Dog bite attorney

But they are wrong. A three-year-old boy in southern Vietnam's An Giang Province was playing with the family's German Shepherd on Monday when the dog bit him and gashed open the child's belly. He had to be rushed to hospital with severe injuries but is now stable. Earlier, an 82-year-old woman in Binh Duong Province, which borders HCMC, was bitten to death by the family’s pit bull . These cases should ring alarms alerting us to the uncontrolled breeding of aggressive dogs in Vietnam. Animals, big or small, attack when they feel threatened. Even a small cat or dog can bite or scratch its opponent, and a little bird can peck their eyes. If parents want their children to play with the family’s pets, they should first teach the children how to interact with the animals, instead of leaving the kids to do whatever they want. Mastiffs and pit bulls are aggressive dogs. The German shepherd is more gentle but is not supposed to be a pet dog either. Huskies are not aggressive, … [Read more...] about Dogs bite: it’s the animal’s instinct

Reading recent heartbreaking stories of dog attacks in Vietnam – a pit bull biting its owner to death and a German shepherd biting its owner’s 3-year-old child – I feel stronger than ever that now matter how a person tries to train their dog, the dog’s breed is the most important factor in guaranteeing safety for people around it. I don’t see any good reason for anyone to keep an agressive pit bull at home. There are two kinds of people who raise pit bulls: the first are people who know little about dogs, start with a cute puppy and are not able to train it when it grows up, but reluctant to give it up. The second kind just likes to show off. Pit bulls were bred for fighting, much like some roosters are trained for cock fighting or bulls for bull fighting. Of course, there's a risk of attack from any dog, even a small placid one. However, when a 10-kg dog which is generally calm attacks you, you still have a chance to avoid the biting and fight back. But when you are … [Read more...] about Pit bulls are born to fight, now matter how you train them

Reading recent heartbreaking stories of dog attacks in Vietnam – a pit bull biting its owner to death and a German shepherd biting its owner’s 3-year-old child – I feel stronger than ever that now matter how a person tries to train their dog, the dog’s breed is the most important factor in guaranteeing safety for people around it. I don’t see any good reason for anyone to keep an aggressive pit bull at home. There are two kinds of people who raise pit bulls: the first are people who know little about dogs, start with a cute puppy and are not able to train it when it grows up, but reluctant to give it up. The second kind just likes to show off. Pit bulls were bred for fighting, much like some roosters are trained for cock fighting or bulls for bull fighting. Of course, there's a risk of attack from any dog, even a small placid one. However, when a 10-kg dog which is generally calm attacks you, you still have a chance to avoid the biting and fight back. But when you are … [Read more...] about Pit bulls are born to fight, no matter how you train them

The Vietnamese Department of Livestock Production will garner feedback and opinions from officials and competent agencies on the management of dogs, such as pit bulls, to complete a draft circular on tight control over animals. Duong Tat Thang, head of the department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Monday that the country had reported fatal pit bull attacks in Binh Duong Province, southern Vietnam, and Thanh Hoa Province in the north-central region, urging the department to take action. “The ban on and the tight management of raising dogs and cats should be taken into account as fatal attacks linked to pets have affected our society," Thang said. “The department is drafting a circular on managing other animals, including dogs and cats, as directed by the ministry." The circular will be based on prevailing laws, international rules, and science to make the management of aggressive dogs effective to minimize deaths, … [Read more...] about Vietnam to issue circular on pit bull raising management