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Dog Bite Statistics, links and instagram video
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Dog attacks have been on a rise since 2018. This blader has been attacked before and has fallen because of dogs. | Dog attacks have been on a rise since 2018. This blader has been attacked before and has fallen because of dogs. | ||
It could be you, a #jogger or a #cyclist or your child on a #skate park or #rink being mauled to death by dog. We have videos of dogs on a loose everywhere including skate parks, rinks, sports tracks, etc. | It could be you, a #jogger or a #cyclist or your child on a #skate park or #rink being mauled to death by dog. We have videos of dogs on a loose everywhere including skate parks, rinks, sports tracks, etc. | ||
== Dog Bite Statistics == | |||
Top 12 Canada Dog Bite Statistics | |||
* It’s estimated that there are over 500,000 dog bites annually in Canada. | |||
* About 500 Canada Post workers are bitten every year. | |||
* Canadians are twice as likely to be bitten by a dog in a city than in the country. | |||
* Children ages 5 to 9 years are most commonly bitten by a dog. | |||
* Adults are most commonly bitten on the hands and young children on the face and neck. | |||
* It’s estimated that there are one to two fatalities in Canada from dog attacks yearly. | |||
* Of the 28 fatalities between 1990 and 2007, 24 of them were children under 12. | |||
* The prairie provinces had the highest incidents of fatal dog attacks. | |||
* 58% of Canadians believe that attacks are due to bad owners and not bad dogs/breeds. | |||
* All provinces have sided with the “bad owners, not bad breeds” stance. | |||
* Younger Canadians are likelier to fall on the “bad owners” side. | |||
* 67% of Canadians support muzzling breeds considered “dangerous.” | |||
== Links == | |||
* [https://petkeen.com/dog-bite-statistic-canada Canadian Dog Bite Statistics 2024] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_Canada List of fatal dog attacks in Canada] | |||
[[category:laws and regulations]] | [[category:laws and regulations]] | ||