Stray Pit Bulls terrorize Wisconsin TV Station
Another vicious dog attack makes the news this week.... This time the animals are stray pit bulls that attacked people at a local News Station in Wisconsin.
Yesterday's dog attacks involved four or five stray pit bulls that came out of nowhere and started attacking and biting people. One injured person was severely bitten that had to be hospitalized. She had just gotten off work and was waiting for a ride home. A police Officer responding to the scene was bitten on the hand while trying to keep the dogs at bay to prevent them from hurting others while help was on the way.
What I do not understand is why weren't the dogs killed? According to the report, two of the dogs were tasered. I am not suggesting that all wild stray dogs are shot on contact, but when a police Officer is being attacked by vicious animals with sharp teeth, that can kill, why not just take them out immediately and protect yourself and possible harm of others. I can only imagine the amount of headaches and trouble the owner of these dogs will be in once the owner is located. I would not want to be in their shoes.
Just last week, we shared a story here on the LaBovick Injury Law Blog about a horrific dog attack at the home of actor Ving Rhames in California. It is important to mention that Florida Dog Bites are taken seriously and are governed by Florida Statute 767.04 (FL ST § 767.04).This statute outlines a dog owner's liability to persons attacked by the owner's dog.
The owner of any dog that bites any person while such person is on or in a public place, or lawfully on or in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, is liable for damages suffered by persons bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owners' knowledge of such viciousness. However, any negligence on the part of the person bitten that is a proximate cause of the biting incident reduces the liability of the owner of the dog by the percentage that the bitten person's negligence contributed to the biting incident. A person is lawfully upon private property of such owner within the meaning of this act when the person is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or when the person is on such property upon invitation, expressed or implied, of the owner. However, the owner is not liable, except as to a person under the age of 6, or unless the damages are proximately caused by a negligent act or omission of the owner, if at the time of any such injury the owner had displayed in a prominent place on his or her premises a sign easily readable including the words "Bad Dog." The remedy provided by this section is in addition to and cumulative with any other remedy provided by statute or common law.
Dog bites can be a serious and painful injury. Take precaution and stay calm. Experts give a few Safety precautions if you are involved in a dog attack:
- Make sure to stand still and keep your hands at your side.
- Make sure to avoid eye contact with the dog, which can scare it.
- Try distracting the dog by throwing something at it.
Click Here to read more about this latest dog attack in Wisconsin from WTMJ News Radio
