| Did
you know that.... |
 |
4.7
million people are bitten and injured annually
by dogs |
|
over
670 people are hospitalized every year due to
dog bite |
|
every
year there are nearly 21,000 visits to medical
offices for dog bite injuries |
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over
325,000 emergency room visits occur annually
due to dog bite |
|
every
40 seconds in the US, a doctor treats a dog
bite case |
|
over
15 people are killed annually due to dog
attacks |
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one
in every five dog bites requires medical
attention |
|
dog
bite insurance claims average $12,000 |
|
nearly
165 million dollars is spent every year to
treat dog bite injuries |
|
most
dog bites are caused by irresponsible pet
owners and not "bad dogs" |
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70%
of dog bites occur on the owner's property |
|
it
is not only Pit Bulls, Rottweillers,
Chows, Dobermans or other stereotypical
breeds that cause dog bites........over
30 different breeds have been implicated
in regular dog bite problems |
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by
being safe and properly trained, you can avoid
being another statistic.............. |
