Address medical needs
Animal injuries can involve wounds, infection questions, falls, or emotional effects. Follow medical and public-health instructions.
Identify the animal and handler
Record names, contacts, location, photos, and vaccination information when safely available. Do not put yourself at further risk.
Make and keep reports
Preserve animal-control, police, property, or medical report information and the name of each person contacted.
Document the setting
Record gates, leashes, signs, fences, property control, witnesses, and what happened before the injury.
Verify local law
Ownership rules, prior knowledge, defenses, and reporting obligations vary. Ask a qualified local lawyer about the actual jurisdiction and facts.