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Warning: Children are most often the victims of serious dog attacks for several reasons. They are boisterous, loud, and make unpredictable movements that can scare dogs. What a child might view as an expression of love, "a simple hug," can be seen as a threat to the untrained and or unsupervised animal. It is the dog owner's responsibility to protect others from any unnecessary attacks.
Five breeds account for two-thirds of all dog attacks in the United States. Those breeds, in order of the most fatalities are: Pit Bull, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Husky, and Alaskan Malamute. Pit Bulls were responsible for twice as many fatal attacks as any other breed and over half of all fatal attacks.
Nationwide, insurance companies annually pay in excess of $1 billion dollars in claims related to dog bites. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents, and the U.S. Postal Service compiled a startling array of statistics about dog attacks. Here are some of them:
- There are approximately 4.7 million dog bites per year nationwide.
- There are more than 850,000 dog bites requiring medical attention in the U.S. yearly.
- The number of dog bites requiring medical attention has increased 15 times faster than the increase in dog ownership.
- In a twelve-month period from 1995 to 1996, at least 25 people in the U.S. have died from dog attacks, 20 of whom were children.
- Letter carriers suffer about 3,000 bites annually as they deliver the mail.
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The most important aspect of prosecuting a dog attack case is to secure evidence as quickly as possible. We have our investigator on the scene, usually within an hour of notification, in order to gather and preserve evidence. The evidence that we seek to obtain immediately is the identity of the dog and its owner, photographs of the dog and its holding areas, witness statements, and photographs of the injuries and location of the attack.
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