Legal Rights of Rescuers Who Incur Dog Bites

When a person is injured while defending another person or pet from a dog attack, the owner of the attacking dog is liable (responsible) for all of the resulting injuries, damages and losses. The defenses of assumption of risk, comparative negligence and contributory negligence are generally not available. 


Everyone agrees that people are to blame for the dog-bite problem, but there are different opinions about whether breeds are also a cause. The time has arrived, many believe, for restricting the presence of, and even eliminating, certain breeds. Others say that absolutely no breed should be banned, controlled, limited or restricted in any way. This section of Dog Bite Law focuses on breed specific laws, regulations and bans.


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.



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