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A little back story, I lost my home and due to issues from my past I ended up living in a hotel currently vs. an apartment or home. Anyways I have two dogs an Akita and her son an Akita mutt (not 100% what he has in him). I came home and there was a puppy roaming the halls I played with it a few minutes and the girl across the hall came out and played with it as well. She took it in her room and it ended up coming to my room to get it some food since neither of us knew it or if it had eaten or not. Well my mutt ended up biting it, I tried to grab the puppy and it latched onto my arm for a good minute. The girl across the hall took the puppy back and calmed it down. I tried cleaning my wound which at this point was black and blue and bloody. It hurt so bad I could barely even touch it with water. That is when I noticed one chunk of it was very deep so I rushed to the ER. They did x-rays and cleaned the wound and proceeded to tell me they cannot stitch it because of it being a dog bite. I was sent on my marry way all cleaned and with a bandaged wound. When I came back the girl across the hall told me she found the owners and they rushed the dog to the vet. The next day they beat on my door and explained to me the dog was taken into care by the humane society and well be cared for there until it is better, they swear it dead several times in the car on the way there, and that it has a broken leg, as well as multiple puncture wounds. When I left for the er the dog was walking (not great but still walking) and not bleeding. They are requesting I pay vet bills and cover the cost that they recently paid for the puppy. I told them about the bite and they swore up and down it was my dog but both of my dogs would cause much much more damage if they had gotten a hold of me. They informed me the dog has never had shots of any kind, which keep in mind they swear they adopted the dog from the local humane society. Which I'm assuming would never adopt a dog out not even up to date on shots. My arm where the dog bit me is now developed an infection and will cost me more money out of pocket to take care of since I lack health insurance. So I'm just curious if anyone knows if they would have a leg to stand on if they attempted to call the cops, animal control, or even take me to court for the money? I'm just so scared I'll lose both my dogs only because I tried being a nice person.