Archives par tags: dog attacks

New York is a “mixed” state, meaning that it has a dog bite law statute that mixes the one-bite rule with a limited degree of strict liability. The statute makes…

Dog bite law in New York is complicated, and unfortunately, New York does not protect dog bite victims as much as some other states. For this reason, it is especially…

According to Dogbites.org, roughly 1,000 people per day (or 365,000 annually) seek medical attention for dog bites. While fatalities are very rare in the U.S. (just 42 in 2014), dog…

Even experienced dog owners and people who are comfortable around dogs sometimes miss vital cues that signify that a dog does not want to be touched, that it is afraid,…

Un juge fédéral d'Albany a récemment confirmé la décision de l'Université Cornell d'expulser une étudiante vétérinaire en raison de la "nature dangereuse" de son berger allemand et de son incapacité à divulguer cette information à…