Child Injury
Animal Attack

Having a pet dog, cat or any domesticated animal is fun and entertaining. They are good, loyal companions, and are generally considered as stress relievers.

However, there are times when people tend to forget that these pets do not have the ability to think as humans do, and when an unfavorable circumstance for these pets occur, like when they feel they are being threatened, their animal instinct takes over, forcing them to defend themselves.

So many cases have occurred where children and even adults were attacked by pet dogs for no apparent reason at all. You hear of a child being bitten by a neighbor's dog when the child tried to take the ball that bounced inside his neighbor's property.

Children are particularly susceptible to dog bites. Some reports suggest that a dog bite injury to a child outnumbers other children injuries.

There are even cases where the child's face was grossly disfigured after a dog mangled his face and left it scarred for life. There are cases where these domesticated pets caused the death of their victims.

In Southwest Florida, of course, there are many different types of animals owned by others, which can cause serious child injury:

• dogs
• cats
• monkeys
• iguanas
• snakes
• horses
• cows
• exotic birds
• exotic pets

You might ask now, "who will be responsible for the injuries inflicted by these pets?"

Logic would dictate that it should be the owners of the pets because they are responsible for the safety of persons who come near their pets. The constant defense of the pet owners, however, is that the victim taunted the animal before it attacked him/her and it was just acting on instinct to defend itself.

Lawmakers have been hearing about this constant defense and have often wondered whether it is already being made by the pet owner as a form of evasion from legal liability.

Because of this, Florida has enacted laws that help protect the welfare of the dog bite victim. In Florida, the pet owner is accountable for the actions of his or her pet. This is without regard to whether the dog had bitten someone else before.

Liability of the owners of dogs and other animals may extend to full compensation of the damages inflicted by their dogs to the victims.

If you our a loved one has been injured through carelessness in a dog bite attack, dog bite injury, or animal attack, then contact a dog bite lawyer, child injury attorney, child injury lawyer, personal injury attorney, personal injury lawyer at the Harris Law Firm.

An experienced personal injury attorney is ready to help you in your time of loss, challenge, and need.

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