Dog bite claims cost insurers $497M in 2011, insurance group says

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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