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Animal-Caused Motor Vehicle Accidents: A Review Many people are aware of the liability that may arise as a result of involvement in a motor vehicle accident that involves another motor vehicle or cyclist, motorcyclist or pedestrian, wherein fault can typically be attributed to one party or another or divided amongst several contributing parties, fewer people consider what happens when to avoid striking an animal in a roadway, they swerve their vehicle, and either cause an accident with another vehicle or person or cause injury to the passengers in their vehicle. An animal cannot be legally liable for causing damage, so what happens? Are such accidents considered “no-fault” because they involve animals that cannot be held responsible? Fortunately, the recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision in Dehal v Dhaliwal is instructive.