The dogs' owner, a 59-year-old Swiss man, returned to his apartment in Zurich's Schlieren neighborhood on Feb. 24 and found that his two Bolonka dogs had been stolen, Swiss police said in a news release. The thieves left a blackmail letter demanding 1 million Swiss francs, or about $1,135,271, to release the dogs.

The owner of the adorable pups arrived home from a trip and found a ransom note requesting $1 million for the safe return of his dogs but he immediately contacted the police

Owners of dangerous dogs that attack often pay small fines and face misdemeanor charges, even if their pet seriously injured a human.

Nine months ago, we started documenting how often dangerous dogs attack and injure Ohioans and how state law is weak.