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4/15/2009
James Lewis
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Do You Know About Virginia’s New Dangerous Dog Registry?

The vast majority of dog bites take place feet from a person's home - they are often attacked by aggressive dogs owned by friends or neighbors. Luckily, Virginia has a Dangerous Dog Registry where VA residents can find out if aggressive dogs live near where their families live and where their children play.

At the website, visitors may read about
Virginia Dangerous Dog legislation and look up whether or not a dangerous dog lives near by - either by county or by zip code. Owners of dangerous dogs may also register their aggressive pet and fill out related paperwork.

The
Dangerous Dog Registry is new in Virginia - it became effective in October of 2008. Each dangerous dog entry should include, according to law, the dog's picture, a description of the dog, the breed of the dog, the address of the dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog's aggressive classification.





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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia (VA) injury law firm whose attorneys focus exclusively on personal injury and accident law. We have a proven track record in the court room, and you can review our case results to see for yourself. Our attorneys have deep roots in Virginia and handle cases throughout the commonwealth including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton and Suffolk, VA. We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in VA if you've been seriously hurt by another person's carelessness. 

Virginia injury lawyers Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been recognized as among the 
Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Shapiro and Lewis have
 also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. Rick and Jim have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, making them among the 5 percent of lawyers so honored. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our Virginia Beach accident injury firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill. 

We also
offer free special reports and edit the Virginia Beach Injuryboard and Norfolk Injuryboard blog sites as a public information service.

While no
t every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential consultations, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to the high call volume, please leave a voicemaul and we will get back to you shortly. 

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1 Comments to "Do You Know About Virginia’s New Dangerous Dog Registry?"

A neighbor's dog bit by small nephew. At the time, I did not have any minutes on my pre-pay cell phone, and I thought everything would be okay. I told the woman that if anything came of it, I would need the animal's shot record (that was what my parents said to do years ago). My nephew now has a permanent scar. They never brought me a shot record. Afterward, I found out that my nephew is the 8th person that has permanent scars from that dog. (The other 7 live with the dog). How many people have to be bitten before a dog is considered vicious? There is one woman who has 3 kids, with a combined total of 4 bites. Why doesn't Child Protective Services tell her that she can't just keep letting her kids get bitten?
Posted by Jill Gunter on June 22, 2009 at 03:03 PM

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