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Dangerous and Vicious Dogs

Because a dog can inflict severe injury and death, a potentially dangerous or vicious dog can be ordered destroyed or its owner ordered to keep it under very strict conditions.

Overview
The meaning of "dangerous" and "vicious"
The problem with statistics
Serial and rampage attacks
A propensity to attack other dogs means a dog is dangerous to people
Other ways that dogs can be considered dangerous
The Dog Attack Danger Scale
Canine homicides
Attacks that resulted in serious injuries but not death
Regulation of dangerous dogs
Criminal penalties for owners of dangerous dogs
Dealing with a dangerous dog as a public nuisance
Differences between animal control orders and judicial orders

Also see Statistics, Legal Rights of a Person Who Is Injured While Defending Another Person or a Pet from Attack, Breed Specific Laws, Regulations and Bans, and Preventing Dog Bites.

Options for you on this site

If you were bitten by a dog, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. It's done by email to protect your privacy. He will discuss your options without charge.

If you are a lawyer, tell him about your case and he will suggest solutions. He can spend an hour on the phone with you for strategizing, connecting you with experts, and sending you pleadings, discovery documents, motions and other materials. Or get a set of the same templates that he uses for dog bite cases all over the USA.

If your dog was injured or killed, get the self-help book he wrote to tell you how to make the guilty party reimburse you and compensate you for what you are going through.

Dog trainers and rescues, get the video of his seminar that comes with essential legal documents that will protect you and your business if you are injured or accused of being liable for an injury.

Landlords and property managers can protect themselves and their tenants from the consequences of vicious dogs on the rental premises by using the Lease Addendum: Pets written by Mr. Phillips.

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