On May 24th, 2011, Duke was officially retired from Dagostinia.  Earlier that year he was provoked by a visiting minor.  The provocation led to Duke snapping at and biting the provocateur.  Duke was retained for many months afterward while several options were explored.  In the end it was decided that Duke should go to a responsible home without children.  The concern is not so much that he WILL attack children, rather that he has the potential to.  Were Dagostinia devoid of minizens, he may have been granted stay.  However in the interest of citizen peace of mind and minizen safety, he has been placed elsewhere.  Thank you Duke for your years of service.