Animal Related Injuries

More than 200,000 dog bites happen every year in the United Kingdom, whereas the cat bites are less frequent. If a dog bite or a cat bite has injured you then you have all the legal and civil rights to claim for compensation from the owner.   

Animals can be highly unpredictable and at times, they can get violent without any cause. When people become victims of this violent behaviour, the impact could be dangerous. Pet bites cannot only give appalling wounds but also lead to terrible psychological trauma and infection. 

Most of the pet bites happen when somebody is walking, caressing them or cycling. Any injury caused by a pet bite then you can claim to the insurance company of the pet owner or make a claim through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

Animal related injuries can be breath taking. There are high chances that some of the serious ailments of the animals are passed to the person whom they bite. In contemporary times, United Kingdom is free from rabies, but animal related accidents that occur outside U.K should be dealt seriously, as they have high chances of rabies. Immediately after animal related injuries, get it treated immediately so as to prevent any ailment from developing.

In the year, 1990 and 1991 there were a drastic increase in the cases related to dog bites. Due to this, the Government in the year introduced a novel legislation called the Dangerous Dog Act. 

According to this law the owners of some breed of dogs such as Fila Braziliero, Dogo Argentino, Pit Bull Terriers and Japanese tosa should adhere to certain requirements. These requirements includes that a dog should be muzzled in any public place, the owner should register the dog in the Index of Exempted Breeds, should get their dogs insured and micro-chipped.

According to Dangerous Dog Act, any harm caused by these breed of dogs will result in compensation that the owner has to pay. Therefore, the owner of the dog will pay the fee of your lawyer, your medical expenses and all the other losses that you have incurred from the accident. 

If you have been a victim of any animal related injuries recently or in the past three years then you are liable to claim for compensation. It is better that you hire a reputed legal expert how has expertise in this field so that you can win maximum amount of money from the compensation to settle all your losses caused by the injury.

Obviously compensation claims can be very complicated and it would be unwise to attempt to pursue a claim without professional assistance which should be provided by a solicitor with expertise in this field. Excalibur Solicitors is a specialist personal injury practice dealing with all types of injury claims such as road accidents, accidents at work, accidents in public places, medical negligence. If you have been injured in the last three years and require advice on your potential compensation claim we can provide a free legal assessment of your case if you complete our Application Form. We operate on a "No Win No Fee" basis at no cost to you.

The information in this article is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.