So the neighbors dog jumped the fence and tore open my poor Lilly girls leg. I live in Fl, I'm not 100% sure what the laws are here about that sort of thing, but I just paid 500$ to get her taken care of at the vets office. Should my neighbor be held responsible for paying me back? (These people are usually pretty understanding, twice I have had a chicken wander in there yard and they help me get her back, )
Technically, your goat is your property, so any damages your neighbors dog causes to your property (goat) - they are liable for. If they don't want to pay, you can sue them, and as long as you have evidence that it was thier dog that injured your goat, you will win.
show them the bill. they need to control their dog. THEIR DOG, THEIR BILL. sorry for all the trouble from this dog
they are responsible for damages and if the dog returns you are within your rights to shoot it if it attacks your livestock again. Title XLV. Torts. Chapter 767. Damage by Dogs. 767.01. Dog owner's liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock Owners of dogs shall be liable for any damage done by their dogs to a person or to any animal included in the definitions of "domestic animal" and "livestock" as provided by s. 585.01. CREDIT(S) Rev.St.1892, § 2341; Laws 1901, c. 4979; Gen.St.1906, § 3142; Rev.Gen.St.1920, § 4957; Comp.Gen.Laws 1927, § 7044; Laws 1994, c. 94-339, § 1. 767.02. Sheep-killing dogs not to roam about It is unlawful for any dog known to have killed sheep to roam about over the country unattended by a keeper. Any such dog found roaming over the country unattended shall be deemed a run-about dog, and it is lawful to kill such dog. CREDIT(S) Laws 1893, c. 4185, § 1; Gen.St.1906, § 3143; Rev.Gen.St.1920, § 4958; Comp.Gen.Laws 1927, § 7045. 767.03. Good defense for killing dog In any action for damages or of a criminal prosecution against any person for killing or injuring a dog, satisfactory proof that said dog had been or was killing any animal included in the definitions of "domestic animal" and "livestock" as provided by s. 585.01 shall constitute a good defense to either of such actions. CREDIT(S) Laws 1901, c. 4978, § 1; Gen.St.1906, § 3144; Rev.Gen.St.1920, § 4959; Comp.Gen.Laws 1927, § 7046; Laws 1979, c. 79-315, § 1; Laws 1994, c. 94- 339, § 2.
