A new law makes the City of Fairfax tougher on dog owners than the Commonwealth of Virginia. City of Fairfax Ordinance No. 21014-32 was signed by Mayor Scott Silverthorne on December 15, 2014. Effective on that date, within the City of Fairfax: Dogs age 4 months and older may be tethered for no more than “one…
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Doug Landau, of the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. helped a victim of an attack similar to the one described in yesterday’s post. In this Herndon, Virginia dog bite case, the victim was visiting a friend’s house for the first time. The friend’s dog had previously been found to be a “dangerous dog” due to prior…
Continue readingAfter being attacked by a pit bull, an injured woman brought a lawsuit against the dog’s owner. This kind of case is considered a “Premises Liability Case,” and is usually defended by the dog owner’s “Homeowners” Insurance Company, which insures the homeowner for injuries to visitors caused by dangerous steps, falling trees, holes in the…
Continue readingFor nearly 50 years, Loudoun County’s animal adoption policy prohibited pit bull terriers from being adopted directly from the Loudoun County Animal Services (LCAS). Instead, the dogs were transferred to another agency and sent out for adoption. Recently the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the policy such that, effective immediately, pit…
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