Animal Accidents

If you have suffered an accident, you may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation. Call now on 0800 3213 3239 for a no obligation chat with one of our solicitors.

Compensation claims usually involve a claim for compensation for injury (both physical and psychological) together with a claim for loss of earnings for the time the injured person spends off work and other expenses such as travel costs and medical bills can also be recovered.

In the case of more serious injures there can be compensation claims for future losses also if they cannot return to their job due to the nature of the injury they have suffered or they can only work reduced hours.

The effects of such accidents can be far reaching for the injured person and their family.

These often involve the type of animals people commonly come across in daily life such as dogs, horses or perhaps cattle. There is often a bite or an injury caused by being trampled or kicked and it can be a traumatic experience which can affect people psychologically as well.

Claims can be pursued against the owners of the animal, usually private home owners or farmers, in negligence or even via the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme.

Some dogs are well known to be vicious and are often used by their owners to terrorise other people or to act as burglar deterrents and as such they may deliberately be set upon people. Sometimes however pets can escape and when approached by a member of the public they can react out of fear more than anything else. Such cases are not straightforward and often we need to show that the individual dog, rather than the breed itself, has a history of attacking people. All attacks must be reported to the police.

With farm animals most accidents are caused when walkers disturb an animal in the field or if the animal escapes onto the road and farmers are under a duty to ensure that their fields and farms are secure.

If you think you may have a case call us today on 0800 321 3239 to talk with one of our solicitors or send us a free online enquiry and we will call you.