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Pit Bulls are in the news again, and for some very unfortunate incidents, biting two different 4 year olds in the face.

Fortunately both children are OK, all though they will be left with scars on their face.

This has led to Breed Specific Legislation to Ban Pit Bulls in British Columbia.

It's time to examine some Dog Bite Facts:


1. Number of bites: There are approximately 4.5 million reported dog bites annually in the United States (nearly 2% of the American population). The majority of dog bites are never reported to local authorities.

2. It happens often: According to the American Medical Association, dog bites are the second leading cause of childhood injury, surpassing playground accidents.

3. Most common breed to bite: Mixed breeds and not pure bred dogs are the type of dog most often involved in inflicting bites to people. The pure-bred dogs most often involved are German Shepherds and Chow chows. The list of breeds most involved in both bite injuries and fatalities changes from year to year and from one area of the country to another, depending on the popularity of the breed.

4.Pit Bulls and Rottweilers can cause more severe bites:

"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (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. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)


5. There are breeds that never bite: Every type of dog breed has bitten a person, some more serious than others. One of my most memorable dog bites was from 'Carlos' a small Chihuahua who lept from the cage to hang on my lip...



Heal Your Pet At Home!

Best Wishes,

Dr Andrew Jones, DVM



P.S. Are there 2 sides to the stories...yes.


Pit Bulls are not the most common breed to cause dog bite injuries, but they can cause the most serious ones.

Is Breed Specific Legislation the answer?

No

Should there be far more stringent legislation?

Yes

P.P.S. If your own dog/cat was bitten, do you know what to do?

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