Five-Year-Old Traumatized by Pit Bull Attack

A 5-year-old boy was injured in a dog bite incident after a pit bull broke his chain and bit the boy twice as he was playing in a neighbor’s yard. According to a news report in the Henderson Daily News, the boy was playing with friends when the dog broke free from its chain, charged toward the boy and bit him on the head. The pit bull also bit the child on the arm. The boy’s mother said her son has been emotionally traumatized by the dog mauling and refuses to come back home from the hospital or go outside to play because he fears another attack.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), between the years 1979 and 1998 at least 25 breeds of dogs were involved in 238 human dog bite related fatalities. Pit bulls and rottweilers were involved in more than half of these fatalities – about 60 percent. Also, according to Dogsbite.org, a Seattle-based advocacy group for dog bite victims, of the 88 fatal dog attacks in the United States in a three-year period between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008, 59 percent or 52 incidents involved pit bulls, followed by rottweilers (14 percent).

In Washington State, if your dog attacks or bites another pet or human being, you will be held responsible for the incident and injuries caused. Washington State dog bite law states that, as the dog owner, you are responsible for the pet. Washington’s “strict liability statute” states that the dog owner should be held liable for the attack whether or nor the owner is aware of the dog’s prior viciousness.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Washington dog attack, please contact the experienced Washington personal injury attorneys with The Bernard Law Group at 1-800-418-8282 or info@bernardlawgroup.com for a FREE comprehensive and confidential consultation and case evaluation. We can also send you our FREE brochure about dog bite cases, which has useful information to help you understand your legal rights and options as a victim. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.

Source:http://hendersondailynews.com/articles/2010/02/24/news/03pitbull.txt