Hit and Run

Judge Judy would slap the dog owner with a fine and make them pay for a new number plate too!

Well the surgery and hospital bills are going to come to over $5000 so they should be made to pay that on top of the court costs.

Cruelty: Fine of $50-$75, imprisonment up to 90 days. Kill, Maim or Disfigure Domestic Animal: Fine of not less than $500. Kill, maim, mutilate, torture or disfigure any dog or cat: Fine not less than $1000, imprisonment up to 2 years. this is for the state of pa. http://www.straypetadvocacy.org/html/cruelty_laws.html

Pennsylvania http://members.aol.com/StatutesP7/18PA5511.html 18 PA Cons. Stat. 5511 Cruelty to animals is defined as: “wantonly or cruelly illtreats, overloads, beats, otherwise abuses any animal, or neglects any animal as to which he has a duty of care, whether belonging to himself or otherwise, or abandons any animal, or deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, drink, shelter or veterinary care, or access to clean and sanitary shelter which will protect the animal against inclement weather and preserve the animal's body heat and keep it dry.” This is a summary offense with a fine of $50-750 and/or imprisonment up to 90 days. It is a Misdemeanor in the second degree if a person: “Kills, maims or disfigures any domestic animal of another person or any domestic fowl of another person; administers poison to or exposes any poisonous substance with the intent to administer such poison to any domestic animal of another person or domestic fowl of another person; harasses, annoys, injures, attempts to injure, molests or interferes with a dog guide, hearing dog or service dog.” This is punishable with a fine of not less than $500. It is a Felony in the third degree if a person: “Kills, maims or disfigures any zoo animal in captivity; or administers poison to or exposes any poisonous substance with the intent to administer such poison to any zoo animal in captivity.” This is punishable by a fine up to $15,000 and/or up to 7 years in prison. It is a Misdemeanor in the first degree if a person: “Kills, maims, mutilates, tortures or disfigures any dog or cat, whether belonging to himself or otherwise; or administers poison to or exposes any poisonous substance with the intent to administer such poison to any dog or cat, whether belonging to himself or otherwise” This is punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 2 years. A subsequent conviction is a Felony in the 3rd Degree, punishable by a fine up to $15,000 and/or imprisonment up to 7 years. Exemptions to these clauses are veterinary care, protecting other domestic animals or fowl, game laws, pest control, and farming.

you would really waste the courts time and money with a frivolous lawsuit when in fact, the fault is yours for not properly maintaining control of your dog?

I think you started to see the truth, then got caught up in the misplaced hate. The car maybe did try to miss the dog, and the dumb animal moved back into the way...because, as you said, "Makes no sense to me...", and if it makes no sense, it is probably not true.

It was definitely deliberate. They said they sped up and went straight for the dog. The accident took place in a poorer part of the city where there are ferals with no morals everywhere you turn. I'm not suprised. And I don't know what you're trying to prove, Mikedotcom. It's like you're trying to challenge everything everyone says and it's kind of annnoying.

and the court would find you liable for damages to the car and fine you severely...

cruelty to animals is a crime. Watch the news, didn't you see Michael Vick having dog fights, he was arrested. So many others were charged for hurting or killing animals.

Excellent example, and that is why I question why the dog owners should have to be out of pocket for going after the perpetrator/s. Someone who would do this to a dog, would also think lightly (if at all) of harming a person!

Well Mike, then you get into the argument that the owner shouldn't have had vicious dogs capable of attacking a child in the first place. If you hate animals, don't post in this discussion anymore.

my neighbors 5 year old was attacked and KILLED by dogs allowed to run free, I wish someone would have run them over before they attacked him on that day...

Don't be picking on Mylotters, the dog obviously ran away. Happened to my dog, he got out of the yard and someone took him to a shelter. According to witnesses this car aimed directly at the dog. You can't blame the owners.

yes we should blame the owners, it is entirely their fault. they alone are responsible for the damage to both the dog and the car. you have allowed your dog out of the yard in the past, and don't think you were responsible? oh, it is the DOGS fault, right? no, not "bad dog", "bad owner"!

I agree - if you hit something (even something not alive, like a house or a fence, or a parked car) you should stop. I get upset with comments like "they should be shot", or "lock em up and throw away the key", while ignoring the responsibility of the dogs owner (who is at most fault). Maybe in the foreign country where this happened, they will catch this vicious criminal, and remove his arms so he cant ever drive again. (hmmm) Dogs can learn, and folk should teach their dogs to not go in a street. I am curios to see how this turned out...

including a fence and/or leash?