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Christine Johnson, administrator of Kendall County's Animal Control facility in Yorkville, said Friday that she "made a mistake" and had lied about putting down Moose. The bull mastiff was ordered destroyed after biting three people, including a 6-year-old boy in the face.

Moose was instead adopted by a family in another county. It is unclear if the dog will now be euthanized.

A resident involved in dog rescue groups pointed out the mix-up at an animal control meeting Friday. Johnson then admitted she knew of the mistake about a week after the wrong dog was euthanized.

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