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?

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..=(

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....

kayllis

hope this can help
habitrailspace 發表於 2010-4-22 12:39

thanks a lot!
we have called the City of Richmond to report the accident.. but i guess they couldn't do much cuz RAPS is the one responsible i think?

also by looking at the city law, obviously the woman has broken one since her dog was not on leash and without muzzled...
but anyone knows how to sue her for that?= =

kayllis

DANGEROUS DOG means:
(a) any dog that has killed or injured:
(i) a person, or
(ii) a companion anima ...
吳孟達 發表於 2010-4-22 12:55

thanks~~ we have called the Animal Control Group in the City of Richmond... we did leave that person with the info but not sure if it has been filed as a claim..= =

kayllis

wow, hope your dog will get well soon.
azzhole pit bull owner should be responsible for this....

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siumaibb 發表於 2010-4-22 12:46

yeah i think she should be responsible too since she broke the law for not having her pit bull on leash and muzzled..@@"
but it's just that I dunno how can we report it to RCMP.. cuz we went there this morning and they asked us to go to RAPS= =

kayllis

hv u talk to:
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Every day         City of Richmond Animal Control Officer         604-340-4650 ...
habitrailspace 發表於 2010-4-22 13:37

yes we have called them.. but all they did was just record down some info... not sure if they are going to do anything though...

cuz the guy at RAPS said tha they are responsible for those city by laws that has to do with animal i guess

kayllis

hope your dog is ok,

have you check with your small claim count?  due to another dog owner valid th ...
tofu 發表於 2010-4-22 15:17

yes we have gone to the small claim court...but the thing was my mom got freaked out that she forgot to write down that dog owner's address.. all she had was the cell phone # and first name (apparently i was able to find her full name on Google=P)

and the thing is... we did not know exactly what kind of breed that dog was... it was like a pit bull or rockrider? but a guy at RAPS said that if it's a rockrider and has no record of biting anyone/thing before, it's not considered as dangerous... on the other hand... if the breed was pit bull, then it's considered dangerous even if it was first born....... i wasn't exactly sure if it's still considered as dangerous if it happens to have no record of harming others....even if he bit my dog