Seattle Humane Society Spays and Neuters Pit Bulls For Free

A new program in King County is helping pit bull owners spay and neuter their pit bulls for free, thanks to a $50,000 grant from Petsmart charities. According to a King5 News report, the program is being offered by the Seattle Humane Society. Their funding covers the cost for 750 pit bulls or pit bull mixes to be spayed, neutered and vaccinated. Pit bulls and pit bull mixes constitute about 30 percent of animals found in shelters. More than 50 pit bull owners have already signed up for the program. If you are interested, please call 425-649-7560 to schedule an appointment for your pit bull.

Studies have shown that pit bulls tend to “act up” when they have not been spayed or neutered. Pit bulls have also been known to get extremely aggressive. A good number of pit bull owners do not fix their dogs because they breed them. However, this can turn out to be dangerous for the dog owner’s neighborhood. As an experienced Washington dog bite injury attorney, Kirk Bernard is familiar with how breeding dogs, especially pit bulls, are usually involved in more dog attacks than dogs that have been spayed or neutered.

Washington State has a strict liability statute when it comes to dog bites. What this means is that the dog owner is liable – whether or not the dog attack occurs on public or private property, and whether or not the dog owner was aware of the dog’s prior viciousness. According to the Revised Code of Washington Section 16.08.040: “The owner of any dog which shall bite any person while such person is in or on a public place or lawfully in or on a private place including the property of the owner of such dog, shall be liable for such damages as may be suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of such dog or the owner’s knowledge of such viciousness.”

If you or a loved one is the victim of a dog attack, please contact an experienced Washington dog bite lawyer to find out more about your legal rights and options. Please contact the Seattle dog bite lawyers at The Bernard Law Group. We always offer FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultations for Seattle dog bite victims. Call us at 1-800-418-8282 or e-mail us at info@bernardlawgroup.com. We can also send you our FREE brochure about Washington dog bite cases with useful educational information to help you understand your legal rights and options. Please contact Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.

Source:http://www.king5.com/news/Humane-Society-offering-free-pit-bull-spay-and-neuter-83248197.html