Bite Claims Can Dog Insurers
Thursday, June 14th, 2001 LiabilityMust every dog have his day? The recent incident in San Francisco, where two Presa Canarios (mastiff-type dogs) attacked and killed a woman outside her apartment, has brought this question to the forefront. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, 10- to 20 persons die every year as a result of dog bites. A sampling of the news: • "Three black pit bull dogs terrorized an East San Jose neighborhood Monday, biting three people…" (San Jose Mercury News, April 10). • "A 10-year-old boy was found mauled to death by dogs Tuesday morning in a neighborhood park…" (Associated Press, March 6). • "Two 80-pound fighting dogs, ordered muzzled after an attack earlier this year, mauled a 16-year-old delivering newspapers…" (Toronto Star, Jan. 14).
