Dog Bite Law Blog
9 Days 2 Dead Toddlers 2 Family Dogs - USA Deaths 29 and 30
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- Created on Friday, 25 December 2009 17:14
Two Florida toddlers have been killed in the past 9 days, both by “family dogs.” On December 13, Dallas Walters (20 months of age) was killed by his aunt’s pet Rottweiler, while on December 22, Liam Perk (2 years old) was killed by his parents’ pet Wemaraner. Both fatalities happened inside a residence, and both were in Florida.
One of the myths about dog attacks is that they involve stray dogs. In truth, 75% of the time the dog belongs to a family member, friend or neighbor.
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Dear Mr. Phillips, Your website is a “blessing”. Thank you. It helps to be able to educate myself on the issues. My neighbors wife was attacked; and, by coincidence, my city, Jasper, Al is in the early process of adopting “some kind” of dog control code.
After reading the statistics of attacks especially children attacks. I find myself on a “crusade” to help the city find and adopt the best codes possible.
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