B.C. woman considering legal action over vet bill after off-leash dog attack
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A Surrey, B.C., woman says she was left with a hefty vet bill after her puppy was attacked by two large, off-leash dogs and now she is considering taking the owners of those animals to court to recover the costs.
A Surrey, B.C., woman says she was left with a hefty vet bill after her puppy was attacked by two large, off-leash dogs and now she is considering taking the owners of those animals to court to recover the costs.
Mai Bui was walking her 10-month-old labradoodle Benji near her Surrey home on Saturday evening when she suddenly saw two big dogs approaching in what she describes as an aggressive manner.
“The moment we saw the dogs running towards us, I already told them come get your dogs,” Bui said. “And I was screaming at this point. Once the German shepherd pinned my dog down, the Rottweiler came and it started dragging my dog.”
Bui said the attack left Benji with a gash in his leg and stitches in his left ear, along with some other scrapes and bruises.
According to Bui, the vet bills total $700 so far and she’s also out several hundred dollars because she had to take some time off work to take Benji to appointments.
She contacted Surrey Animal Control the day after the attack.
“A total of $1,200 in fines were issued to the owner of the two offending dogs, one of which has an existing history with Animal Control,” City of Surrey Bylaws said in a statement to CTV News. “Recouping costs of any veterinary bills would have to be done through a civil suit.”
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