When a dog attacks someone what do you think should happen

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The point is everyone has the right to be in a public place and not be randomly attacked by someone's dog. Everyone has the right to walk down the street and not be attacked by a dog that comes out from a house. Dogs also should not harass members of the public.

The dog should always be put down and the owner should be prosecuted. 2
The dog should be taken off the owner, sent to behaviour school and the owner should be prosecuted. 10
Nothing should happen to the dog but the owner should be prosecuted. 4
Nothing should happen to the dog or the owner. 5
Other, please state. 6
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  • RoseIsabella
    7 years ago

    It depends.

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  • sillygirl77
    7 years ago

    It depends if the dog was off the leash if the owner should be prosecuted.

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  • Pseodonihm
    6 years ago

    Well I have a unique view on this. When I was 6 I was playing at my neighbors house. Which I have done many times before. And I ran around the corner of of the house, we were playing hide and seek. And I saw my neighbors dog. I don't know what happened after that. But according to my parents, when they came around the corner of the house, the dog had my head in his mouth and was shaking me like a rag doll.

    The usual stuff happened after that. Hospital, stitches. Now it's important to know a few things. I have played with this dog before. Tug of war and fetch. Not that he would let you have the ball back. This dog was pretty nice. But that day he had killed a squirrel and was in the process of eating it when I came around that corner.

    The day I came home from the hospital my father walked into our neighbors yard and shot that dog in the head. Do not be fooled. Even the best of dogs can snap given the right circumstances. And any dog that snaps like that MUST be put down. It's not the owners fault it's the dogs.

    I'm not saying there are no good dogs. But all dogs need some training. They need to understand their place in the human pack. It's healthy for them to get this training. It reassures them to know their place. This training can be done by responsible owners or professionals, but it must be done. You can't ignore bad behavior and hope it goes away.

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  • ojimpu
    6 years ago

    I think what should happen is that the dog should share his/her meal with us.

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  • 5555555555a
    6 years ago

    Mhhm

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  • rayb12
    6 years ago

    U clearly do not live in Thailand lol

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      You are correct. I do not live in Thailand. Why what happens there?

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      • rayb12
        6 years ago

        There are wild dogs everywhere. It's your responsibility to stand your ground and not show fear, so they leave you alone.

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  • EuphoniumLizz
    6 years ago

    Having been attacked by a dog I believe the dog should go to training and the owners persecuted. If the dog has attacked many people the dog needs to be taken away. People have a right to not be attacked by dogs

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  • hammyhopper
    7 years ago

    I think it should be more of a 'two strikes and you're out' thing. 1st time: Person warned of up coming prosecution and that they need to train their dog ( Which means that the dog will be punished by the owner anyway)
    2nd time: Dog taken away, dog tries to be trained, if successful, owner prosecuted and dog up for adoption... if dog isn't successfully trained then they should either be put down if the dog has a genetic mental disorder and doesn't have a for filling life, or dog given for filling life for free.

    Dogs don't know laws, and some are more domesticated than others, it is never their fault if they are aggressive, and isn't the owners if they tried their hardest. It is however if they didn't.

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  • Justmehere
    7 years ago

    I'd first ask, what did the person who got "attacked" do to provoke it? Most dogs don't just attack someone for no reason. They'll run the other way. Then, I'd find the owner and find out why the dog was unleashed, not at home, or on his/her own to begin with; The problem is normally with idiot owners, not the dog. Don't blame the animal for a human's being a moron.

    Also think, unless there's major injury, lawsuits shouldn't be allowed. Everyone is so lawsuit-crazy anymore that if a dog jumps on them, they're on the phone with the lawyer in five minutes. How many times do kids annoy and prod a dog to the point the dog has had enough and defends itself? That happens, and, boom..mom and dad are on the phone getting legal papers drawn up.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      Well dogs are reasonably often not as innocent as you think. Some breeds are worse than others as well and some owners do not know how to raise a dog. Even the best trained dog can act out of character and do this.

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      • SmokeEverything
        7 years ago

        Go through any amount of animal rescue experience and dealing with peoples unwanted animals, the majority of the issues are the humans fault. Morons let their 2 little 3 year old kids smack and antagonize a large dog then get upset when the dog bares its teeth at them. Some animals just have behavioral issues, but for the most part some random dog isnt going to attack some random person for no reason.

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  • [Old Memory]
    7 years ago

    I chose the behavior school route, hoping you don't mean taken from the owner? Separating families should never come from just disobedience.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      I mean the dog taken from the owner and have to go to behaviour school and the owner only gets the dog back when they feel the dog is fit to come back. You can't have dogs attacking people and some people getting killed just to avoid making someone sad because they are without their dog. If a person owns a dog it is their responsibility to keep their dog under control at all times.

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      • [Old Memory]
        7 years ago

        Shit happens.
        Safety should never be a guarantee, come out of the cozy brick home and understand you live in nature.
        I treat everyday, everything, and everyone, like a potential life-ender.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          7 years ago

          So you would ok if a someone you knew like a family member was mauled to death from someone's dog?

          That does happen sometimes and if happened to someone you know you would just be like "Oh well shit happens?"

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          • [Old Memory]
            7 years ago

            Survival of the fittest. I'm from Alaska, I've had friends killed by dogs, wolves, bears, deer.

            Mutual natural respect will protect you. Animals read chakras, and a canine is the best judge of character. Maybe the victims were out of tune with the superior communication.

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            • Angelandme
              7 years ago

              Your arguments seem legit. If a dog has all his shots and no record of mauling or eating people, first and second offense, the guilt may be placed on the dog but god why prosecute a person for the deeds of their dog if they are doing everything to keep the dog in check and some dumb ass is the dogs first victim.

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            • Anonymous Post Author
              7 years ago

              Most people that are attacked are innocent people that do have natural respect so no nature respect does not always protect you at all. Most victims have done nothing wrong that sounds like victim blaming for something they have not done worng.

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    • [Old Memory]
      7 years ago

      I also believe anyone who makes a scene over a dog bite is a pussy

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      • hammyhopper
        7 years ago

        I don't agree. My dad once got bitten by a dog from another country and had to go to the hospital to get it glued and disinfected.

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      • satanniggasandpopsicle
        7 years ago

        what do you mean by "makes a scene"?

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        7 years ago

        I don't agree. Like I said it is the owner's responsibility to keep their dog under control at all times. Have you seen what some dogs do to innocent people. Everyone has the right to be in public and walk down the street without being attacked. I believe you comment is not taking responsibility for a dogs reactions.

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