Dogs may exhibit various behaviors such as biting, barking, or growling for a multitude of reasons. Typically, when a dog barks, growls, or lunges, or exhibits any other "warning" type behaviors, it is attempting to communicate in the only way it knows how, and trying to show someone its frustration or a multitude of other feelings concerning the given situation that gave rise to the bite, scratch, jump or other alleged incident that caused injury. While animals communicate differently, they communicate nonetheless, and these various forms of "communication" serve as a warning or indication that if a dog or person fails to give them space or stop acting in a certain way, a bite may occur. In the world of equines, a horse will pin their ears back to deliver warnings. A dog Growls; a cat hisses, and so on. Often times in court, alleged victims often exaggerate or "fluff" their stories and their injuries themselves, and are SOMETIMES not truthful about the reasons why the dog did what they did, if anything. Statutory language provides dogs cannot be found vicious if they were provoked, harassed, etc.
So, here at Teper Legal, PLLC, Attorney Teper does his due diligence on gathering factual evidence regarding your individual case and dog behavior (through the use of Dog Behaviorists or other "experts" in order to combat such fluffed dramatizations. The risk of losing and having clients be forced to endure a euthanasia is always a threat, which means these Vicious Dog Hearings could be your only chance to make a case that could save your animal's life. Teper Legal, PLLC, fights to avoid kill orders and euthanasia at all costs, and makes arguments to show why euthanasia should either never be used, or always be a last resort when other options fail. "Necessary" as often described by Animal Control Departments in regards to these kill orders, is a relative term and Necessary doesn't always mean "Absolutely Necessary." Other less drastic measures must be attempted first; this is where Teper Legal comes in!
