Onion (dog)

Onion the dog is the phrase used by animal welfare advocates to identify a dog in Henderson, Nevada that has become the focus of a controversy after the dog caused the death of a one-year-old baby on April 27, 2012. This incident started an ongoing legal battle as to whether the dog should be killed or not.

Legal ruling
Clark County, Nevada District Judge Joanna Kishner denied a temporary restraining sought by the Lexus Project to have the dog moved to an animal rescue compound. The restraining order was denied June 8, 2012. The Lexus Project, a New York based animal rescue group, had sought to save the dog's life after the dog killed 1-year-old Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan at his grandmother's home on April 27, 2012, in Henderson, Nevada, USA.

Kishner denied the restraining order as the dog's owner had relinquished ownership to the City of Henderson by the boy's grandmother, Elizabeth Keller.

"Lexus does not have any property rights to the dog, so it had no legal right to seek the temporary restraining order," Kishner said in her legal ruling.ref>

Kishner also said no action could be taken until the order filed with the court, which could take a couple days.

Henderson city officials stated they “will follow the city's law, which would include euthanizing the dog.”

Lexus Project attorneys Chandan Manensingh and Kathy McCarthy both said they hoped it would take up to a week to have the court order filed as this would give them time to file an appeal.