Dogs are very popular pets, with breeds of all sizes and temperaments able to find owners who adore them. People in many different circumstances have dogs. Some people own dogs as companion animals. Others use them to help around the farm or as service animals for...
Slip-and-fall incidents can serve as an amusing visual punch line in a movie or cartoon. In the real world, however, they can be both embarrassing and very dangerous. Same-level falls send more than a million people to the emergency room every year and a...
Dogs are friendly and entertaining, but they are also potentially dangerous. Any animal can be an unpredictable source of risk, including someone’s household pet. Frequently, people are dismissive about the risks posed by companion canines. Many people wrongfull...
The area around Eagan, like most of Minnesota, will experience very intense winter weather in the upcoming months. As temperatures drop and precipitation freezes, aspects of daily life that people tend to take for granted will become more dangerous. For example, t...
Despite how dismissive some people are about the risks involved in same-level spills, including slip-and-falls and trip-and-falls, it is possible for someone to experience major injuries because of a slip-and-fall and massive expenses as well.There are many re...
A bite from a dog is painful and traumatizing – but the worst may not be over when the attack ends.Typically, dog bites include puncture wounds from the canine’s teeth, and puncture wounds tend to drive bacteria deeply into bodily tissues. For victims, tha...
There are hundreds of thousands of dogs in Minnesota that serve as companion animals and sometimes even working animals. Animals provide companionship, security and entertainment, as well as support for those with working farms or disabling medical conditions....
If you’re a woman traveling alone, you probably feel a little bit safer in a major hotel chain than you do in some odd roadside motel – but you might not be.There’s been a rash of assaults and rapes in hotel rooms all over the country, including at big-n...
All it takes is a spill that someone doesn’t notice to turn “running a few errands” into a disastrous experience. One moment, they’re reaching for a single-use produce bag in the grocery store. Then, they are down on the ground, staring up at blinding fluo...