Insurance Required for Dangerous Dogs?
Does that sound unreasonable? Semi trucks are required to have a certain amount of insurance. Why? Because they are more likely to cause serious injuries. I think it is pretty safe to guess that...
View Article800,000 Dog Bite Victims Need Medical Attention Annually
That’s the American Veterinary Medical Association talking. For what it’s worth 800,000 is approximately the population of San Fransisco. The AVMA goes on to say that dogs attack children more than...
View ArticleAnimal Attack Quarantine
Sauk County discusses the law that mandates that any owner of a dog or cat must quarantine their animal if it attacks. In short, if your dog or cat bites someone it is Wisconsin law that the animal...
View ArticleTake Responsibility Dog Owners!
The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter noted a frustrating story about a dog bite victim. A Keil woman was attacked by a dog. It appears that, at first, she didn’t realize that the dog broke her skin....
View ArticleHomeowner, Not Dog Owner, Responsible For Dog Bite
Wisconsin’s Court of Appeals held today that a homeowner whose friend lived with him for four months before the attack was responsible for the damages caused by the dog. The Oshkosh Northwestern...
View ArticleWest Allis, WI: Vicious Dogs Banned?
Considering what I’ve written about in the past I don’t know how I CAN’T write about the saga of the Pit Bull ban in West Allis. As you’ve probably read on the AP Wire the City President exercised his...
View ArticleFamily’s Two Pitbulls Kill Grandpa
It happened in Rubidoux, California (near Los Angeles). I haven’t seen much reported other than the grandfather stepped outside to smoke a cigarette when he was attacked. There was one family member...
View ArticleChippewa Falls Dog Attack
According to reports a 68 year old woman was attacked by a pack of dogs near her home. From the report it appears that the dogs acted with a pack mentality. The four dogs attacked her as she walked...
View ArticleMilwaukee 3 Year Old Attacked By Dog
I don’t quite understand this story. I get that the dog attacked the little 3 year old. It sounds serious. Luckily, we have one of the best Children’s Hospitals in the nation. I don’t understand the...
View ArticleDog Bite Update
I posted a couple days ago about a 3-year-old Milwaukee boy who was bit by a bull dog. According to other news stories I’ve read his nose and part of his lip were bit off. He was rushed to Children’s...
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