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Q: My dog engaged wt another dog in the neighborhood street he didn’t bite it but was aggressive threatening have mine kill

Can he? What can i do?

Michelle  Johnson
Michelle Johnson
answered on Apr 26, 2018

WV has a strict liability dog bite statute that's limited to dogs running at large or off the leash. If the dog is running at large, the victim/s will not be required to prove the owner was negligent. I'm not sure if this answers the question because the question wasn't very clear.

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