Sentences with phrase «percent of the dog bite»

Roughly 70 percent of all dog bite injuries occur on the dog owner's property and are not caused by stray or unknown dogs.

This is especially sad since children stand a higher risk of being bitten in the first place; 60 percent of the dog bite victims are children.

Statistically, when you look at dog attacks on humans, you will see that about 90 percent of dog bites are considered to be only minor injuries.

A whopping 80 percent of cat bites become infected if left untreated, compared to only 3 to 18 percent of dog bites.

Indeed, according to Dog Star Daily» 20 percent of dog bites occur when a dog owner grabs a dog by the scruff or collar».

A peer - reviewed study found that nearly 85 percent of dog bite fatalities were from unneutered dogs.

Twenty percent of dog bites occur when a family member reaches to grab the dog by the scruff or collar.

In the first 5 months of 2013, pit bulls inflicted 93 percent of all dog bite fatalities.

77 percent of dog bites come from a family or friend's dog.

Eighty - five percent of dog bites involve intact pets.

She points to a five - year study showing that the breed most responsible for dog bites in Colorado was the Labrador Retriever, which accounted for 11 percent of all dog bites.

A good 20 percent of dog bites occur when a family member reaches out to take Fido by the collar or scruff of the neck, notes veterinarian and trainer Ian Dunbar in his book Before & After Getting Your Puppy.

Farmers said that the three breeds it listed accounted for more than 25 percent of their dog bite claims.

More than 50 percent of dog bites occur on the dog owner's property, and they account for one - third of all homeowners insurance liability claims.

Not exact matches

Be cautious of certain dog breeds (Rottweilers, pit bulls, German Shepards) that account for over fifty percent of fatal dog bites and closely supervise children when in the presence of animals.

Bites from domestic animals (primarily dogs) account for more than 90 percent of bBites from domestic animals (primarily dogs) account for more than 90 percent of bitesbites.

In fact, only 40 percent of renters know renters insurance covers you in a lawsuit by someone injured in your home, while only 21 percent know it covers you if your dog bites someone outside your home.

If you look at the only statistics in the States, on death by dog bite, studies have shown that between 41 - 49 percent of all deaths caused by dog bites are caused by pit bulls or pit bull crosses, American pit bull, Staffordshire terrier, and American Staffordshire.

So while dogs like Beagles are considered kid - friendly, others like the Pitbull (which contributed to 51 percent of dog - bite injuries as per a five - year review of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) have a reputation of being dangerous to have around children.

To put this into perspective, the National Center For Injury Prevention And Control at the Centers For Disease Control lists that dogs were responsible for approximately 30 percent of the nonfatal bite / sting injuries in the United States in 2010 (the most recent year for which data is available).

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

Estimates suggest that dog bite wounds account for about ten percent of the traumatic injuries that veterinarians see on a routine basis.

Less than one - third of one percent of dogs in the reporting area were reported to animal control for biting a human.

Unaltered dogs account for 82 percent of serious dog bites; 92 percent of dogs involved in fatal attacks were not altered.

In Multnomah County, Oregon, a breed - neutral ordinance imposing graduated penalties on dogs and guardians according to the seriousness of the dog's behavior has reduced repeat injurious bites from 25 percent to seven percent (Bradley, 2006).

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).

For example, intact males constitute 80 percent of all dogs presented to veterinary behaviorists for what formerly has been described as dominance aggression, are involved in 70 to 76 percent of reported dog bite incidents, and are 2.6 times more likely to bite than neutered dogs, while unspayed females «attract free - roaming males, which increases bite risk to people through increased exposure to unfamiliar dogs,» and «contribute to the population of unwanted» and potentially aggressive dogs (Gershman et al., 1993; Sacks et al., 2000; AVMA, 2001).

Four percent of dogs had bitten a person in the past, and twice that number had bitten another dog.

Eighty percent of the bites occurred at home and by a dog known to the family rather than a stray dog.

(Sixty percent of victims are children; Half of all kids 12 and under have been bitten by a dog; Every day more than 900 people are hospitalized with dog bites; Every year 25 people are killed by dogs.)

It is estimated that food allergies account for 10 percent of allergies in dogs, ranking third after flea bite allergies and inhalant allergies.

Communities that enact breed - specific legislation usually do because a single class of dogs — pit bulls — constitutes a small percent of the registered dog population but inflicts a disproportionate number of bites.

Bites from infected dogs are responsible for 95 percent of human rabies deaths.

According to the the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2013 paper, in cases of bite fatalities, «the breed (s) of the dog or dogs could not be reliably identified in more than 80 percent of cases.»

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According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions, 70 to 76 percent of reported dog bite incidents are caused by intact males.

According to GfK, while natural SKUs accounted for more than 72 percent of dog food and treat sales in pet specialty stores, natural products for felines were a bit less robust, with just over 45 percent of the market share.

Pride Bites also added Bill Mann & Associates as a national sales rep. Nature's Logic (natureslogic.com) added Sunburst Pet Supplies as a distributor of its 100 - percent natural raw, canned, and dry dog and cat foods in Arizona.

Paras Pets, makers of Milkotein Dog Chew Bars and Wonder Bites, will donate 10 percent of sales on all of its products to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

These new dog treats, like the rest of the Bonus Bites line, are 100 percent grain - free and made from all - natural, high - quality muscle protein and organs that are sourced in the USA.

Dog bite claims accounted for 0.005 percent of the population.

There are an estimated 70 million dogs in the United States, and every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4.5 million dog bites are reported — 20 percent of which require medical attention.

According to the American Family Physician, dog bite wounds are also responsible for one percent of all injury - related visits to the emergency room.

Last year, the number of dog - bite claims fell slightly, 1.4 percent to just under 16,500.

Forty - two percent of those hospitalized for a dog bite were treated for skin lacerations and underlying tissue infection;

A report by State Farm insurance found that about 15 percent of all payouts under home owner insurance polices are for dog bite injuries.

Nearly half of hospitalized dog bite victims required a skin infection treatment and 58 percent needed stitches, skin grafts, wound debridement or other similar procedure.

In fact, only 40 percent of renters know renters insurance covers you in a lawsuit by someone injured in your home, while only 21 percent know it covers you if your dog bites someone outside your home.