The victim isn’t the only one who survives a dog attack: so does the vicious dog, in most cases. Animal control departments too often lack the resources, the legal authority, and/or the willpower to rid our communities of killer dogs. For example, the Knox County, Tennessee animal control department failed to take away a gang […]
Should the law allow a protection dog to be certified as a service dog (i.e., a dog for the blind, the handicapped, etc.)? I was contacted by a member of the public who asked me to help get her dog back. It was a pit bull that was trained as a protection dog AND as […]
With the news that another child has been killed by wild dogs, animal control departments are again reminded to do their duty or face the consequences. This week in Saskatchewan, Canada, a 10 year-old boy was mauled to death on the Canoe Lake Cree Nation. (See article by clicking here.) Here in California, I have […]
On February 1, 2010, 5 dogs attacked a mother and her 4 children who were walking to the park, in the city of Fontana, California. The dogs were 4 pit bulls and one mastiff. All 5 family members were injured. One child is on life support and is in critical condition today, and another has […]
A recent decision of the Nebraska Supreme Court created a loophole in the state’s dog bite statute, giving reason for the legislature to adopt the Model Dog Bite Statute. A prior decision of the Nebraska Supreme Court construed a previous version of the Nebraska dog bite statute. That Court decision, based on the prior statute, said […]