07-07-2011, 04:11 PM
(07-07-2011, 03:51 PM)Cracker Wrote: Should the owners be charged with manslaughter for having a dangerous dog? If the kid got ahold of a loaded gun, the grandparents would be charged. Why not a loaded dog?
Yes. Owner should be criminally and civilly liable for any harm inflicted by the dog. My friend's daughter was mauled by one and is still undergoing surgeries 18 months later. She could of sued the guy but there is no money for her to take - he is a young unemployed guy.
I think you should be required to register a pitbull and have liability insurance in the event the dog harms someone. And you should be required to spay/neuter the dog unless you are a licensed breeder. They get in at least 10 a week at our local shelter and it is an automatic death sentence because they will not adopt them out.