Under the Third Restatement of Torts,if the plaintiff is a veterinarian who accepts for treatment a dog from the defendant:
A) the defendant is strictly liable if the dog is abnormally dangerous and it bites the plaintiff.
B) the plaintiff,if charging a fee,is beyond the scope of strict liability,even if the dog is abnormally dangerous.
C) the doctrine of implied voluntary assumption of risk applies.
D) the defendant is strictly liable for any damage to the plaintiff whether or not the dog is considered abnormally dangerous.

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Under the Third Restatement of Torts, professionals like veterinarians who charge a fee for their services are considered to have assumed the risk of injury from animals they treat, thus they are beyond the scope of strict liability even if the animal is abnormally dangerous.

Under the Third Restatement of Torts,if the Plaintiff Is a Veterinarian