Woman Attacked by Pit Bull in Hemet

More often we are seeing people being attacked by animals; though we hate to stereotype, the majority of incidents reported have been caused by pit bulls.

This was the case for a Hemet resident a 61 year old woman. The incident happened just before 7 p.m. on Monday October 20, 2014 while walking around her neighborhood on Minorca Street. The dog was a 1 year old pit bull that had come off its leash, exited the residence and attacked the woman. She was taking to a nearby hospital with several sounds to her head, arms and stomach. Unfortunately her condition is yet unknown. Regardless we hope that she makes a smooth recovery soon.

The animal was taken by officials to San Jancinto Valley Animal Campus where its owner signed to have the animal euthanized. The owner is not facing any charges so far and has not been arrested.

In many cases the victims do file a lawsuit against you if you were the owner of the dog. Don’t be left with medical bills, you are always entitled to having your medical bills paid for and legal assistance is also available if you’d like to file a lawsuit for damages as a victim or in need of a defense attorney if you are the animals owner. With a successful claim you can be taken care of as it is not uncommon for dog bites to occur. As previously mentioned there are also reports of fatalities which can accumulate a substantially bigger medical bill for treatment along with funeral costs and so forth. We offer free consultations and provide Spanish speaking assistance as well so that all you focus on is recovery!

2013 statistics

32 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities occurred in 2013. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 700 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 78% (25) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up about 6% of the total U.S. dog population.2
Together, pit bulls (25) and rottweilers (1), the second most lethal dog breed, accounted for 81% of the total recorded deaths in 2013. This same combination accounted for 74% of all fatal attacks during the 9-year period of 2005 to 2013.
The breakdown between these two breeds is substantial over this 9-year period. From 2005 to 2013, pit bulls killed 176 Americans, about one citizen every 18.6 days, versus rottweilers, which killed 33, about one citizen every 99.5 days.
In the year of 2013, the combination of pit bulls (25), rottweilers (1) and bullmastiffs (2) accounted for 88% of all dog bite-related fatalities. Notably, the two bullmastiff-mixes3 were littermates that inflicted death within a 6-month period.
Annual data from 2013 shows that 56% (18) of the fatality victims were children 7-years and younger, and 44% (14) were adults, 25-years and older. Of the total children killed by dogs in 2013, 61% (11) were ages 4-years and younger.
Annual data shows that when combining all age groups, male and female fatality victims were equivalent, 16 and 16. Amongst children 7-years and younger, however, males were excessively victims, 72% (13), versus females 28% (5).
In 2013, over one-third, 38% (12), of all dog bite fatality victims were either visiting or living temporarily with the dog’s owner when the fatal attack occurred, up from 32% in 2012. Children 7-years and younger accounted for 83% (10) of these deaths.
Of this subset of 12 fatalities, 92% (11) were inflicted by pit bulls and 58% (7) involved a babysitter, including a relative or friend under the directive to watch a child 7-years or younger. All 7 of these child deaths were inflicted by pit bulls.
47% (15) of all fatalities in 2013 involved more than one dog; 16% (5) involved breeding on the dog owner’s property either actively or in the recent past, and 9% (3) involved tethered dogs. All 3 chaining deaths were attributed to pit bulls.
Dog ownership information for 2013 shows that family dogs comprised 47% (15) of all fatal attack occurrences; 78% (25) of the attacks resulting in human death occurred on the dog owner’s property and 22% (7) resulted in criminal charges.
California led lethal dog attacks in 2013 with 5 deaths. 100% were attributed to pit bulls and 60% resulted in criminal charges. Texas followed with 4 deaths and 0% criminal charges. Arkansas and South Carolina followed, each with 3 deaths.

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