The Center for Disease Control reports that 4.7 million
dog bite incidents occur each year in the United States.
The Center for Disease Control reports that more than 4.7 million
dog bite incidents occur in the United States each year.
Statistics compiled by the Center for Disease Control reveal that more than 4.7 million
dog bite incidents occur each year in the United States.
The Center for Disease Control reports that more than 4.7 million
dog bite incidents occur year in the United States.
The mayor says a tragic
dog bite incident occurred during one of his city council meetings.
It is a tragedy for all involved when
a dog bite incident occurs that results in injury (or worse) to a human or another companion animal.
Not exact matches
Only 10 % of
bites are inflicted by
dogs unknown to the victim 50 % of the
bites occur on the
dog owner's property Intact (not neutered) male
dogs represent 70 - 76 % of all reported
dog bite incidents.
When Mr. Garay finally responded to TPWR's email, he would not acknowledge that the
dog had
bitten a person and instead placed blame on his partner and sister for the
incident having
occurred under their watch.
It is not possible to know the actual total of
dog bites that
occur in any community, as most
incidents are never reported.
My study of
dog bite - related fatalities
occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these
incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.
The death
occurred a full two weeks after a 93 year - old woman, health status unknown, was said to have sustained non-life-threatening
dog bite injuries in an
incident where she also fell.
Dog Bite Prevention Week highlights the need for education and awareness to prevent these largely avoidable
incidents from
occurring and finds practical and workable solutions to this universal problem through education and heightened awareness for those most at risk.
Each year we see
dog bites, auto accidents, slips and falls and a wide range of other unfortunate
incidents occurring to our residents.
Another issue in
dog bite personal injury claims is the question of whether or not the plaintiff was lawfully present on the property where the attack
occurred, if the
incident took place in a residence or other private property.
Personal umbrella liability insurance also features coverage for
incidents that
occur away from your home — for example, if your
dog bites a neighbor.