When Connecticut residents think about dog attacks, the injuries inflicted on young children are likely the first which come to mind. However, attacks on elderly people can be just as devastating. A recent New Haven attack has demonstrated the severe …
Although you may not consider dog bites to be a common occurrence, the number of incidents which occur each year is actually increasing. While many people might think that dogs chasing mailmen is a stereotype, it is postal workers who …
As Connecticut residents read stories about dog bites in the paper and hear about them on the news, they may wonder how common these attacks are. These events are not as rare as many people might think. According to the …
Dogs are pretty notorious for not particularly liking the mail delivery guy, so much so that the United States Postal Service keeps track of the number of dog attacks on postal employees each year. Nearly 6,000 postmen and women were …
Owning a dog comes with a lot of responsibilities. Not only do you have to worry about the basics like making sure it has plenty of food, water and exercise, you also need to be aware of the legal responsibilities …
Readers in Connecticut who follow dog bite cases may be interested to hear that injuries suffered by a woman who was attacked by a dog she was watching during her neighbors’ vacation can be the subject of a personal injury …
In Connecticut dog bite cases, authorities sometimes require that the dog that made the attack be put down because it is too dangerous. In a dog bite case from another state, the decision to euthanize a dog that bit four …
More than six months after an 89-year-old woman was nearly killed when a pair of dogs mauled her in her front yard, the Waterbury Board of Alderman has tightened the city’s ordinance regarding dog safety. From now on, an animal …