DENVER — A dog owner is facing criminal charges while fighting the city to keep his dog, Fred, from being euthanized after a fight with another dog in the same household.

"My wife tries to separate them unsuccessfully, and in last ditch effort, sticks her arm out right in front of Fred's face to try to prevent him from biting his brother. She gets bitten on her arm, breaks her arm," Francis Wilson explained to Denver7 "EMS gets called. EMS calls Denver Animal Control."

That's when Josh Rolfe with animal protection began an investigation. He told Denver7, the Wilsons didn't want to keep Fred and the agency deemed Fred to be 'dangerous.'

That's when euthanasia was suggested. When Wilson tried to fight it, he was given a criminal summons.

"That's when it crossed the line for me, you're tr

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