Current location:business >>
Dog owners to shoulder all responsibility if banned large dog injures someone: top court
business477People have gathered around
Introduction(Global Times) 08:46, February 06, 2024Dog owners will shoulder all the responsibility if a banned l ...
Dog owners will shoulder all the responsibility if a banned large dog attacks or injures someone, with no right to argue for reduced or exempted liability, even if the victim is partly to blame, China's top court said on Monday.
The Supreme People's Court made a clear statement in a case that was revealed on Monday. The case showed that an Alaskan dog, which belongs to the category of large dogs prohibited from being raised in the city's built-up areas, scratched the face of a 7-year-old surnamed Xu, causing injuries.
Xu and their grandmother Wang were playing with the dog when they encountered it and its owner, surnamed Liu, walking the dog in a residential area. After the injury, Xu was taken to the hospital by the family and hospitalized for treatment.
As negotiations between Xu's family and Liu regarding compensation failed, Xu's family filed a lawsuit demanding that Liu pay compensation for medical expenses, food subsidies during hospitalization, transportation expenses, nursing fees, and other costs totaling 33,010 yuan ($4,638).
The court decided that according to the Civil Code, if a prohibited aggressive dog or other dangerous animal causes harm to others, the person who raises or manages the animal shall bear tort liability.
This provision indicates that the person who raises or manages a prohibited aggressive dog or other dangerous animal shall bear strict no-fault liability and has no right to argue for reduced or exempted liability.
In this case, although Xu had some fault in provoking the dog, it does not reduce Liu's responsibility. The final judgment is that Liu should pay compensation of 30,197.65 yuan.
Chen Yifang, chief judge of the First Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court, said the case signifies the concept of not allowing the raising of prohibited dog breeds.
There has been heated discussion over dog management in China, especially after a 2-year-old girl was reportedly seriously hurt by a rottweiler in Chongzhou, a county-level city in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province in October, 2023.
The dog's owner, surnamed Tang, has been placed under criminal detention by the local police, Sichuan Provincial Department of Public Security confirmed with the Xinhua News Agency.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Curve news portal”。http://denmark.intifocus.com/news-78e199867.html
Related articles
Rangers finish off sweep of the Capitals, move on to the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs
businessWASHINGTON (AP) — Not playing their best hockey against an opponent full of desperation, the New Yor ...
【business】
Read moreRoundup: Experts warn hunger, food insecurity rising in Africa
businessADDIS ABABA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition are on the rise in Africa ...
【business】
Read moreTanzania to host field training for over 600 senior police officers from 14 African countries
businessDAR ES SALAAM, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania will host a week-long field training exercise for 670 s ...
【business】
Read more
Popular articles
- 8th Aswan int'l women film festival opens in Egypt
- Update: China unveils Shenzhou
- Chad kicks off presidential campaign
- Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to military veterans
- British and Irish officials meet as tensions rise over what to do with asylum seekers
- China's digital economy hits 45 trln yuan: report
Latest articles
I know who killed Jill Dando, says her Crimewatch co
New technologies of smart agriculture on display at 5th CIIE in Shanghai
Interview: BRI cooperation with China boosts infrastructure connectivity in Africa: AU official
Kremlin calls Biden's remarks on Putin unacceptable
Chinese FM holds talks with Bolivian counterpart
New technologies of smart agriculture on display at 5th CIIE in Shanghai
LINKS
- Chinese path to modernization carries global significance (7)
- State Council stresses work on flood relief, rebuilding
- Chinese vice premier calls on central SOEs to contribute more to Tibet's development
- Senior CPC official meets Macao media delegation
- Xi encourages customs workers to better serve nation
- Xi calls on Shaanxi to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization
- Group seeking to recall Florida city's mayor says it has enough signatures to advance
- Senior CPC official meets Macao media delegation
- Xi encourages customs workers to better serve nation
- Interview: U.S. discriminatory subsidies disrupt NEV supply chain: expert