Pitbull Owner Grieves while Postal Worker Recovers in Hospital
A man believes that a 53 year old female postal mail carrier may have provoked his pit bull to attack her, sending her to the hospital with serious chest and hand injuries. Officials euthanized the dog stating that it was a vicious attack dog committed by an animal too dangerous to be left to interact with others. The cbs4.com story also reported that the owner is upset that he could not bring his dog back to his residence to bury it. Authorities explained that the dog’s head was cut off and sent to be tested to see if the animal had rabies. Animal shelter authorities went on to explain that this was standard procedure when owners signed their dogs over to the shelter in these instances. The dog owner claims to have been forced to sign.
The owner said, “That’s my family, I’m entitled to my dog.”
Ignatius Carroll, Miami Fire Rescue Lieutenant reported that the dog had jumped at the mail carrier. “She was able to push the dog away from her face, and it lunged at her and bit her in the chest area and also bit her on the hand. She got some significant bites.”
Each year approximately 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs in the United States. It is estimated that 1,000 people in America visit the emergency room each day due to dog bite injuries.
Dog attacks are an all too familiar occurrence in crowded cities like Northridge and many other areas of the vast San Fernando Valley. Many dog owners are under the assumption that their dogs are friendly and leave them untied and even worse, unsupervised. If you have been bitten by a dog in Northridge, you have the right to ask for compensation for your medical bills, pain and suffering, and even loss of wages. The experienced Northridge dog bite accident lawyers at the Mandell Law Firm can assist you with your case. For your free animal bite injury consultation, please call 1-818-886-6600 today.
