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Of all the personal injury compensation claims, claims for injuries caused by animals are the most successful, especially if the animal is domesticated and has an owner. Claims for dog bites are the most common and the victims are almost always compensated, without really having to prove much. This is due to the Animal Act, 1971, which recognizes that if biting or attacking in any form is part of an animal's normal behavior, an individual who decides to own an animal, assumes responsibility for this 'normal' behavior of the animal and is liable to compensate anyone who is a victim of this behavior. Thus, in most cases, people bitten or attacked by dogs receive compensation. The only time this doesn't happen is when the animal is provoked into attacking or biting. Usually claims for animal injuries hardly need police or court intervention. The owner is automatically liable to compensate. However, to some extent, investigation is required, in order to ascertain whether the attacking was well within the normal behavioral traits of the animal. Thus, you and the owner may have to answer questions about how the incident occurred, if there were any witnesses, what is the animal's temperament, etc. A problem can also occur if the owner of the animal is not known or if the animal is wild – in these cases, getting compensation can be quite difficult. Animal owners are aware of the fact that if their dog or horse injures another person while behaving normally, they are liable to pay compensation. Thus, they usually take insurance for such accidents. An important aspect to understand is 'normal behavior'. This is the animal's natural temperament. For example, a Doberman who's kept for guarding the house may bark and even bite an unknown individual who walks in through the gate. This is no surprise – this is what the dog was trained for. Thus, the owner is liable to compensate. It's the law's way of telling owners – "You knew your dog was fierce, and yet you want to have him, so please pay for any suffering he may cause to someone else." On the other hand, Retrievers are known to be good natured and friendly. So, if a retriever attacks a skid, one cannot leave out the possibility that the kid was up to some mischief and could have provoked the dog in to attacking. Thus, the dog didn't attack according to his general temperament. In this case, the owner is not liable to pay.
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