RSSDog Bites | Orlando Accident & Injury Blog - Part 4
Deputy Kills Pit Bull that Attacked Orange County Boy
A boy was playing outside in his yard recently when a pit bull attacked and injured him. The dog’s owner claimed he did now know how his dog got outside, saying, “We don’t know how he got out. Every door was closed, and I figure someone came here and let him out and forgot about him.”
Dangerous Dog Case Provides Study for Orlando Dog Bite Law
A recent finding by animal control officials in Florida’s Lake County shows why dangerous dog laws are necessary to protect the public from injury.
A 3-year-old American bulldog named Goliath has been labeled dangerous by the municipal Animal Service department after biting and injuring a 7-year-old on January 9, according to reports in the local Orlando Sentinel newspaper. This victim was the second person bitten by the dog within three years. The injuries were not as severe as some other local cases but they were significant enough to get the attention of local public officials.
Supervision of Pets Requisite in Florida and Almost All Other States
In Florida, dogs and other pets require supervision outside of the home. Animals are now allowed to roam without supervision in Florida and most other states. Thus far in 2009, there have been 21 fatal dog attacks across the country, and 11 of them have involved pit bulls or pit bull mixes.
Dog Bite Changes Florida Woman’s Life
The victim of a Florida dog bite saw the blood coming from her foot and ankle, but said the fact that a dog had attacked her didn’t seem real while it was happening to her. This article recently published in Florida Today accounted a dog bite attack that severely injured a 73-year-old Geneva woman. The dog attack resulted in the victim having a crushed left ankle and a left foot that was dangling from her leg by a few pieces of skin.
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