{"id":5971,"date":"2017-04-01T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.niagaralaw.ca\/?p=5971"},"modified":"2023-04-11T15:41:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:41:11","slug":"dog-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/dog-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Bite Injury Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaralaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sign.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaralaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>As the spring season is upon us and the weather is starting to warm up, many residents will be heading outdoors to enjoy the weather with their families and furry friends.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, these furry canine friends may at times, become hyper or aggressive and result in a person receiving a dog bite.<\/p>\n<p>In Ontario, the injuries sustained from a dog bite or attack is dealt\u00a0with under\u00a0the <em>Dog Owner\u2019s Liability Act<\/em> as \u201cstrict liability\u201d for the owner(s) of the dog. This means that the owner(s) will be held\u00a0responsible for the actions of the dog. Although that may sound easy enough, it is important that you seek the advice of a legal professional who is knowledgeable with the law in Ontario surrounding dog and animal bites and the evidence required to present a successful case.<\/p>\n<p>If you are bitten by a dog and if the bite has broken through your skin, it is important you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seek medical attention (call 911 if serious);<\/li>\n<li>Obtain the dog owner\u2019s name and address;<\/li>\n<li>Write down the date, time and location of where the bite occurred and a clear description of the dog;<\/li>\n<li>Obtain information about anyone who may have witnessed the bite;<\/li>\n<li>Take a clear photo of the bite injury and document the date and time of the photo; and<\/li>\n<li>As soon as practical (and possible), make clear and concise notes in your own handwriting on what happened and ensure you document the date on the notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you or a loved one has been bitten by a dog and have sustained injuries from the bite or attack, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaralaw.ca\/practice-areas\/personal-injury\/\">personal injury team<\/a> at Daniel &amp; Partners LLP for a free consultation and case evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the spring season is upon us and the weather is starting to warm up, many residents will be heading outdoors to enjoy the weather with their families and furry friends. Unfortunately, these furry canine friends may at times, become hyper or aggressive and result in a person receiving a dog bite. In Ontario, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8111,"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5971\/revisions\/8111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niagaralaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}