Animal Attacks Resource Center

Animal Attacks, particularly dog attacks, cause millions of dollars of damage every year, as well as extensive personal injury. In most states, specific laws exist to govern the care and control of domestic pets, as holding the owner of a pet liable if that animal attacks another person.  Victims of dog bites or other domestic Animal Attacks may have a claim against the animal’s owner under the owner’s home insurance policy. Animal Attacks can result in emotional trauma, nerve damage, lacerations, fractures, scarring, and disfigurement. Reconstructive surgery may be necessary following an animal bite. Children are often victims of Animal Attacks because of their weakness and vulnerability. Whether the injured person can prove that the animal’s owner knew that the pet was dangerous and had vicious propensities prior to the attack will affect the strength of the case. You should not hesitate to contact an animal attack lawyer if a dog, cat, or other animal has attacked you or a family member.

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Animal Attacks Resource Center

• Animal Attack Information · A guide to understanding Animal Attacks and your legal rights if you have been attacked by an animal, including state dog bite laws, a guide for determining fault, ways of protecting yourself and your children from animal attacks, and the statute of limitations.

Animal Attacks Verdicts, Settlements and Class Action Watch

• Reynolds v Lancaster County Prison · During the fourteen months it owned Diesel, a 134-pound Rottweiler trained as an attack dog for prisoner control, the dog bit prison guards on five separate occasions. Despite Diesel's demonstrated propensity for unprovoked attacks on humans, LCP brought Diesel to New Jersey and gave him to defendant Guard Dogs Unlimited, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Guard Dogs").
• Trisuzzi v Tabatchnik · This is a dog bite case. Plaintiff John Trisuzzi, who was bitten by the dog, appeals a verdict of no cause for action entered in favor of defendants, the dog owners, following the negative response by the jury to the first two special interrogatories. Plaintiff Elaine Trisuzzi, John's wife, appeals the trial judge's dismissal of her claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Animal Attacks Official Links

• Cat and Dog Bites · A detailed guide to dealing with cat and dog bites, provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Animal Bites-Medline Plus · A guide to dealing with animal bites, provided by Medline Plus, and including resources for preventation, treatment, clinical trials, journal articles, and related organizations.