Pages On: Animal Attacks
Animals are one of nature’s greatest gifts, but their nature can be somewhat hazardous to humans. A poorly trained or abused dog is likely to have detrimental behaviour towards people, and can bite and seriously injure them. If an animal attacks you, and there is sufficient evidence for conviction, then the owner is liable, and you will be entitled to personal injury compensation.

Escaped cow injures meat inspector
Posted: 21 April 2016
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Neck Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A meat hygiene inspector from Surrey has been awarded £6,000 in damages following being landed on by a cow who jumped over the top of her stunning pen. The inspector was passing along a narrow path in front of the pens when the cow made her escape. She landed on the inspector, Mr Melvyn Treen from Camberley in Surrey, causing him injury to his back, neck and shoulder. The accident occurred at the Chitty Wholesale Abbattoir at Slyfield Industrial Estate in Guilford. Totally avoidable The 62-year-old described the incident: “The cow was being…
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Mother charged following fatal dog attack
Posted: 30 August 2015
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A mother and grandmother of a toddler that was killed following a dog attack have been charged in connection with her death. 6-year-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon was attacked in her home by her mother’s dog, an American pit bull, on 3 October last year. 23-year-old Claire Riley, Molly-Mae’s mother, was accused of owning a dangerously out of control dog that caused fatal injury in court. Her mother, 54-year-old Susan Aucott, Molly-Mae’s grandmother, was charged with the same offence. It was heard in court that the toddler died as a result of…
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Man banned from owning dogs after attack
Posted: 29 June 2015
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Hand Injuries
A man from Northampton has been banned from owning dogs after his Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross seriously injured another dog and its owner. 29-year-old Aaron Evans had tied the dog up in his garden on the 28 March when it managed to get free and jump the fence. On the street there was a man walking his dog, which the Staffordshire Bull Terrier decided to attack, causing the dog serious injuries and the owner an injury to the hand. It was heard in court that the Staffy locked its jaws…
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Gloucestershire sees rise in dog bites and attacks
Posted: 25 March 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have highlighted that the number of dog attacks reported to police in Gloucestershire is on the rise. Figures released to the Gloucestershire Citizen revealed that the number of dog attacks reported to the police as crimes have climbed from 62 to 72 in the last three years, with the number of victims also climbing from 73 to 80 in the same three-year period. It was found that less than one fifth of those attacks resulted in police charges as most were dealt…
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Owners of killer dogs now face life sentences
Posted: 6 August 2013
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Wrongful & Accidental Death
After new proposals have been put forward in England and Wales, the owner of a dog, which has attacked and killed, will face a life sentence in prison. This newly suggested sentence will replace the max 2 year imprisonment that dangerous dog owners currently face. The government proposal includes numerous sentencing options for a fatal dog attack, ranging from five years to a life sentence. However, following a recent rise in dog attacks, the RSPCA argue that more should still be done. There have been sixteen dog attack deaths in the UK…
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Raver bitten by police dog
Posted: 17 June 2013
Posted in: Animal Attacks
Around 150 people attended an illegal rave over the weekend, causing police to try to shut down the organised event. The rave was held on private woodland near the town of Bourne where 2 attendants were arrested for possession of drugs and being unsafe to drive. One attending raver got too close to one of the police dogs and was bitten as a result. Insp James Trafford, of Lincolnshire Police, said: “My understanding is the dog was deployed and somebody got a bit close to it and got a bite…
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Dog, Pet and Animal Injuries
Posted in: Animal Attacks
Every year, around 200,000 people are bitten by dogs in the UK. If you have been injured by an animal, such as a dog, then you may be able to claim compensation. Recent guidelines have tightened up the rules in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, meaning that more offenders will receive more severe sentences if they are held responsible for injuries caused by their pet. Courts are bound by law to consider compensation in all cases where injury, loss or damage has been caused by an animal, and our team…
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