Many dog owners are extremely careless about their responsibilities for keeping animals and do not care about the safety of the people around them. Such frivolous behavior sometimes leads to dire consequences. A person who has been attacked by a dog has a natural desire to receive compensation for damage and punish the negligent owner of the animal.
Item 1, Art. 1064 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation allows you to make claims for compensation for property damage. Compensation for moral damage is governed by Art. 151 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
After an attack by a dog, it is necessary to go to a medical institution and record the damage caused by the bite. Then you should write a statement to the police. When contacting law enforcement agencies, it is necessary to state all the circumstances as a result of which harm was caused to health and property.
After receiving documents from the police and a medical institution, the victim should draw up a claim against the owner of the animal, indicating justified claims for compensation for harm.
The victim can hand over the claim and copies of supporting documents to the opponent personally against signature. If the owner of the dog refuses to accept the documents, the claim can be sent by registered mail. At the post office, an inventory of the attachment is drawn up, a notification of the delivery of the letter is requested.
If the owner of the dog agrees to compensate for the damage on a voluntary basis, the parties draw up an appropriate agreement (in any form).
If the owner of the dog refuses voluntary compensation for damage, the victim may file a claim and demand compensation for harm in court. It is necessary to provide a calculation of the amount of the claim, as well as copies:
- medical certificates;
- documents from the police;
- checks, receipts confirming the amount of damage caused.
If there are several defendants, copies of the statement of claim and attachments are served to each of them.
