Boy, 17, awarded largest dog bite settlement in Ill. history
Nationally, about 5,600 U.S. Postal Service letter carriers were attacked by dogs each of the last two years, said Los Angeles spokesman Richard Maher. In California, a carrier was attacked in March and died of complications four days later after she suffered a stroke likely caused by trauma, Maher said. Los Angeles carriers recorded the most bites with 83; San Diego was second with 68; followed by Houston at 47; and Cleveland at 44. Medical expenses from dog attacks cost the Postal Service just over $1 million last year, officials said. The third full week each May is National Dog Bite Prevention Week and State Farm, the U.S.
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Stray dog population 40k; 10 bite cases daily
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Dog bites call for solid law enforcement
The Law Firm of Salvi, Schostok and Pritchard provided pictures of the dog that attacked a 15-year-old Zion boy in June 2011. They say the teen was riding his bike when the dog escaped from a fenced in yard. He suffered injuries to his arms, legs, shoulder and head. According to his lawyers, the boy no longer feels safe being outdoors or around dogs. (Copyright 2013 WLS-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
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Citing lack of infrastructure to tackle the problem, Naikwade said, "The administration has only two vehicles with a squad of five employees each to tackle 99 wards. Each ward consists of around 400-500 stray dogs." "With only one dog pound with a capacity of 120 dogs and a sterilisation centre at the Central Naka, the AMC can sterilise only 5,000 dogs per year," he explained, "On an average, 10 to 15 sterlisations take place everyday. After sterlisation, the dogs are kept under observation in the dog pound for three days and then let out." "To curb dog bites, the civic body had decided to build one more dog pound at Padegaon. A proposal of Rs 15 lakh was sanctioned in the 2008-'09 budget and the work was also started. But the work got stalled due to some conflicts between the contractor and the AMC administration and has never been taken up again," said Naikwade. With this facility functioning, the AMC will be able to sterilise 5,000 more dogs per year, Naikwade informed. The stray dog population in Aurangabad rose to nearly 40,000 this year, up from an estimated 35,000 in 2011. The administration attributes the increase in dog bite cases to the mating season and flourishing street restaurants.
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$1.125 million dog bite settlement
Kennels have to be built outside the city and the owners must put up warning signs outside the grounds. Besides, the law outlines a series of crimes that are applicable to owners of dangerous dogs, such as negligent homicide, endangering public security and intentional injury. The problem is, if you look around your community or streets, few people follow such rules. Untied and unmuzzled dogs, even giant dogs like breeds, run around unsupervised. More leniently, the owners of aggressive dogs are seldom prosecuted, even though they should bear responsibility rather than the dogs. Similar cases in the US would see the owners charged with negligent homicide and face potential jail terms.
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$1.1M dog bite settlement largest in Illinois history: Law firm
Patrick A. Salvi and Jeffrey J. Kroll of the firm represented the boy, who was 15 when a 120-pound Bullmastiff escaped from a fenced-in-yard in Zion. The dog pulled the teen off his bike and onto the street, continuing to attack until a neighbor removed the dog by burning a lit cigarette on the dog's nose, according to the firm. According to a news release, the dog had bitten another person and another dog before this attack occurred, and there had been eight 911 calls made for animal complaints involving the dog owner. The dog was euthanized following the attack.
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She apparently was caught in the crossfire. 636 Passengers on a flight from Reno had to get off their plane on a portable staircase at O'Hare International Airport on Monday, after the aircraft blew two tires while landing. 806 An Addison man has been charged with killing his wife during a domestic dispute over the weekend, and their son said he saw it all. 930 The Ventra card allows riders to use a single card for CTA and Pace transportation, according to a CTA release. 103 Illinois State Police Director Hiram Grau said his agency began preparing to oversee the concealed carry permit process when it became clear Illinois would have to allow people to carry firearms in public. 250 The 27-year-old mother of three was stabbed in the left arm by her children's father, only a few feet away from where Chicago police officers stood waiting on the front steps, thinking she was safe and out of harm's way. 
Salem mayor Gary Brown called for the pooch to be killed in July 2012 after the girl was bitten on the abdomen during a visit to a friend's house where Phineas lived, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ( http://bit.ly/13DJS5f) reported Friday. Brown, the mayor of the 5,000-resident city 125 miles south of St. Louis, concluded the dog needed to be put down, based on a police report and photos of the wound. But two dog-bite experts working for Phineas' owners say in new court filings that Phineas wasn't the culprit. They say the oval-shaped wound is too small, and the dental pattern isn't consistent with Phineas' teeth. "It's not even close," Dr. Kenneth Cohrn , a forensic dentist in Lake Lady, Fla., told the newspaper. 
Dillow. The mother made a loud noise and tried to chase the dog away, Dillow said. The little girl grabbed the dog by the tail, and the dog turned around and bit her in the face. Emergency responders were dispatched to the childs home on North Street in Bluefield at about 1:45 p.m. The child was initially transported to Bluefield regional Medical Center. She is going to be sent outside the area to receive additional care, Dillow said. He did not specify as to where the child was sent for care. We recovered the dog, Dillow said. It is being held for a standard 10-day rabies watch at the animal shelter. Dillow said that the owner of the dog will be charged with violating the leash law and owning a vicious dog. 
The cost to the insurance industry last year was $489 million--about one-third of all the money paid out for homeowners' liability claims overall. That figure, says the Insurance Information Institute , is up more than 50 percent since 2003. The number of bite claims last year topped 16,500. Half a billion dollars, though, does not begin to quantify the harm done by bites from Fifi, Rex, Laverne, Princess, Laddie-Boy and Busterin other words, from dogs in toto. Toto, too? 
Their last reported case of rabies was in April 2012 but there must be two consecutive years without an occurrence in either human or animal to declare a country free of the dangerous disease. Free-of-charge rabies inoculations are provided at state-owned hospitals in Bali only for dog bite wounds in vital organs, including the head, face, fingers and genitalia. The vaccine can also be purchased at medical clinics. In March, Bali Health Agency stocked up with enough anti-rabies vaccine to supply approximately 1,250 people over the following months. Wanderlust's resident travel health expert, Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth, added: "There are reportedly around 100 dog bites sustained in Bali each day; that means 100 bites potentially carrying a real risk of rabies. Dogs are discouraged in many predominantly Muslim regions but are tolerated or even used for village security in Eastern Indonesia. Visitors to Bali would be well advised to arrange a course of rabies immunisations before departure. 
Animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi, while speaking to The Hindu , said: Previously Delhi used to see over 80,000 bites but the numbers have come down significantly with the population of stray dogs being controlled in the city. The accepted ratio has been one dog per 100 human beings but that is not the case now with the stray dog population going down. Delhis is a success story that can be replicated in cities across the country. The city now has a majority population of healthy stray dogs. A survey by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation found that from January to June this year there have been 4,388 registered cases of dog bites; South has clocked 2,195 cases while East Delhi Municipal Corporation has registered less than 400 cases. The relatively low numbers are because cases of dog bites in the corporation are often referred to North and East Corporations that house medical institutes having the requisite facility. North/ East Delhi Municipal Corporation spokesperson Yogender Singh Mann said: A dangerous dog is an animal that has attacked or bitten or chased any person or animal. 
Christine Caron, 49, a single mother of four, was reportedly playing tug-o-war with her three-year-old Shih Tzu, named Buster, when the dog accidentally "nicked" one of her knuckles while attempting to get a better grip on the rope. Her three other dogs came over and licked the wound. "It didn't seem like a big deal," she told the daily Ottawa Citizen. Days later she fell into a coma, and when she awoke in hospital six weeks later doctors told her they would have to amputate three of her limbs after the infection spread. The Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria responsible for the infection is commonly found in dog saliva, but rarely leads to infection in humans. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, only 200 human cases have been reported worldwide since 1976. 
The woman was also walking a larger, black dog. If youre the owner of this dog or know who this dog belongs to please contact the Marathon Co. Health Department at 715-261-1908. You can also call the Humane Society of Marathon Co. at 715-845-2810. In a press release, the Marathon Co. Health Dept. 
The fate of the dog, named Phineas, has turned into a legal tussle that has delayed his death. Salem mayor Gary Brown called for the pooch to be killed in July 2012 after the girl was bitten on the abdomen during a visit to a friend's house where Phineas lived, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ( http://bit.ly/13DJS5f) reported Friday. Brown, the mayor of the 5,000-resident city 125 miles south of St. Louis, concluded the dog needed to be put down, based on a police report and photos of the wound. 
Most of the dog-bite reports say the handlers believed themselves or the public to be at risk. But none of the bite victims in the reports I read turned out to have a gun and, in many cases, more than one officer was present when the bite occurred. You wonder why an attack dog is needed, instead of pepper spray, a stun gun or an old fashioned night stick. In one case, the bite victim was someone walking on the sidewalk, minding his own business, when Lynch pulled alongside in his cruiser to confront him. It was someone the head of the police union said he knew to have a criminal record and who seemed to be concealing something in his clothes. Another bite victim, someone with a criminal record who was apprehended after running from a hospital psychiatric facility, said in a Superior Court lawsuit, one he brought himself, that he had been caught, had submitted to arrest, and was kneeling in front of Lynch when the officer told his dog: "Get him." The victim said he has had nightmares about dogs ever since. Lynch told police investigators that the victim had ignored warnings and orders to surrender. 
Ohio ranked fourth on that list with 235 claims worth $5 million. Locally, health officials say incidents of dog bites aren't uncommon, and that dog and animal bites are preventable. "Last year, we had about 555 bites or exposures. The reason we get involved is the potential for rabies," said Nancy Niehus, environmental health director for the Lake County General Health District. "The law says any bite or potential exposure has to be reported to the local health department. 
The child was playing in the yard, when her mother saw the mixed breed, brown and white dog came into the yard, according to Bluefield Police Chief D.M. Dillow. The mother made a loud noise and tried to chase the dog away, Dillow said. The little girl grabbed the dog by the tail, and the dog turned around and bit her in the face. Emergency responders were dispatched to the childs home on North Street in Bluefield at about 1:45 p.m. The child was initially transported to Bluefield regional Medical Center. She is going to be sent outside the area to receive additional care, Dillow said. He did not specify as to where the child was sent for care. 
"People are devastated because he's such a good dog. They're heartbroken that this happened to him." The incident resulted in two calls to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. The first, on the day after the fight, was logged as a neighborhood trouble/dog bite. A second was in early July for a "civil assist," when Raab reported the "dangerous dog" sign that Lee posted on his front yard, pointing at her home. The bite incident was referred to animal control and the rest was dismissed as civil matters, according to police reports. Raab's insurance company later paid Lee for the medical bills and Tasha, although initially found not dangerous by animal control, remains under investigation after Lee urged the department to take another look. Todd Faraone, administrator for DuPage County Animal Care and Control. declined to discuss the specifics of Tasha's case, citing a pending investigation. 
Christine Caron, 49, a single mother of four, was reportedly playing tug-o-war with her three-year-old Shih Tzu, named Buster, when the dog accidentally "nicked" one of her knuckles while attempting to get a better grip on the rope. Her three other dogs came over and licked the wound. "It didn't seem like a big deal," she told the daily Ottawa Citizen. Days later she fell into a coma, and when she awoke in hospital six weeks later doctors told her they would have to amputate three of her limbs after the infection spread. The Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria responsible for the infection is commonly found in dog saliva, but rarely leads to infection in humans. 
Brown, the mayor of the 5,000-resident city 125 miles south of St. Louis, concluded the dog needed to be put down, based on a police report and photos of the wound. But two dog-bite experts working for Phineas' owners say in new court filings that Phineas wasn't the culprit. They say the oval-shaped wound is too small, and the dental pattern isn't consistent with Phineas' teeth. "It's not even close," Dr. Kenneth Cohrn , a forensic dentist in Lake Lady, Fla., told the newspaper. "The dog's dentition is so 
The family believes the dog should have never been adopted out knowing its demeanor. "We have a duty to the citizens, but we weren't given proper information to begin with," said Heather Hedrick, program manager for Animal Care Services. The director of Animal Control said there are state regulations that dictate how long dogs suspected of biting are required to be held, and would have never allowed the dog to be adopted out had she known the dog's history of biting. "What limited information that we had was not conducive that the dog needed to be quarantined," Hedrick said. So what should prospective adoptive pet owners know before taking on a new pet? Make sure you are prepared for the breed of dog you are about to adopt. Simply put, do your homework. 
The police report on the incident also noted that there was nothing in the cruiser separating the driver's area from the back of the car to isolate the dog in the rear cage, adding: "This issue has been documented in the past." The family of the young girl hired an attorney and filed a claim for damages against the 
PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER MORE PHOTOS Tips to become a pack leader, in a positive way, over your aggressive dog Dont play games such as tug-of-war unless you always win. This game is initiating a physical contest and the Alpha must always win. Dont let your dog show its teeth, touch its teeth on your skin or growl during play. If they do, stop playing and take the toy away. Dont let your dog demand attention. So ignore your dog when they are demanding attention or simply give the down command. 
Ms Burgess told the court Ms Fubler was outside of Point Mart convenience store around 6.30pm. While she was talking to her friend, the pit bull bit her left forearm and dragged her onto the road. The walker of the dog attempted to get it off Ms Fubler without success. The defendants brother came to the scene and tried to pry the dogs mouth open. Following the attack, Burgess took Ms Fubler to the hospital. On February 5, Police went to Burgess home. Burgess told the Police he took the dog to a Devonshire Veterinary facility to be euthanised. The defendant admitted to having the male pit bull during a recorded interview with Police on March 14. 
Landscaping, construction Shayne and Jessica Valinsky said they had to help after seeing Caron's story and her positive spirits, on CBC News. The self-proclaimed dog lovers said they were shocked about the incident and offered to build a wheelchair-accessible ramp at the woman's home. "I had never even heard anything like that could happen," said Shayne Valinsky, who owns a landscaping company. "I just hope (the ramp) makes her life a little easier and frees up the money that she's getting donated for some other things that she needs." The couple has invited other landscaping and construction companies to reach out to them in order to help build more ramps. Caron's daughter, Danica, has also created a fundraising website for her mother with a goal of $100,000, as each prosthetic device could cost anywhere between $10,000 and $15,000 each. 
The statistics I received from the FOI request tell an even more stark story. In six of the 18 cases, the bite victims were not convicted of a crime. One would like to think that someone on whom police sicced an attack dog eventually would be found to be guilty of something. More alarming are the statistics on the racial makeup of the victims of police dog attacks in New London. There was a fairly even split between white and black or Hispanic dog-bite victims in 2008, but of the 17 bites in 2009 and 2010, the victims were overwhelmingly not white: 89 percent black or Hispanic one year and 100 percent black or Hispanic the next. There have been only three bites in the last three years. 
Alphas always eat first. So eat first and then feed your dog and dont give them table scraps while you eat. Dont let your dog on the sofa and bed. A higher ranking dog always chooses the best sleeping area and its usually higher than all other pack members. Dont let your dog have free range of your entire house. Claim a room as yours. 
She was rushed to hospital three days later, the single mother of four told CBC News this past weekend. - Ottawa mother loses 3 limbs after dog bite infection Caron had suffered life-threatening septicaemia, or septic shock, which resulted in disseminated intravascular coagulation and widespread internal hemorrhaging. Top news Plus: Is there still hope for Detroit's revival? She was in a medically induced coma until earlier this month. Her legs had to be amputated below the knees, and her arm below the elbow. There is also concern for her right hand, and 
They both needed dozens of stitches and were put on antibiotics, she said. Ms. Farrell was bitten on the ear and the back of her neck, and Mr. Thompson was bitten in the face and arm, she said. Hes a good dog; hes never bit anyone before, Ms. Farrell said. 
The child was ultimately found safe "tucked up under the dining room table,'' police said in a report today. But before that, K-9 Officer Justin White brought in Rex to search the area. The dog "tracked" to the shore of the pond and kept entering the water. "In doing so, the K-9's legs and lead became entangled in loose palm fronds and debris in the water,'' the report said. "The more Rex tried to free himself, the more his lead tightened up around his collar, pulling him further into the water." White tried to lift Rex up and untangle him. "As he did so, the lead came off Rex's collar. Rex subsequently jumped from Officer White's grasp,'' the report said. White told Rex to stop as the animal ran west along the shore approaching some shrubbery. 
Saturday when the driver's car hit a line of trees along Gumz Road. Melissa Peterson and Stephanie Eberhardt, both 21, died, and a 21-year-old man was hospitalized. (1) 65-year high school reunion held at Manitowoc funeral home By Ashley Luthern of the Journal Sentinel July 22, 2013 7:17 a.m. |Mon Jul 22 05:17:02 PDT 2013 The 65-year reunion for the Lincoln High School class of 1948 had an unusual venue: a funeral home. The class used the Harrigan Parkside Gathering Center in Manitowoc last weekend. The center is a separate building located between the funeral home and crematory/chapel, according to the Herald Times Reporter . 
It died last year after gaining no traction. Moore attributes that to legislators leaving the issue to the courts. But if were waiting for the court to determine no liability, well be waiting forever, Moore said. They never go to trial. They simply settle with the plaintiff who wants a check. How often that happens is unclear. Moore said he had heard of a recent settlement that paid a prisoner $300,000, but he had no details. Several of the states larger law enforcement offices contacted by the AP could not recall specific cases. 
Lynch told officers investigating the bite that the dog must have believed that the girl had attacked him and was responding as trained. The police report on the incident also noted that there was nothing in the cruiser separating the driver's area from the back of the car to isolate the dog in the rear cage, adding: "This issue has been documented in the past." The family of the young girl hired an attorney and filed a claim for damages against the city. I received the report of the girl's bite after submitting a Freedom of Information request to the city for reports of dog-bite incidents. Making the FOI request seemed relevant now, given the current standoff between Mayor Daryl Finizio, who wants to cap the police dog program at one dog, and the City Council, which earlier this month unanimously passed a non-binding resolution saying the department should have at least four dogs. But, oddly enough, the idea of making an FOI request regarding the police dog program, of which Lynch is in charge, got a public airing last year when the union head sued the city and Police Chief Margaret Ackley, claiming, among other things, that Ackley had suggested to a city gadfly that she make an FOI request for the police dog information. Indeed, after reading 18 reports on the most recent dog attacks, I see why the police chief wanted people to learn more about the program run by her nemesis. I am sure some people will find no problem with the way the dogs have been used to apprehend suspects and attack uncooperative or violent detainees. 
Brad D. Flodeen, 34, was bitten by a dog in the parking lot outside Tremors Bar and Grill on Center Ave. and then punched the dog's owner in the face. The altercation occurred about 12:45 a.m. Friday Flodeen fled but was later found by police and arrested on suspicion of battery, marijuana possession, drug paraphernalia and his fourth offense of operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 
The original location is little more than a modified food truck. "It's seriously funky. You eat outside, and there's a seating area under plastic, like a big tent," Kraig says. 520-295-9005; elguerocanelo.com Underdog: The Organic Hot Dog Joint San Francisco Leave it to San Francisco to make the hot dog healthy. This spot serves sausages made from ethically treated animals raised on natural feeds that are not genetically modified. "They're locavore dogs: humanely raised, pasture fed," Kraig says. "This is the wave of the future. They are very good." Underdog serves a variety of vegan dogs, too. 
I want to live," she said. Caron was about to start a contract as an insurance broker before the injury, and so has no private insurance or job. Her family has started to raise money on the fundraising website Fundrazr to help pay for renovations to Caron's home to make it more accessible, and also for prosthetic legs, which can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000. So far they've raised about $13,000 of the $100,000 they believe they will need to pay for both the renovations and prosthetics. Caron said her only advice to others is to not wait before going to a hospital after a wound if they fear something is wrong. 
District Court in San Francisco. The dog spotted Porter and "brutally and relentlessly mauled" him in his left leg and dragged him, the suit said. Porter's leg later became gangrenous and had to be amputated, the suit said. His health declined further, and he died July 27. The city will pay $250,000, with the rest from insurance. 
It's important to get checked if you are bitten says Dr. Eleanor Jenkins-Alford, a physician for Health First Urgent & Primary Care. "As the disease progresses it can also affect a human's nervous system. They can seizures, hallucinations as well as the foaming at the mouth when it gets to the severe point. It can be fatal," said Dr. Jenkins-Alford. The health department says this year 6 people in Charleston County were exposed to cats with rabies. No reports so far in Dorchester and Berkeley counties. 
Lee Font Page 1 of 1 The city of Hayward has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 89-year-old man who died two months after he was bitten by a police dog. Jesse Porter was at home when Officer Loring Cox and other officers sent Cox's dog, Nicky, over an 8-foot wall and into Porter's backyard on West Winton Avenue May 29, 2011, as officers were searching for robbery suspects who didn't resemble Porter, according to the family's civil rights suit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The dog spotted Porter and "brutally and relentlessly mauled" him in his left leg and dragged him, the suit said. Porter's leg later became gangrenous and had to be amputated, the suit said. His health declined further, and he died July 27. The city will pay $250,000, with the rest from insurance. The family's attorney, Matthew Davis , said that Nicky had bitten about 29 other people, three of whom were innocent bystanders. 
"The second lunge caused lacerations above the child's eye." Griffin said the 2-year-old was with his parents at a friend's house on the 1500 block of West Greene Road on July 10. When the friend, Amanda Sosa, went outside to throw away the trash, the toddler followed. According to the criminal complaint, the family's pit bull started growling at the little boy. The dog then lunged and tore off a large chunk of his flesh. Sosa immediately picked the boy up and started kicking the dog, but the pit bull charged again, and this time, bit off an area above the boy's left eye. The boy's father heard yelling from the backyard, ran outside and pulled the dog by the collar so his son could run free. Police officials say the toddler was sent to a Lubbock hospital to see a pediatric specialist. The pit bull is undergoing a 10-day quarantine and will be euthanized once that is complete. 
Moore said he had heard of a recent settlement that paid a prisoner $300,000, but he had no details. Several of the state's larger law enforcement offices contacted by the AP could not recall specific cases. Settlements are usually paid through the state's Insurance Reserve Fund , a governmental insurance operation into which state agencies and local governments pay premiums that cover property damage and tort liabilities. The fund has 20 different categories for law enforcement claims, though none by dog bites or K-9 injuries, making a quick search impossible, according to the Budget and Control Board . It's also unclear how many police dogs are on