Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• The Pit Bull and the Service Man

  Susy Owen | December 08, 2007 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  When Scott Saterbo heard screams coming from his neighbor's yard, he ran to assist Greg Young who was being viciously attacked by a large pit bull. Saterbo beat the pit bull off Young with a shovel and is sure that if he had not done so, Young would not have lived. How brave is the 19 year-old Saterbo.Young, who works for Suburban Propane, was on a service call at the house. By the time Saterbo...

• Dangerous Dog Ordinance Wins Approval

  Susy Owen | October 27, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  In Livermore, California residents voted 34-19 to adopt an ordinance that will put restrictions on dogs that are declared to be dangerous by the court. The liability insurance required to own what is concidered to be a dangerous dog would be $300,000. The ordinance is stricter than the current state law in several areas. This ordinance is not breed specific, but does include attacks on...

• For Some Dogs - One Bite & You're Out

  Susy Owen | September 28, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Valdovinos got her 7 year old Australian shepherd named Breeze when she was just a puppy. This past August, she said, Breeze broke free of her chain (personally, I am wondering why she has her dog chained to begin with. Not much of a life for the poor animal). When Breeze broke free of her chain she ran toward a man walking his dog. Not surprisingly, the man felt he and his dog were about to be...

• Rabies & Dog Bites Lead to Euthanized Pets

  Susy Owen | June 28, 2007 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Rabies is on the rise in North Carolina. In fact, officials in Mitchell and Yancey counties are advising residents to keep food and pets away from wild animals since they could be infected with the disease. Apparently, the increase in North Carolina is due to the large raccoon population in that state. The numbers are high. In the last few months as many as eight pets have had to be euthanized...

• 1-year-old Dog(s) Kills Owner

  Susy Owen | June 20, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  This story is a lesson on many levels, one of which is "do not ignore your instincts." Phyllis G. Carroll was a 63-year-old woman who owned two 1-year-old dogs. The two black chow mix dogs were from the same litter, one male and one female. They were kept outside in the yard behind Carroll's house. Friends say she had grown increasingly afraid of the aggressive dogs. It is a that point a dog...

• A Dog Attacks and The Victim Pays

  Susy Owen | March 08, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Sara Weidenhaft did nothing more than lean into a vehicle to hug the driver, when a dog that she didn't even know was there, attacked her face destroying her lips. She is now haunted by that day and stared at by what seems like everyone. To date she has had five surgeries in an attempt to repair the damage. It was only after experiencing that dog attack she found out that a dog's owner is not...

• Toddler Awarded $856K Due to Dog Attack

  Susy Owen | October 20, 2007 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Can you imagine taking your toddler to the beach on Mother's day only to have your baby attacked by a Rottweiler. It really makes you wonder what an adult is thinking to allow a Rottweiler to run free in public.The incident took place in Hawaii on Mother's day of 2005. The little boy, Keeton Manguso, was just 30 months old o weighed only 24 pounds at the time of the incident. He was bitten on...

• Pit Bull Attacks 2-year-old

  Susy Owen | October 12, 2007 5:43 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The mother of a 2-year-old little boy was sleeping on the couch in her home while her toddler was left on the floor with a pit bull dog!!! According to a witness, the child tripped over a shirt, which must have startled the dog. The dog attacked, biting the child's face.The wound started in the middle of the child's forehead and went between his eyes and down his face, according to the police. ...

• Supreme Court Rules in Dog Mauling Case

  Susy Owen | June 07, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  In July 2002, the San Francisco lawyer whose dogs fatally mauled a neighbor was sentenced to four years in prison. The two dogs actually belonged to a state prisoner, who was gang involved and both convicted attorneys, Knoller and her husband, later adopted the prisoner. It would be difficult to find a better example of truth being stranger than fiction. Knoller was charged with involuntary...

• Dog Attacks

  Susy Owen | February 14, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Another dog attack in England. This time it was the vicious attack of a 16 year-old girl who was a student and was on campus at the time of the incident. Emily Scott is studying for a national diploma in animal care. The dog that attacked her was destroyed at the scene. It is believed that the Emily was attempting to clean out the dog's cage at the time of the incident in Myerscough College. She...