OHRoadwarrior
Senior Member
I think running up your insurance rates are foolish. On the other hand, I would sue for ALL damages from both attacks. The first time she should have learned not to allow the second time to happen.
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Neighbor's dogs and a blood bath in my barn.
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LdiJ
Senior Member
Your insurance rates don't go up if you are in the right. Your insurance company collects from the insurance company of the other party.
OHRoadwarrior
Senior Member
Not necessarily true. Depending on the type of insurance even a $0 claim can affect rates.
You all make good points.
I'll speak with the insurance provider tomorrow and see what they say.
I was a little concerned that I would not be able to bring up the first attack, as it was last year, in late summer. Meaning, it's been a little over a year since the first attack. I don't want to go into court with a claim that is over a year old, and look foolish as I am told "should have done something about that when it happened".
This woman seems to believe that she is due all the sympathy because she ended up with 6 dead dogs, several that she had for 5-6 years, while I only had 4 dead goats that had been mine for only a few weeks. I'm not too interested in a sympathy competition. I just want to live my life in peace for awhile.
Honestly, I think she is blowing smoke and will not take any legal action. I just want to be prepared in case she does.
Here is a bold question.
Is there anything that I can legally do to prevent her from getting more dogs?
and if she were to get more dogs, can I do anything else to protect my livestock? This is my biggest concern. Of course, there is an emotional aspect to it. I pride myself on good husbandry, and do care for my animals, even the "edible ones" live as comfortably as I can manage, and then there's the emotion that comes with hearing baby goats scream as they are killed and to hear the cries of their mothers the next day. It was a sad day. But, emotion aside, I have to also consider that my farm is my livelihood. Each one of those babies that died was a form of a paycheck for me, as harsh as that sounds.
I'll speak with the insurance provider tomorrow and see what they say.
I was a little concerned that I would not be able to bring up the first attack, as it was last year, in late summer. Meaning, it's been a little over a year since the first attack. I don't want to go into court with a claim that is over a year old, and look foolish as I am told "should have done something about that when it happened".
This woman seems to believe that she is due all the sympathy because she ended up with 6 dead dogs, several that she had for 5-6 years, while I only had 4 dead goats that had been mine for only a few weeks. I'm not too interested in a sympathy competition. I just want to live my life in peace for awhile.
Honestly, I think she is blowing smoke and will not take any legal action. I just want to be prepared in case she does.
Here is a bold question.
Is there anything that I can legally do to prevent her from getting more dogs?
and if she were to get more dogs, can I do anything else to protect my livestock? This is my biggest concern. Of course, there is an emotional aspect to it. I pride myself on good husbandry, and do care for my animals, even the "edible ones" live as comfortably as I can manage, and then there's the emotion that comes with hearing baby goats scream as they are killed and to hear the cries of their mothers the next day. It was a sad day. But, emotion aside, I have to also consider that my farm is my livelihood. Each one of those babies that died was a form of a paycheck for me, as harsh as that sounds.
We are bound to a leash law in my county, meaning that animals that are not on their owners property MUST be restrained.
The farming community that I live in takes this leash law pretty serious. It's hard enough protecting livestock from coyotes.
We've had a few large farms in the area subdivide and sell out to people that want the "fresh air" out in the country. It's been a growing problem in my area that these new neighbor think that their dogs should be allowed to run free since they are out in the country. Another neighbor lost several of his chickens to a labradoodle. What's even worse is that these dogs are not spayed/neutered. I'm concerned that they are now breeding to the local coyote population. Coy-dogs are just bad news.
Over the past four years, there have been several dogs that have been shot for running livestock. My goats are not the only livestock learning to hate dogs, the cattle down the road killed a maltese in their pasture a couple years ago.
It's a shame. I'd like more protection for the livestock AND the dogs.
I'll tell you one thing though, I wont be picking up and burying any more dogs. I'll be calling their owner's to retrieve their dog, regardless of the dogs condition.
BTW: Nephew got home several hours ago. He had a blast. I paced and fretted the whole time, but the kid didnt even miss me!
The farming community that I live in takes this leash law pretty serious. It's hard enough protecting livestock from coyotes.
We've had a few large farms in the area subdivide and sell out to people that want the "fresh air" out in the country. It's been a growing problem in my area that these new neighbor think that their dogs should be allowed to run free since they are out in the country. Another neighbor lost several of his chickens to a labradoodle. What's even worse is that these dogs are not spayed/neutered. I'm concerned that they are now breeding to the local coyote population. Coy-dogs are just bad news.
Over the past four years, there have been several dogs that have been shot for running livestock. My goats are not the only livestock learning to hate dogs, the cattle down the road killed a maltese in their pasture a couple years ago.
It's a shame. I'd like more protection for the livestock AND the dogs.
I'll tell you one thing though, I wont be picking up and burying any more dogs. I'll be calling their owner's to retrieve their dog, regardless of the dogs condition.
BTW: Nephew got home several hours ago. He had a blast. I paced and fretted the whole time, but the kid didnt even miss me!
TheGeekess
Keeper of the Kraken
We are bound to a leash law in my county, meaning that animals that are not on their owners property MUST be restrained.
The farming community that I live in takes this leash law pretty serious. It's hard enough protecting livestock from coyotes.
We've had a few large farms in the area subdivide and sell out to people that want the "fresh air" out in the country. It's been a growing problem in my area that these new neighbor think that their dogs should be allowed to run free since they are out in the country. Another neighbor lost several of his chickens to a labradoodle. What's even worse is that these dogs are not spayed/neutered. I'm concerned that they are now breeding to the local coyote population. Coy-dogs are just bad news.
Over the past four years, there have been several dogs that have been shot for running livestock. My goats are not the only livestock learning to hate dogs, the cattle down the road killed a maltese in their pasture a couple years ago.
It's a shame. I'd like more protection for the livestock AND the dogs.
I'll tell you one thing though, I wont be picking up and burying any more dogs. I'll be calling their owner's to retrieve their dog, regardless of the dogs condition.
BTW: Nephew got home several hours ago. He had a blast. I paced and fretted the whole time, but the kid didnt even miss me!
Donkey. Trust me. They'll stomp a dog before it gets to the herd.
If you go to court, you want in hand a copy your counties animal control law animal warden reports, sheriffs dept reports , all records of the injury to your live stock the dogs caused and last if your county has a fine the county can collect written into its laws for when a dog kills livestock let the sheriffs dept ticket her, MY county first time a dog goes off your property and kills any kind of live stock one written warning so the dog owner knows the law 2nd time dog owner gets 350.00 fine from the county (ticket) and the live stock owner is still free to sue .
LdiJ
Senior Member
If they are killing your livestock, its them or the livestock. If you can chase them away, fine, but if you cannot, its either shoot them or let them kill all your livestock.
Just Blue
Senior Member
Why do "people" own a dog if they are not willing to care for it? In Ma we have stern leash laws. But, I have to say, too many dog owners think thay are the "snowflake" and the law does not apply to them or their unsolcialized pet. Yet when thier dog menaces or attacks anothers child, person or pet and justly that dog is delt with?....It is on the 5p.m. News with DOG OWNER as a Victim.
Sigh.....
Sigh.....
Silverplum
Senior Member
OT: Blue, please clear some PM space!
