MY DOG GOT BITTEN!! dog, anyone, URGENT, bitten, knows

kayllis

my dog was bitten by another dog (a pit bull i think) that was on a leash yesterday...
that dog literally just jump off the car and ran right to my dog and bit on his neck...
he's now going to have an operation and the cost is at least $700-800

in my understanding... i think those dangerous dogs are supposedto be on leash all the time? so shouldn't she be the one to pay for the medical fee?
but now the owner of the other dog is refusing to pay the fee...

anyone know who can i talk to?
i have already contact RAPS to file the injury... and have went to the provincial court to try to file a claim for the fee... but do you guys think i will have a better chance in winning the case?

are there any free or non-expensive charge lawyers that i can contact?

吳孟達

Is it in Richmond?
We have a friend got the same situation, they tried so many different ways  and the dog finally RIP.........

I remembered that the other side refused to pay and my friend paid $12000 and still can not save the life.

chobit

The following info is for the US.  However, I am sure it will contain some useful infomation for you as well.  http://www.dogbitelaw.com/

Hope that helps.  And you being the rightful owner of your dog, you can suffer depression which may also help you to receive money on top of your dog medical bill..!  Your dog can also suffer long team problems, which require long team medicare.. so, I would not just go settle for a few hundreds..!  Go get yourself a lawyer

godavid

send it to the dr asap~~~

Catpiano

In US, some event call : Prevent dog bite day

kayllis

Is it in Richmond?
We have a friend got the same situation, they tried so many different ways  and t ...
吳孟達 發表於 2010-4-22 11:18

yeah it was in Richmond on river road near terra nova area...

was your friend's dog bitten on the neck as well? and do you know what procedures did they take?

we went to the clinic and the doctor said he was lucky because it was soo close in being bitten on the throat... luckily he was only bitten on the skin.... well that's what he said= ="

kayllis

The following info is for the US.  However, I am sure it will contain some useful infomation for you ...
chobit 發表於 2010-4-22 11:32

thanks!

honestly....i know people are just doing their jobs... but when i arrived at RAPS... i felt that they weren't that "into" help us at all.... their tones and the way they spoke was soo "whatever" type of feel...

do you know if we can get our family doctor to refer a psychologist? cuz my mom was actually the one who saw the whole process... and she's getting more emotional after yesterday... and she can't sleep well too..=(

吳孟達

I can't tell you the whole story but it was very scary. The big dog pull my friend's poodle out from the fence....all bones cracked....

They want to animal hospital in Vancouver and Burnaby....
No hope after few treatment...RIP

So, when you take you dog out, make sure you know what is approaching them. I always hold my dog when I see big one came by. Just to be safe.

kayllis

I can't tell you the whole story but it was very scary. The big dog pull my friend's poodle out from ...
吳孟達 發表於 2010-4-22 12:34

yeah we usually hold him close to us when we take him out and see big dogs approaching...
but in this case.. my mom didn't even have time to react because by the time she walked pass the car... the dog jumped out immediately and jumped onto our dog...

the owner of that dog was stupid enough to ask my mom to hold up my dog while he was biting on him....

habitrailspace

hope this can help
http://www.richmond.ca/safety/animals/regulations.htm