On behalf
of victims of dog attacks, we provide effective and attentive legal representation.
Not exact matches
The report shows that proportionately more Labradors were
attacked and the majority
of victim dogs were male and that 51.4 % were black in colour.
One guide
dog owner who was a
victim of an
attack reported wanting to move house afterwards and others said they were too frightened to go out.
«There will be no letters
of support from New Windsor residents who recall Dubaldi as mastermind
of baseless
attacks on candidates Chris Eachus, a respected NFA teacher he accused
of supporting child molesters, or Diane Newlander, who wanted a
dog park, or Bonnie Brennan, a respected international civil rights attorney and domestic abuse
victim he accused
of being a criminal.»
The
victim dog handlers also reported that their emotional well - being had been affected in 70 %
of attacks, including 39 % feeling anxious, 35 % feeling shaken and 30 % feeling upset.
A total
of 97 %
of attacks occurred in public areas and 55 %
of victim dogs were working in harness when they were
attacked.
A
victim of a violent post-apartheid
attack narrates from beyond the grave Miranda Sherry's unnerving debut novel Black
Dog Summer, named for the «black dog» as an ill omen in local folklo
Dog Summer, named for the «black
dog» as an ill omen in local folklo
dog» as an ill omen in local folklore.
Since 1987, Oklahoma has had a series
of dog attack cases where the
victims have attempted to hold someone other than the actual
dog owner responsible for their injuries.
And there are other types
of behavior that can be modified, but don't use this type
of learning, such as the group
attack of a pack
of dogs on a
victim.
Children are the mostly likely
victim of this warped attitude, being the ones most likely to be
attacked by a
dog.
February, 2018
Victim of Vicious
Dog Attack When we get an urgent, life or death call from animal control.
However, the status
of the
victim is only a small part
of the storm
of protest following a fatal
dog attack.
Adding to the problem is the phenomenon that so many people have become so indoctrinated by the media that «pit bulls» ARE dangerous
dogs, and are THE MOST dangerous
dogs that if they witness a
dog attack or are the
victim of one they will automatically assume the
dog must be a «pit bull» and will report it as such - because any
dog who
attacks must necessarily be a «pit bull».
Since 1982, pit bulls have killed 259
of the 511 North American
victims of fatal
dog attacks.
The chief
dog warden
of Lucas County testified that: (1) when pit bulls
attack, they are more likely to inflict severe damage to their
victim than other breeds
of dogs; (2) pit bulls have killed more Ohioans than any other breed
of dog; (3) Toledo police officers fire their weapons in the line
of duty at pit bulls more often than they fire weapons at people and all other breeds
of dogs combined; (4) pit bulls are frequently shot during drug raids because pit bulls are encountered more frequently in drug raids than any other
dog breed....
And punishing owners
of violent
dogs after an
attack does nothing to help
victims.
Which brings us to the question
of what to do if you are the
victim or the witness to an
attack by
dogs like these.
Colleen Lynn is the founder
of DogsBite.org, a national
dog - bite
victims» group dedicated to reducing serious
dog attacks.
Quote from July 2014 coverage
of a pit bull
attack: «The first time I saw a photo
of a
victim's arm torn down to nothing but bone and tendon, I thought, «That's not a
dog bite».
«A study by Dr Randall Lockwood
of the US Humane Society found that pit bulls are more likely to break restraints to
attack someone and that pit bulls are more likely to
attack their owners, possibly as a result
of owners trying to separate their
dogs from
victims.»
Finally, the absence
of a tail may cause a
dog to be the
victim of attacks by other
dogs due to an inability to communicate.»
The $ 100 million award remains the second highest on record for a
dog attack, nearly triple the $ 37 million award issued in January 2015 to pit bull
attack victim Erin Ingram by DeKalb County senior judge Matthew Robins,
of Decatur, Georgia.
But the $ 5 million jury award followed many other seven - figure awards in fatal and disfiguring
dog attack cases which the
victims have been unable to collect either from uninsured
dog owners or from insurance companies which have successfully contended that the
dog owners voided coverage by violating the terms
of their policies.
Although these
attacks happened decades apart, all the
victims were in middle childhood, the
dog in each instance was tied outside, and none
of the children knew the
dog well.
Perhaps the
victims of the
dog attacks treated the
dog how it should NOT be treated, or approached it without knowing how to properly approaching the
dog.
It should also be considered that the incidence
of pit bull - type
dogs» involvement in severe and fatal
attacks may represent high prevalence in neighborhoods that present high risk to the young children who are the most common
victim of severe or fatal
attacks.
Humane society officials said children, the elderly and letter carriers are the most frequent
victims of dog attacks.
«They need our protection as they are often the
victims of horrendous crimes which include being shot, poisoned, caught in snares, abandoned or
attacked by
dogs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- The 2007 conviction
of football star Michael Vick for dogfighting helped hundreds
of animal welfare executives and their minions to get filthy rich, yet the animal advocacy groups pocketing the money did little, if anything, to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the April 20, 2007 drug bust and April 25, 2007 police raid that sent Vick to prison, sent pit bull advocates laughing all the way to the bank, and ---- indirectly ---- sent tens
of thousands
of human and animal
dog attack victims to hospitals, veterinarians, and often their graves.
What should shock the sheltering community into belated
victim awareness, if anything can or will before the
victim advocacy movement hits the humane community harder than anything since the rise
of «no kill» advocacy in 1995, are the numbers pertaining to
attacks by rehomed
dogs.
In a remarkable story, straight out
of the movies, Dakota survived, became a highly trained therapy
dog and went on to save the life
of his current owner, heart
attack victim Michael Lingenfelter.
Some may be
victims of dog fighting rings, where they are used as «bait
dogs», leaving them fearful and more likely to bite or
attack.
Many police departments use
dogs to track and
attack criminals, sniff for drugs or bombs, and search for
victims of crimes or disasters.
In a syndicated New York Times story from 1977 on
dog bites, opening with the story
of a seven year - old boy receiving a very minor injury from a Great Dane, author Jane E. Brody advises, «(S) imple precautions on the part
of the
dog owners and potential
victims could prevent most
of these
attacks.»
The court can also order the owner to pay restitution to a
victim of a
dog bite or
attack.
A study by the Canadian hospitals injury reporting and prevention program examined the
dog breeds involved in
attacks that were serious enough that the
victim sought medical attention at one
of eight reporting hospitals.
Despite his appalling injuries, Clive is now making a good recovery but Cats Protection says his case is not an isolated one, with around 10 cats every month reported as being the
victim of a
dog attack — 80 per cent
of which are fatal.
The report
of the 34 years studied, among all breeds, the report contains 7045
dog attacks causing serious injury, 4424
attacks that maimed or disfigured
victim, and 675 deaths.
The Media has done a great job
of convincing you that you «re more
of a
victim than others because the
dog that
attacked your
dog may be or is alleged to be one
of these 3 Breeds.
They are kept by people (usually the 20 something) who have zero structure for the animal or they baby the
dog where it has zero boundaries and than call
victims names when we tell them the statics
of how many children have died as a result
of pitbull
attacks.
This week's guest is Tim Leffel This Week's News A New Breed
of Guard
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victim's family Can you name the countries mentioned by the New York Times less than Paris Hilton?
They include a comedic series
of bedraggled
dogs captured mid-bath, to
victims of acid
attacks in Bangladesh showing their scars.
The Media Watch
attack dogs were released in response to a direction from Pac Hydro — which is (as a consequence
of Cooper's work) now squarely in the gun, facing $ millions in damages claims from its
victims at Cape Bridgewater.
The website explains state and municipal laws related to
dog ownership, and what legal claims may be made by
victims of bites or
attacks.
Generally, these laws are supported by people who are afraid
of dogs,
victims of dog attacks, and people who have been led to believe that their families are at risk from dangerous
dogs in their neighborhoods.
This doctrine allows the
victim of a
dog bite or animal
attack to seek compensation from the owner
of the pet.
If you've been bitten or
attacked by a
dog, you should consult with a California
dog bite lawyer to determine if you are entitled to compensation to cover your medical bills and damages; and to pursue the defendant for compensation as the
victim of the injury.
If you've been the
victim of a
dog bite
attack and would like to speak to a personal injury attorney, please call The Cochran Firm at 1-800-843-3476 today for a free consultation.
When a
dog attacks an individual - regardless
of the
victim's age, physical build or mental attributes - the incident leaves a mark.
Some
of these instances involved gangs
of dogs attacking a
victim and in other cases the
dogs actually turned on their owners.