Liability of dog for killing rabbit | Legal Aid Centre

Questioner

Yesterday I was working in my backyard, we were mowing the ground so the gate to the yard was open we have 3 rabbits that were in a run. A dog walked into our garden and saw the rabbits, looked for a moment and then his vision went hazy, I think he walked over the entire rabbit run and grabbed 1 of the 3 rabbits, a teddy dwarf rabbit, and bit it to death. My 2 children witnessed it and we tried to grab the dog when we succeeded, our rabbit had already been bitten to death. The neighbors came to help, we put the dog in a cage and called the police, who came, recorded the report and took the dog away because there was no owner present. My question is what can I do my rabbit died from a stray dog ​​my children are traumatized and have nightmares about it my run is broken and we are very sad that our rabbit was killed by a stray dog ​​in the neighborhood the owner has now been found by the police

Lawyer

What a horrible situation. You can hold the owner of the dog liable for the damage. The material and immaterial damage must be compensated, although the latter is difficult to determine. For more information or further assistance, you can contact me directly and free of charge.