Sentences with phrase «dog attacks involved»

Approximately 25 % of fatal dog attacks involved a dog that was chained up.

Seventy percent of fatal dog attacks involve children.

While a complex set of circumstances are involved when a person is killed by dogs, approximately 92 percent of fatal dog attacks involve male dogs, 94 percent of which are not neutered at the time of the attack.

December 1875, Adams County, MS «Jane Doe» James Fagan, Adult Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull - type)

24 % of dog attacks involve loose dogs that were off their owner's property.

-- Since 2008, there have been only 3 fatal dog attacks involving Cane Corsos in the entire US.

In San Bernardino County, although we have seen a number of recent dog attacks involving children, it is important to remember that adults are equally vulnerable.

Not exact matches

McKearn's dangerous dogs were involved in two previous attacks on people and pets.

A dog attack was defined as «when a dog sets upon another dog in a forceful, violent, hostile or aggressive way, involving physical contact.»

During their undercover operations, the tiny squad also faces frequent moments of peril involving attack dogs, detonated explosives, exterminators and armed agents intent on hunting down the escapees.

A plot twist involving veteran actors James Woods (the remake of «Straw Dogs «-RRB- and Richard Jenkins («Jack Reacher «-RRB-, as well as any number of shootings, killings, explosions, tank and helicopter attacks, plane crashes, beatings and the wounding of a conservative Glenn Beck - type TV host and other fun events round out this two - plus hour feast for dimwits.

The daughter lived in the house a short time and then rented it to acquaintances, the VanScoys, who had three children and three Rottweilers, including the dog involved in the attack, Rowdy.

Dogs involved in serious attacks on people or animals must be euthanased (sic) in accordance with the law.

Of the 4,558 dogs involved in fatal and disfiguring attacks on humans occurring in the U.S. & Canada since September 1982, when I began logging the data, 2,923 (64 %) were pit bulls; 541 were Rottweilers; 3,696 were of related molosser breeds, including pit bulls, Rottweilers, mastiffs, boxers, and their mixes.

Of the 5,206 dogs involved in fatal and disfiguring attacks on humans occurring in the U.S. & Canada since September 1982, when I began logging the data, 3,595 (68 %) were pit bulls; 567 were Rottweilers; 4,713 (85 %) were of related molosser breeds, including pit bulls, Rottweilers, mastiffs, bull mastiffs, boxers, and their mixes.

The attacks were generally unprovoked, persistent and often involved more than one dog.

Two other dogs were present but there was no sign either was involved in the attack, Turner said.

Sacks, JJ, Sinclair, L, Gilchrist, J, Golab, GC, Lockwood, R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998.

Q: Why would a news source run a story about a pit bull attack when the breed of dog involved wasn't even a pit bull?

Owners of dangerous dogs could face dramatically higher fines and be required to maintain up to $ 1 million in homeowners insurance under proposals the Brevard County Commission will consider today.Spurred by recent dog attacks that nearly killed a woman and injured a child, commissioners asked animal experts to propose new fines and help toughen the county's animal control ordinance.The proposed fee increases target all irresponsible pet owners, from those who fail to vaccinate their pets to owners whose dogs are involved in severe attacks.

In discussing the CDC report «Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998,» the latest report issued by the CDC with a focus on bites by breed, the CDC said the following:

The proposed fee increases target all irresponsible pet owners, from those who fail to vaccinate their pets to owners whose dogs are involved in severe attacks.

Many dogs involved in attacks are guilty of multiple violations, such as roaming at large or not having current vaccinations or a rabies tag, Wanda said.

Eight puppies born to the female dog involved in the attack are being kept at Osceola Animal Control.

Most of the stories you hear about pit bulls attacking strangers involve a group of two or more dogs escaping from the property and then attacking.

Pitbulls are the dog of choice for irresponsible breeders, dog - fighters, people who want a tough - looking dog to tie up in their yard and those who refuse to have their male dogs fixed because they think those big, swinging balls makes them look tough by proxy (86 percent of fatal canine attacks involve an unneutered male, according to the American Humane Society).

If the owner of the dog was present when the abuse happened, then the owner will be partly guilty for the attack, and should share in the penalties, proportionate to the level of negligence involved.

Karen Delise studied every fatal dog bite reported in the years between 2002 - 2005, and found that «eleven dogs involved in fatal attacks with no Pitbull characteristics were counted as Pitbulls, while their «true» breeds were not reported, and three dogs that were clearly not Rottweilers were identified as Rottweilers.»

So far this year, six people nationwide have died from dog attacks — all involving pit bulls.

Another thing to note is that most pit bull attacks often involve multiple dogs.

Also, be present while your dog is playing so that you can interrupt if your dog becomes aggressive, involved in ganging up on another dog, or if your dog becomes the target of an attack.3

The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association published a CDC study on fatal dog bites lists the breeds involved in fatal attacks over 20 years.

Gloria Cotta, who had to be hospitalized earlier in the week after suffering an appendicitis attack, got involved in breeding the tiny dogs slightly more than a year ago, her husband said.

Police don't think that a third dog in the home, a cocker spaniel, was involved in the attack.

Although any dog can be dangerous, the following dogs were most often involved in reported attacks.

But, it is crucial, since it can cause the dogs involved to become frenzied and escalate the attack.

Of the dog attacks on humans reported in the study, a full 60 percent involved two breeds alone.

As advocates, we are all too familiar with the dog bite fatality report that was published in 2000 titled «Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998.»

«They were all involved in the attack and those dogs eventually will be put to sleep,» she said.

Pit bulls are involved in 2/3 of dog attack fatalities in the U.S. which is twice as many as all other dog breeds combined.

APBT was not bred to be human aggressive therefore the dogs involved in these attacks are from pit bull mixes, basically mutts.

It not the most common case, but there are times when a cat is visiting the hospital because of issues involving a dog (such as being attacked or bitten by a dog).

So no details at all of what led up to the attack, only that it involved two dogs (hers and her daughter's) and the daughter (who was 66) was present at the time but was mentioned as being intoxicated.

High profile articles in JAMA and JAVMA have reported dog bite fatalities and listed breeds involved in such attacks.

Thus, during those four days, four dog attacks made the news — including a fatality involving a mixed - breed dog — but only the incident involving the pit bull terriers captured national attention.

Babesia are protozoal parasites that attack blood cells, though the severity of illness varies considerably depending on the species of Babesia involved, as well as the immune response of the infected dog.

The study further revealed that Alsatians and mongrels (mixed breed dogs) were the most common breed involved (in 24.2 % and 18.2 % attacks, respectively), while the restricted breeds accounted for only 6.1 % of the attacks.

With all of their self serving, and totally biased selection of photos of «vicious» dogs involved in attacks, they make the judgment of whether or not a «Pitbull» is in the mix.

For example, a study published in the September 15, 2000, issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reported that 17 % of dogs involved in fatal attacks on humans between 1979 and 1998 were restrained on their owners» property at the time of the attack.

Both the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Mortality and Morbidity Report, along with many other reputable publications who only report the statistics, have shown that the pit bull, rottweiler, and some other breeds head the list of dogs involved in fatal attacks, maulings, and dog bites leading to human death.