Sentences with phrase «number of dog bites»

A large number of dog bites occur each year.

The answer of most city councils is that they want to reduce the number of dog bites and dangerous dogs in their municipality.

A decade later, after 10 years of enforcing the pit bull ban, the number of dog bites rose in the community to 82 — a 115 % increase.

If the city truly wants to reduce the number of dog bites and attacks, history has proven banning is not the answer.

The number of dog bites reported in Toronto has fallen since a ban on pit bulls took effect in 2005, public health statistics show.

The Toronto Humane Society has released the results of a survey of cities that establishes Ontario's 2005 ban on «pit bull» breeds or dogs that resemble pit bulls has not made any difference in the number of dog bites.

«If we want to reduce the number of dog bites we have to address the route cause of the problem, those irresponsible owners who do not appropriately care for their animals.»

The growing number of dog bites is due in part to uncontrolled breeding of pets.

That's a steep price to declare just one specific breed dog non gratis - especially since statistics show the number of dog bites in the county has been going down across the board for all breeds, according to Lefkowitz.

The Ontario ban has been widely condemned as an abysmal failure and hasn't affected the number of dog bites in the province.

You, your family and your community can take simple steps to reduce the number of dog bites that occur.

The panel's report referred to Ontario, which has had a pit bull ban since 2005 but doesn't know whether the number of dog bites has been reduced because that data isn't collected at the provincial level.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), however, breed - specific legislation is an ineffective way to reduce the number of dog bites in a community, unfairly targeting dogs that have done nothing wrong and providing a false sense of security while leaving the root causes of dog bites unaddressed.

Official records from health departments and animal control agencies across the country show that the number of dog bites have plummeted to historic lows, despite the significant increase in both the human and dog population.

Notwithstanding relative stability in the number of dog bites over time (Bradley, 2006), and the fact that according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only two percent of those seeking emergency room treatment for dog bites each year are actually hospitalized (CDC WISQARS), some communities have enacted laws that intensively regulate or even ban certain dog breeds in an effort to decrease dog attacks on humans (AVMA, 2001).

They do not reduce the number of dog bites.

Claimed Winograd, «Initial data from the Samoa experience shows a decline in the number of dog bites after the dog sterilization and release campaign,» but he admitted that «the exact cause of this decline has not been specifically studied.»

The Spanish study concluded, among other things, that there was no change in the number of dog bites reported, and that the restricted breeds, were responsible for less than 4 % of the reported bites both before and after the BSL took effect.

Interestingly, in the same year that Skeldon received this «award», the actual number of dog bites in Lucas County had gone up 23 %.

Pedigree created this kid - friendly app to help reduce the number of dog bites, 70 percent of which happen to children.

And data from communities and countries that sterilize community dogs show the same results: a decline in the number of dog bites, with «officials point [ing] to a variety of factors: the obvious effect of sterilization on dog behavior, including behaviors associated with mating, reduced numbers of dogs and reduced home range of individual dogs resulting in fewer chance encounters with humans, an increased respect and thus kinder treatment towards dogs due to the positive role model of rescuers, and the impact of community education by rescuers that often accompanies these efforts.

These steps will decrease the number of dog bites, the surrender of dogs to shelters for bad behaviors, the nuisance calls, and the plethora of restrictive laws that are making things worse, not better.

The number of dog bites has been rising since 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 reached their highest levels this century, even as pit bulls neared extinction, according to a report in Global News.

To some, a drop in the number of dog bites indicates Sioux City's six - year - old ban on vicious dogs is working.

The total number of dog bites reported to county health officials rose from 110 in 2007 to 121 in 2013.

Because they have proven to be ineffective in reducing the number of dog bites, many communities that previously enacted breed - specific legislation are currently seeking to rescind them.

Based on an extensive review of available research on the subject, OVMA has concluded that BSL is not an effective method of reducing the number of dog bites in humans, and that it has resulted in significant negative consequences for both people and dogs in Ontario.»

10) Omaha's breed - specific law «successful» at increasing the number of bites — more breed - specific law failure — this time in Omaha, where the number of dog bites has gone up 21 % since the city targeted 9 breeds of dogs five years ago.

What it hasn't succeeded in doing is reducing the total number of dog bites (though it looked that way for a time).

Makes a little sense; if you don't know the total number of dogs in a breed, you can't create a percentage of the number of dog bites per breed.

To help reduce the number of dog bites, Love - A-Bull believes in a twofold solution: 1) educating owners about responsible dog ownership and 2) educating people, especially children, about how to interact safely and respectfully with all dogs.

1 - there is not such thing as a pit bull, it \'s simply used to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics 2 - without knowing exactly what breed it truly is you can not accurately determine what breed is biting 3 - as the article points out, it \'s impossible to determine the number of dog bites as many aren \» t reported.

Other jurisdictions, like Toronto and Ireland, have found a similar trend — an increase in the overall number of dog bites after the implementation of breed - specific legislation.

Dog bite prevention programs are important for community leaders and school officials to consider implementing in attempts to reduce the number of dog bites and attacks within the community.

With 70 million dogs in the United States, there's got to be a significant number of dog bites.

It is not casual, indeed that with the resurgence of the «dominance alpha wolf theory» fueled by Cesar Millans» National Geographic show the «Dog Whisperer» the number of dog bites are one the rise.

The coalition is committed to reducing the number of dog bites and helping owners maintain the loving bond between them and their dogs.

Interestingly, the ban on certain breeds (e.g., pit - bull types in the United Kingdom in the 1990s), invariably fails to lower the number of dog bites, which keeps rising.

The number of dog bite claims in the U.S. was just over 15,000 in 2015 — the lowest in five years — but the cost per claim is at an all - time high, $ 37,214 per claim.

«The number of dog bite claims nationwide increased to 18,522 in 2017, compared to 18,122 in 2016 — a 2.2 % increase,» the Insurance Information Institute continued.

Finally, for the most updated information on bite prevention, tune into the National Dog Bite Prevention Week coalition's press conference on Thursday, April 6, featuring: • Demonstrations by veterinary specialists on dog bite prevention • Release of the number of postal carriers bitten in 2016 • Announcement of the average cost of dog bite claims nationally in 2016, as well as the top 10 states with the largest number of dog bite claims in the U.S.

The city separately reports the number of dog bite calls handled by Animal Control within Sioux City limits, which are counted by fiscal year.

In fact, the 1991 UK Dangerous Dogs Act, amended in 1997, and which basically bans a number of breeds, was declared a failure  in 2007 when it was found numbers of dog bites had risen 10 % in a year and 50 % since 1998 - 1999.

Also, according to a report released by State Farm insurance company, California led the pack when it came to the number of dog bite claims (527) and the payout in these types of cases ($ 20.3 million) during the year 2012.

Nevertheless, the total number of bites and other injuries caused by aggressive dogs now exceeds 4.5 million annually, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of dog bite cases requiring surgery exceeds 30,000 a year.

Realistically, the number of dog bite injuries in New Jersey in 2016 was much higher than 70.

The Golden State leads the nation in both the number of dog bite claims and the value of these claims.

The number of dog bite claims in the U.S. was just over 15,000 in 2015 — the lowest in five years — but the cost per claim is at an all - time high, $ 37,214 per claim.

Not exact matches

While the offerings are growing — the current number of apps is north of 40,000, according to Microsoft — navigating through the store is a bit like sorting through a dog's breakfast.

About 77.8 million dogs owned as pets in the U.S., according to a 2015 - 2016 survey by the American Pets Products Association and they result in a surprising number of bites.