A dog owner is always responsible when the animal bites someone, a Florida appellate court ruled Wednesday — even if that person stepped into a dog fight.

Miamian Lisa Arellano took care of two escaped guard dogs for several days while trying to find their owner. She kept her own dogs separate from the found animals, but when the guard dogs disappeared, she let her dogs into the backyard again.

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