Category: Dog Bites

California’s dog bite law is one of the strictest in the country — dog owners are liable from the first bite, with no requirement to prove prior knowledge of dangerous behavior. But the legal right exists only if you take the right steps immediately after the bite. Here’s exactly what to do. California’s Strict Liability […]

Most people think of a dog bite as a wound — something that bleeds, requires stitches, and heals. What many Fresno residents do not realize is that the bite itself is only part of the danger. A dog’s mouth contains hundreds of bacterial species, and when those bacteria enter the human body through broken skin, […]