Category: Dog Bites

Short answer: Get to safety, call 911 if an attack is continuing, bleeding cannot be stopped, or you feel faint or weak, then wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water. Contact a healthcare provider. Idaho Health and Welfare also directs anyone bitten by an animal to contact the local public health district for a […]

Short answer: Idaho does not give a dog one consequence-free bite. Under Idaho Code § 25-2810(11), an owner—or a person who accepted responsibility for the dog as its possessor, harborer, or custodian—may be civilly liable when the dog attacks or injures a person who was not trespassing and the dog was not physically provoked or […]