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Animal Injury Claim Specialists
Animal Injury Claims
Do you require a solicitor to help you claim for being injured by an animal?
If so, then contact PSR Solicitors to see how our Animal Injury Lawyers can help.
Being injured by an animal can be very traumatic, with potentially long term physical and psychological consequences.
If you have been bitten by a dog, trampled by a cow, or thrown from a horse, you could be entitled to make an Animal Injury Claim for the physical injury you have sustained and any other costs or losses you have incurred as a result.
Unsurprisingly, dog bites and dog attacks are the most common type of animal injury, but accidents can also happen on farmland, at petting farms, pet shops or on public highways. We have also acted for employees suffering injuries from animals in the workplace.
Our specialist Animal Injury Solicitors can help you with every step of your Animal Injury Claim. Pursuing compensation for your personal injury is not something you have to do on your own, you need the advice of Animal Injury Claim experts, you need PSR Solicitors.
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Dog bites and attacks account for the largest proportion of animal injuries in the UK, with an estimated 200,000 incidents a year. However, it is not uncommon for livestock to cause serious or even fatal injuries - especially at certain times of the year when they are looking to protect their young.
According to figures for 2018/19 from the HSE, cattle were responsible for the second-largest number of deaths in farming, forestry, and fishing in Great Britain. These accidents accounted for 9 deaths in total that year, with an average annual figure of 5 deaths per year over the last five years.
Even though livestock become accustomed to human contact, they are still animals and are prone to unpredictability and it is not uncommon for cows and bulls to ‘charge’ at walkers passing through farmland, potentially causing trampling injuries and in some cases, even fatalities.
Animal owners have a duty of care to make sure their animals are appropriately controlled and supervised when there is public access to their land. Where animals pose a risk to members of the public who have access to their land, dangers should be clearly signposted. Warnings should include information about the risks, and an indication should be given of the times of the year when the animals may be increasingly aggressive due to the presence of their young.
Members of the public injured by livestock can also claim if animals stray into public highways or train tracks causing an accident.
As well as injuries caused by dogs and livestock, our expert solicitors deal with all types of animal claims such as:
Claims can also be made in relation to a multitude of other types of animal attacks, including:
Injuries as a result of animal attacks can range in severity, from fractures and lacerations to concussion and bites, but more serious injuries, such as loss of limbs, head injuries and spinal injuries, can have life-changing consequences.
If you or someone you know has been injured by an animal and there was negligence on the part of the owner of the animal, call PSR Solicitors’ team of personal injury claim specialists for free advice from a fully qualified solicitor. We will assess the merits of your case and can help you start your animal injury compensation claim.
Using one of our specialist No Win No Fee Solicitors ensures that you have a better chance of winning your claim and receiving all of the compensation and help that you are entitled to all on a no win no fee basis. This means that you won't have any legal costs to pay if your claim is unsuccessful so No Win No Fee = No Risk To You.
There are many people whose day-to-day job involves them working in close-quarters with animals, putting them at increased risk of suffering an animal injury. Safari park rangers, zookeepers, and farmworkers, for example, all work with large, powerful untrained animals on a daily basis and face the risk of significant injury if one or more of the animals were to get spooked, causing them to charge or kick out.
Other jobs involve the regular handling of trained animals, such as dog handlers and stable hands. Whilst trained animals are less likely to attack or kick out than their untrained counterparts, accidents and attacks can and do still happen.
If you have been attacked or injured by an animal at the workplace and feel there was some form of negligence on behalf of your employers, such as lack of training, inadequate staffing levels or insufficient supervision, then you are entitled to make an Animal Injury Claim.
While you might be concerned that making a claim against your employer will be held against you, it certainly shouldn’t, and there are two key facts you should bear in mind when considering whether to make a claim.
If you have sustained an animal injury in the course of carrying out your job and feel that negligence on the part of your employers was to blame for the incident, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim against your employer's liability insurance. Contact PSR Solicitors’ team of Animal Injury Claim specialists.
Every animal owner, from a domestic dog owner to a farmer, has a duty of care to ensure that their animal(s) is kept under control and is prevented from causing injury or damage. Any failure to control their animal(s) that results in injury or damage constitutes a breach of that duty of care and could entitle the victim to make a compensation claim against them.
In cases where the incident falls under the scope of the Animals Act 1971, such as when a known dangerous species is involved, any breach of the act gives rise to strict liability on the part of the animal owner. This means that the owner would be liable for the victim’s injuries, irrespective of whether there was proof of negligence on the part of the owner of the animal.
In incidents where your injuries are caused by a breed of dog listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, again, there is no requirement to prove negligence on the part of the owner as the simple act of owning the dog is sufficient grounds for liability. If you are injured by a dangerous dog and the owner cannot be identified or the owner runs off before you can take the necessary details, there is scope to make a claim under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme.
The amount of compensation you may receive for your Animal Injury Claim is based on a number of factors, including:
You can find out how much compensation you can expect for your Animal Injury Claim by having our team of specialist Animal Injury Lawyers assess your case and evaluate what you can claim for. Contact us PSR Solicitors today.
If you are looking to claim compensation for an incident involving an animal and you want free advice from a fully qualified solicitor, then please contact us now.
Using one of our specialist Animal Injury Lawyers ensures that you have a better chance of winning your claim and receiving all of the compensation and help that you are entitled to all on a No Win No Fee basis.
Our credentials speak for themselves. We are proud to be accredited by the Law Society for our expertise in handling personal injury claims and have been recognised by the Law Society for our outstanding client service, being awarded the Lexcel Practise Management Standard.
With offices in Colwyn Bay, Ellesmere Port, Rhyl, Shotton, Wrexham, and Chester, PSR is a leading Personal Injury Law Firm in Wales and Personal Injury Lawyers in Cheshire. We can support your needs wherever you live in Wales, England & Northern Ireland.
We regularly act for clients on Animal Accident Claims across North Wales, Cheshire, Merseyside, and Liverpool.
The team at PSR solicitors is best placed to help you with your Animal Accident Compensation Claim so for confidential, professional legal advice don’t hesitate to contact us today.
If you have been involved in an accident or been injured in any way in the past three years, through no fault of your own, contact us today and speak to one of our team so that we can help you get your life back on track.
Richard Layfield LLB (Hons)
Solicitor - Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
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Paul Rossiter
Paul Rossiter LLB (Hons)
Managing Director
Richard Layfield
Mark House
Mark House LLB (Hons)
Solicitor - Head of Litigation
Jasmine Ostanek
Jasmine Ostanek LLB (Hons)
Solicitor
Georgia Purcell
Georgia Purcell LLM (Hons)
Alyssia King
Emily Williams
Personal Injury Solicitor
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