Northern California Tiger Attack Akin to Dog Bite?

Larry Knapp — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:44:21 GMT

Finally the media has printed an article that purports to report an admission on the part of on of the victims in this awful tragedy. Prior to this article, all we really had were reports of accusations from talking heads that had no reliability. This latest article however,

states that the decedent's father has reported that one of the Dahliwal boys admitted to him that they had been standing on the wall and waiving at the tiger prior to the attack.

Now that we have that bit of evidence, what does it really affect? A tiger attack is like a dog attack. The owner is strictly liable for the damages caused by the attack. There should be no question about the owner's responsibility for the injuries in this case either.

The jury is also allowed to consider the comparative negligence of the person or persons attacked. However, is that what we have in this case? Does the public really believe that this is the first time zoo officials were aware that people go to their facility and make fun of the animals? Kids making faces at whatever is on the other side of the cage. Perhaps that is why the acceptable standards for containing a tiger require a much taller wall than the San Francisco Zoo was using.

For more information, please refer to the section on Premises Liability / Slip & Fall.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Larry Knapp

Man Shoots Dog During Attack of Neighbor, 80

Chrissie Cole — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:00:18 GMT

Officials are investigating the shooting death of a dog following a dog attack of an 80-year-old man.

The man was walking in front of his home when a mixed breed, reportedly bolted out of the house and attacked him. One of the neighbors heard the chaos and ran outside armed with his pistol. While the dog was still attacking the man he fired one gunshot, according to Claremont Police. The dog disengaged from biting the man due to the gun shot.

The man suffered dog bites to his chest and side. He was transported to Pomona Valley Medical Center for treatment and released. The dog's owner took him to the veterinarian where he died.

The neighbor who shot the dog said the animal was attacking the man at the time, but the dog owner denied it and said the man with the weapon overreacted and put her 12-year-old daughter in danger.
"The dog was on the ground. There was no more danger, and the guy came out of his house with a gun and right behind my back, at close range, shot and killed the dog as my daughter was reaching for him," she said.

The gun used in the shooting is registered, and is now in police custody, police said.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

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Northern California Tiger Attack Akin to Dog Bite?

Man Shoots Dog During Attack of Neighbor, 80