Kajirin

In SA...

66—Liability for dogs

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(1) The keeper of a dog is liable in tort for injury, damage or loss caused by the dog.

(2) It is not necessary for the plaintiff to establish—

(a) negligence; or

(b) knowledge of the dog's vicious, dangerous or mischievous propensity.

(3) However, the keeper's liability is subject to the following qualifications:

(a) if the injury, damage or loss results from provocation of the dog by a person other than the keeper, the keeper's liability (if any) will be decided according to the Wrongs Act 1936 principles;

(b) if the injury, damage or loss results from an attack on the dog by an animal for the control of which the keeper is not responsible, the keeper's liability (if any) will be decided according to the Wrongs Act 1936 principles;

© if the injury, damage or loss is caused to a trespasser on land on which the dog is kept, the keeper's liability (if any) will be decided according to the Wrongs Act 1936 principles;

(d) if the injury, damage or loss is caused while the dog is being used in the reasonable defence of a person or property, the keeper's liability (if any) will be determined according to the Wrongs Act 1936 principles;

(e) if the injury, damage or loss is caused while the dog is in the possession or control of a person without the keeper's consent, the keeper's liability (if any) will be determined according to the Wrongs Act 1936 principles;

(f) the keeper's liability (if any) is subject to any other defence available under the law of tort.

(4) If the plaintiff's negligence contributed to the injury, damage or loss, the damages will be reduced to the extent the court thinks just and equitable having regard to the plaintiff's share in responsibility for injury, damage or loss.

(5) In this section —

keeper of a dog means the owner of the dog, or if the owner is under 18 years of age, the child's parents or guardians, and includes a person into whose possession the dog has been delivered;

provocation means—

(a) teasing, tormenting or abusing the dog;

(b) any act of cruelty towards the dog;

© attacking the owner of the dog, or a person towards whom the dog could reasonably be expected to be protective, in front of the dog.

Note — 1 At common law, the keeper of an animal was strictly liable for injury caused by the animal if the animal was ferae naturae (ie an undomesticated animal). If the animal was mansuetae naturae (ie a domestic animal), liability was dependent on proof of scienter (ie knowledge of the animal's dangerous or mischievous propensity). These rules were abolished by Part 3 of the Civil Liability Act 1936 which provides that negligence is the basis of liability. This section, however, qualifies the Civil Liability Act 1936 principles by imposing strict liability in relation to dogs subject, however, to statutory qualifications.

Mine sleeps in the bed with me, under the covers and steals my pillow. Usually snores and gets Saint Vitus dance [often get a paw in the face when he's doing that if he's facing me]. But he loves to snuggle, always has. Great bed warmer in winter :laugh:

Hmm wondering as they come up deregistered as of the 26/5/2013 on the ASIC website under the business name of REAL ESTATE LOCATIONS PTY LTD.

Deregistered Companies

The last step in closing down a company is for it to be removed from the register of companies (i.e to be deregistered). Once the company is deregistered it ceases to exist as a legal entity and can no longer do anything in its own right.

Once a company is deregistered:

• the company's property (other than trust property) vests in ASIC
• trust property (i.e. property held by the company on trust) vests in the Commonwealth (represented by ASIC)
• the former officeholders no longer have the right to deal with the vested property
• any legal proceedings in which the company is a party cannot be continued (in so far as they relate to the deregistered company).

Yet on the ABN site they come up as Active from 10 Jan 2007 and GST Registered from 01 Jul 2008

Apart from that never heard of them before.

First night back in my home town. I forgot how many bogans there are.

Some guy was trying to impress me with his "awesome animal training skills". Told me how he "asserted his dominance" over a horse and dog by punching them in the face... It's because his sister babies them apparently.

Safe to say he did not get anywhere with that.

Who the hell punches a horse in the face??

That's the kind of guy you'd like to hear about in a news story where his "awesomely trained" horse kicked him in the crotch and his genitals unfortunately had to be removed...

Made me immediately think of the movie Far and Away when Tom Cruise punched the horse in the face when is was rearing up and the like and he wanted a horse to race to get a flag for land.

Saw that ad this afternoon for the first time and though 'what'??!! Wasn't impressed with the commercial either. Starts off with a bulldog walking up to a chihuahua and then the voice over says something along the lines of does your pet need insurance and then the chihuahua yelps when the bulldog moves closer. Then there's the insurance spiel and then the final scene with the bulldog moving closer again to the chihuahua.

can use google put in [insert breed here minus brackets] site:www.petrescue.com.au and results will show

Can kind of see where ear tattooing could come in handy with a personalised number and letter code [letter code could represent state/breed]. Do they still do that with GSD's or is that now old technology??!!

Scout has a large Evil Cuz, he killed the squeaker in it relatively quickly from over dooshing [front paw slamming] it. The Dexter Elephant on the other hand, has remained squeakable and he dooshes it and chews it a lot. But again it's rather heavy and he has to be careful with it inside.

Had checked that site a few years ago and comes up with the AAR registration for Scout :D

ETA when you posted it the other day I rechecked and still comes up in their window

Take it this is what you mean by registered...

Yep, it's registered! :D

Now, if a scanner can find it on Scout, and the number is readable, everything will be absolutely perfect! :)

ETA

Oh, and your contact info is up-to-date.

Yes the info is all up to date and new mobile phone number added [did that when I got the phone] :)

lilipily and Noishe,

But PLEASE also go here:

http://petaddress.com.au/

to make sure that the chip is actually registered.

My boy's microchip showed up nicely when scanned at the vets, but there was no info in any database!

And neither my vet nor I would ever have known, if it wasn't for that link.

Little Gifts, I am SO glad that you caught yours. Hopefully, you can sort it out quickly. Good luck!

To get back on-topic: I'm happy to see more people putting themselves into the shoes of the original owner.

Had checked that site a few years ago and comes up with the AAR registration for Scout :D

ETA when you posted it the other day I rechecked and still comes up in their window

Take it this is what you mean by registered...

I know this thread has made me decide that the next time i'm at the vets i'll get her chip scanned. She was chipped over 10 a half years ago and hasn't been scanned since.

+1

Same with me, my boy's has been in for 7 years and not had it tested to see where it is or if it picks up.

The only problem I have with buying more expensive balls is that due to my shoddy aim, they always end up on the roof.

Much to the disgust of my inlaws dog..

Scout has the habit of swinging his kong on a rope and letting it go so it shoots up on the roof. Have to use a mirror attached to the extendable tree branch lopper - locate it in the gutter and carefully grab the rope with the lopper to bring it out without cutting the rope

Do find with the kong tennis balls, the plastic squeakers pop out easily after a few retrieves and chews [might've been a few bad batches though...I buy the 3 pack ones]. So happily squeaking to silent air huffing noises lol. Wondering now about the JW isqueak balls or similar, or if he'd just kill them as easily.

Wednesday, 6 November 2013 12:49pm

A lifesaving partnership

Koda the police dog captured the hearts of Adelaide and the nation when he chased after a wanted man and was tragically stabbed twice in the chest. As Koda's life hung in the balance, the team at the Animal Welfare League not only hoped for his recovery, they hoped they could help to ensure that if a similar situation arises, the dog handlers will be equipped to provide initial first aid to their dog at a time of need.

Working with the SAPOL Dog Operations Unit and with professional advice from AWL resident vet Dr. Alison, the AWL team put together a compact first aid kit fitted with essential items to bandage and prevent blood loss from any wounds a police dog may sustain if injured in the line of duty.

AWL PR & Communications Officer, Jade Ellis says, "After the fantastic response to the AWL's Pet First Aid course and Pet First Aid Kits, we worked with SAPOL to put together a pocket size first aid kit to be carried by handlers in the event of a trauma to the dogs."

"Each kit includes vet wrap bandage, dressings, saline solution, antiseptic, scissors, forceps and a shock blanket all contained in a pouch small enough to fit into a handler's pocket."

Koda's handler, Senior Constable Simon Rosenhahn, fully supports each police dog handler carrying a kit whilst in the line of duty.

Simon says, "To have a mobile kit such as this is a great idea and will become an important part of every dog handler's equipment."

"When Koda was stabbed we were a long way from the police vehicle so it was hard to act quickly to ensure he didn't lose too much blood. Having easy access to a kit like this means we are fully equipped if another life threatening incident occurs." Simon stated.

"The AWL has a great relationship with SAPOL having previously attended dog training demonstrations and events with them. We were only too happy work with them on this very important project." Jade concludes.

http://www.sapolicenews.com.au/component/content/article/4-news/18761-a-lifesaving-partnership.html

Hahahaha glad it's not just my long suffering mower...

Gus's best fetchy friend is a Tyre Biter retriever.

Although more than 2 people have pointed out to me it looks like a sex toy so it hides in my bag when it isn't in his gob.

Admittedly it does....

http://www.prestigep...s/94-31040F.jpg

There are a surprising number of dog toys out there that look a bit 'suspicious', or maybe I Just have a dirty mind :laugh:

Steph & Huski ~snorts~ pmsl :laugh:

A common tennis ball lasts a minute or 2 before Scout cracks it open like a walnut. Kong tennis balls last a bit longer. His solid Kong ball has lasted for years [but it's too heavy to play inside with as he likes to toss balls to chase them].

Semi rural here, next door have a Maremma, working line Kelpie and 2 Maltese x Pom. Other neighbour has a mini Poodle. Neighbour up a bit more has a Maltese x. There's a Dalmatian way down the road [see him at the fence line] and then the others I see around are Cattle Dogs, Kelpies and mixes there of. I know there's a Siberian Husky around as he got out once and ended up here.

There really needs to be one national registry so all scanners work and scan the chips properly

Working kelpies on my [now deceased] friend's father's farm were retired to being house dogs. If the kelpies failed in stock work they were rehomed as pets. The one I remember with fondness was old Fazz, he lived until he was about 18 and ended his twilight years as the house dog, happily basking in the sun and enjoying his retirement. Always had a lot of respect for my friend's Dad.

The facts are, the dog ended up at the RSPCA, was unable to be identified due to a lack of a microchip , served it's time and was rehomed. The dog was an unidentifiable stray and was rehomed accordingly.

At the time of being rehomed, the dog did not have an owner.

I agree with those who say it's not right to keep another person's dog, you can't simply pull one off the street and keep it because you thinks it's unwanted or neglected but this dog was rehomed legally, after being held for the required amount of time.

Very true, technically the RSPCA and the current owners if Mia have done nothing wrong. If I was in the same position and had legally acquired the dog through adoption and then heard what had happened, I'd have no qualms in handing the dog back to the previous owner.

It's up to the new owners as to what they do and what decision they feel they can live with.

On microchipping, when Scout got his done the vet tattooed an M into his right ear [his was done at the time of his desexing] - don't know if tattooing is still done here or not.

His is registered with the Australasian Animal Registry [AAR]

Oh, that's a good idea. Can you laminate those luggage ones so they stay permanently closed?

eta

Oh, I see. You laminated the little piece of paper inside.

I printed out two of the same info so the tag can be read from either side - cut it down, laminated and put it in. The tag flap has never popped open since I closed it.

I'm going to make sure my Pug wears a collar now (with all his tags attached).

eta

Actually, I will start a new thread :)

I perhaps have overkill on mine. He is chipped and wears his local council tag and I used to have engraved tags with phone number and name...but Scout kept on losing every engraved tag after a week or so and they're not cheap. So went to the newsagent, got a plastic luggage tag in a colour that complimented him - printed out his name, home phone and mobile numbers, laminated it and inserted. He's had the same tag for 5 years now and has never lost it once and the tag only cost $1.50. He wears his collar 24/7.

The plastic tag is large and like this one only yellow

On reading this particular story, I had to vote yes to returning the dog. My conscious would not allow me to continue on keeping the dog, as I would empathise far too much with the previous owner. Especially after the previous owner had had the dog for so long. There are always more dogs in need of homes, I'd just make sure it was a surrendered dog next time around - rather than a stray put up for adoption.

reminds me of the place I worked at as a teen, the head groomer would just superglue up massive cuts in the skin