dog bite

I Resolve to …

New Year’s resolutions. Many of us make them, but not many of us manage to keep them. They generally have to do with things we feel, if accomplished, would make us a better, or healthier, or more prosperous person. We resolve to lose weight, or stop smoking, or to start working out or running, or to simply try to be a nicer human being.

These are all laudable and worthwhile objectives, and we encourage everyone to do your best to achieve whatever goals you’ve resolved to reach in 2012. But, we have a couple of items we’d like to suggest that you add to your list. They’re not traditional New Year’s resolutions, but we think they would be worth your time and effort, and might save you, or a loved one, or even a total stranger from harm and/or liability in the coming months and years.

Make a List … or Several

• Have all your vehicles checked thoroughly for potential safety issues. This means your cars, motorcycles, motor homes, watercraft, camping trailers, bicycles, even your skateboard. Check them all to be sure that wheels, brakes, lights – anything that could cause an accident, should it malfunction – are in good working order.

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What Are The Odds?

One thousand Americans arrive in emergency rooms every day having suffered injury from a dog bite. Approximately one third of all American households own a dog. While most dogs are considered docile and obedient, without proper socialization any dog can be provoked into biting by loud noises, aggressive movement, or threatening situations. It is the responsibility of a dog’s owner to seek proper obedience training and take all necessary measures to ensure that the dog will not attack. If a dog is overly aggressive, and prone to attacking people, it’s the owner’s responsibility to surrender it to an animal shelter.

An attack can happen to anyone, however research shows that children are most at risk. Close to half of those suffering a dog bite injury are children. Dog bite injuries often leave victims physically and emotionally scarred. More serious cases of dog attack have even resulted in death. Medical costs for reconstructive surgery and psychological recovery can be exorbitant, and often beyond the financial means of the victim. That’s when the law steps in.

If You Are Bitten

It’s extremely important to identify the animal that bit you. If for some reason this is impossible, you face the probability of having to submit to painful treatment for rabies. Additionally, if you were attacked by a dog, or any animal being kept by a person, you are almost certainly entitled to compensation from its owner. Depending on the severity of your injury, that compensation may well be needed to pay the medical costs of reconstructive surgery, reimburse you for lost income, and help you overcome psychological trauma from your injuries. Next, seek medical attention as quickly as possible. If your face is wounded, insist on being treated by a cosmetic surgeon, as appearance will matter to you and emergency room personnel aren’t always trained in this specialty.

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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.

Source:http://cbs4.com/pets/Dog.bite.dog.2.1117429.html