Dog bite is dangerous more than what other people think it is. It can even kill you especially if the dog that bites you has rabies. That is why dog owners are required to take good care of their pets especially in public places to prevent it from hurting other people.
In a legal blog I read entitled “Who should be blamed when you are bitten by a Dog?” discussed the consequences that the owner has to deal when his/her dog bites a person.
In this kind of incident, the owner of the dog can be sued for damages and other monetary benefits. The basis of their liability is negligence in taking care of their pets. If they only exercise proper care and training of their pets such incident could have been avoided.
However, not all dog bite injury incident are compensable. There are times when the liability of the owner is mitigated because of contributory negligence of the victim.
In a number of similar cases I encounter, almost all are decided against the pet owner. This will only show that the owners are negligent in taking care of their pets. I just think that it is the right time to amend our laws regarding dog bite injury. I think it is just right to increase the penalty so that dog owners are obliged to follow the proper ways of raising a dog.