Dog Bite Expert - Cat Bite Expert Witness

Animal Behavior Resources for Attorneys

How can the dog behavior expert help attorneys?

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Ten areas in which an animal behavior expert
can offer opinion:

  1. Breed identification and behavioral proclivities of different breeds;
  2. The dangerous or vicious nature of the dog in question;
  3. The behavioral capabilities of the dog at the time the incident happened;
  4. Whether provocation was a factor in causing the dog to bite;
  5. The care and maintenance of a dog and how these factors influence behavior;
  6. Was the incident foreseeable to the dog owner, or a landlord?
  7. The side effects of drugs and how they impact aggressive responding and the safety and reliability of dog training equipment;
  8. Identification of the dog which did the biting when multiple dogs are involved in an incident;
  9. How alleged gross misconduct of an owner impacts a dog's behavior.
  10. Reconstruct how the incident must have happened for the purposes of discounting or supporting testimony in the case.

 

Typical assignments

  • When necessary, conduct a behavioral examination of the dog to determine if the dog was dangerous by nature, or had the potential to engage in behavior that led to injury of the victim;
  • Review depositions and other discovery to determine if the defendant provoked the dog, or if there were steps the defendant could have taken to prevent the incident from happening;
  • Assist the attorney by pointing to facts of the case that support or reject arguments about liability;
  • Develop questions for the attorney for use in deposition or trial;
  • Draft reports or declarations stating opinions, and provide testimony at deposition or trial.

Contact Info:

Animal Behavior Counseling Services, Inc.

 2288 Manning Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90064
Telephone: (310) 474-3776
Nationwide: (800) 605-2227
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