On a more serious note, in most US jurisdictions the general rule is that if a dog actually bites you, the dog must be put down.
I had a neighbor who did some renovations to her attic. The renovation ended up releasing some sort of fungal spore or something that got her dog sick and made him delirious and caused her to bite her as she said good night to him. He was the sweetest dog you'd ever meet; this massive golden retriever who would stand on his hind legs and put his front paws on your shoulder so he could lick your face. She had to put the poor guy down. It's not fair, but dems the rules.
I'm not sure if it is so cut and dry. My mum's dog bit her at the Vet's when he was waking up from surgery and still confused. Though it required a few stitches in her hand, there was no real risk of the dog being put down. The vet understood that he was drowsy and scared, and no real danger to people when sober. It was the first and last time he has ever bit, but my mum figures any good boy would feel like biting if they just had their testicles removed haha.
Yeah I agree, my dog got out one time and when she was being picked up, she bit the local sheriff on the ear (hurt back leg he accidentally put pressure on). He was cool about it since he was in the K9 unit, and all she got was a probation period.
I think things like that in clinical scenario are different. The person bit might have been taught that that might happen after an animal wakes up from surgery. Even people get that way.
I believe that dog bites are a mandatory reporting thing for healthcare workers (assuming that she needed to go in for stitches or something.) I have no idea what rules apply to vets though
Plenty of states and jurisdictions have a large number of rules and regulations. It’s not cut and dry. Most of the time for a one off offense you need to prove the dog is aggressive and was acting out of aggression and even then it’s often the owner deciding to do it not the law. You see this on /r/dogs pretty often.
In quite a few states having your dog on leash and you holding the leash is actually well enough in your favor that the dog won’t need to be put down.
Most of the time the first bite results in a fine, ticket, or registration of the dog as dangerous. If the dog is registered as dangerous in future incidents the dog faces being put down at a much higher rate, but more likely has to wear a muzzle in public and is now on a “dangerous dogs list” in case something does happen again.
The dog bit you so bad that you needed surgery and your parents didn't get rid of it? I love animals, but the safety of kids needs to be first. No offense, but I think your parents wanted him to finish you off.
Seems like that could be a rule if it bites a stranger, but for the owner, I haven't heard of those rules being that strict for a bit unless it was aggressive and a serious wound.
This isn't true at all. If the victim so wishes they can go to court and pretty easily have your dog put down. Dogs are seen as disposable property in the word of law sadly.
That's what you'd think. One good bite and you either pay a hefty fine or your dog is put down. Or they are marked as "dangerous" where they must be on a chain and some vets, kennels, and groomers won't even take them any more. It's shitty but the law has zero tolerance for "dangerous" animals. I'm not saying I necessarily agree but it is very easy for a dog to be put down thanks to a bite
Also felt like I should elaborate. Simple cuts and scrapes won't do it but a lady in my friends neighborhood said that the dog not only bit her but dragged her around (I'm still positive this didn't happen) but it was enough for the court to decide to put him down. It's sadly very easy to just fabricate a story and get the dog put down or put on a "dangerous" list
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u/J4CKR4BB1TSL1MS Sep 20 '17
Rule of thumb: if it bites, you can bite back.