On Sept. 30, 2010, three pit bulls owned by a Duquesne PA police officer attacked a mother, her two children and their dogs in Allegheny County.  According to WPXI.com, the dog bite victims were attacked on the Steel Valley Trail near Linden Avenue.  The pit bull attack victims all received medical/veterinary treatment.

Your Pennsylvania dog bite attorney was shocked to read that eyewitnesses claimed that the officer fled the scene of the dog bite attack, failed to give aid to the victims and did not identify herself to anyone at the scene of the attack.  Fortunately, she was later identified and charged with failing to confine her pit bulls in violation of the PA Dog Law.

The pit bulls were quarantined for the statutory required 10 day period.  As a PA pit bull attack lawyer, I urge all dog bite victims to seriously consider obtaining a tetanus shot after the attack.  Common infections from dog bites include:  bacteremia, meningitis, tetanus, endocarditis and peritonitis.  If you or a loved one has been the victim of a PA dog bite attack, please phone me as soon as possible at 800-980-4842.  Please call re a free home consultation.  My background as an advocate for Pennsylvania pit bull attack victims can be reviewed at www.PADogAttackLawyer.com.

In October of 2010, a Berks County couple was charged with harboring a dangerous dog after their Great Dane attacked a Reading PA dog bite victim.  The defendants were hosting a football party and had locked the Great Dane in an unused portion of the residence.  As the guests were helping to clean up on the porch, the Reading resident asked permission to go back inside to use the bathroom.

Shortly after re-entering the home, the woman was the victim of an unprovoked attack by the Great Dane.  The owners had let the Great Dane out without telling any of the guests.  Your PA dog bite lawyer notes that it took 3 people to pull the Great Dane off her.  The PA dog attack victim had instinctively put up her right arm to protect her face.

The Reading PA resident was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital where she was treated for approximately 5 hours.  Stitches were needed to close some of her arm lacerations.  The dog bite victim was also given a tetanus shot.  As a Pennsylvania dog attack attorney, I believe the dog owners acted in a negligent fashion by letting their dog loose before all of the guests had departed.  Clearly, they must have had concerns that their Great Dane could not interact with strangers safely.  Otherwise, why would they have locked up their dog away from their guests while everyone was inside the home?

There were still children left at the party when the dog attack took place.  Fortunately, none of them had gone back inside the home before the woman was bitten.  If you have sustained a serious injury in a Pennsylvania dog bite attack, please call me as soon as possible at 800-980-4842.  We can schedule an immediate home consultation.  Information regarding my representation of Pennsylvania dog bite victims can be found at my website www.PADogAttackLawyer.com.

On Sept. 15, 2010, Quarryville PA Police charged dog owners from Oxford & Quarryville with violating the PA Dog Law after their pit bull attacked a second victim in 3 months.  As described on LancasterOnline.com, their pit bull had first bitten a motorcycle rider on May 14, 2010.  As a result of this unprovoked attack, a Pennsylvania dog warden cited them for harboring a dangerous dog.

Once a dangerous dog citation has been issued, the PA dog owner must confine the dog within a restricted enclosure until there is a final determination made regarding the citation.  The only exception is when the dog is being taken to receive veterinary care.  Your PA dog bite attorney was appalled to find out that these pit bull owners intentionally disregarded the PA Dog Law by taking their dangerous dog to a public park in Quarryville.

On Aug. 20, 2010, a woman took her family to the park.  Her 5 year-old son was mauled by the defendants’ pit bull which was neither muzzled nor under the full control of its owners.  The Pennsylvania dog bite victim suffered multiple dog bite wounds to his face.  The boy was rushed to Lancaster General Hospital where surgeons applied stitches to his cheek, eyebrow and forehead to close the multiple wounds.

Once he was home, the PA dog bite victim had problems sleeping as he was fearful that the pit bull was going to attack him again.  As a Pennsylvania dog attack lawyer, I hope that the full force of the PA Dog Law is applied to these reckless PA pit bull owners.  They needlessly exposed this young boy to a pit bull which had demonstrated prior vicious propensities.

If you or a family member has been seriously injured in a Pennsylvania dog bite attack, I ask that you immediately telephone me at 800-980-4842.  I provide a free home consultation.  You can also reach me via my website of www.PADogAttackLawyer.com.

A November 24, 2010 York County Court of Common Pleas trial date has been set for an appeal of a dangerous dog conviction of a Hanover PA pit bull owner.  On July 13, 2010, Chester L. Little was found guilty by District Justice Dwayne A. Dubs of a number of violations of the PA Dog Law, including harboring a dangerous dog and failing to have the 2 pit bulls vaccinated for rabies.

Your PA dog bite lawyer was present at the July 2010 hearing when a host of witnesses testified regarding the horrific pit bull attack of an 8 year-old Groton, CT boy.  The unprovoked PA dog bite attack took place as the child was catching fireflies on a warm summer evening on Pleasant Street in Hanover.  The boy’s mother heard him screaming for help.  When she found him, the 2 pit bulls were relentlessly attacking the child.

The heroic mother jumped on top of her son in an attempt to shield him from the relentless pit bull attack.  Neighbors also put themselves in harm’s way.  Robert and Margaret Bechner started to hit the pit bulls with a hose and some molding to get the dogs to stop biting the boy.  Ultimately, the mother and son were able to escape.  One of the pit bulls was running around loose when the police arrived.  As it was still acting aggressively, the police shot and killed the pit bull.

The pit bulls had been kept in an enclosure behind the house the defendant lived in with his mother.  Apparently, the dogs jumped a low fence and surprised the boy.  Your Pennsylvania dog bite attorney was shocked when the defendant theorized that the child opened the dogs’ gate and was responsible for the attack.  Not only was there no evidence presented to support this theory, the idea that the pit bull owner could publicly blame the horribly injured boy is repugnant to this author.

The Pennsylvania dog bite victim’s ears were partially amputated, the back of his head was torn off as if he had been scalped and, he sustained numerous bite marks over his body.  His mother also was bitten in the face with a likely permanent facial scar serving as a daily reminder of this tragedy.  If you are the victim of a PA dog bite attack, I recommend that you call me at 800-980-4842.  I will come to your home for a free consultation.  Another way to contact me is thru my website of www.PADogAttackLawyer.com.