Israel - Remember the story of the dog that appeared at the gates of the beis din in mea Shearim? They could not chase it away, and supposedly had decided it was a gilgul of someone who had shamed the dayanim many years earlier. they supposedly had kids stone it and chase it away. The story raised a ruckus at the time, and the organization against cruelty to animals even filed a complaint against the beis din, all the while the head of the beis din denied the allegations. Today, the Maariv newspaper ran a "clarification" and apology about that story, saying the rav had said there is no basis for abusing the dog, not halachically and not logically. The rav had also said that city hall had sent their dog catcher to collect the dog from the premises of the beis din. The newspaper apologizes for the misleading headlines from when it was reported. The newspaper rarely gets the details of stories accurately, and it might generate interesting discussion, it is not worth condemning or attacking anybody just based on an inaccurate newspaper article. Full Story>>Maariv Apologizes About Misleading Headline Regarding Stoning Of Dog Story http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.com/2011/06/maariv-apologizes-about-misleading.html
