Transcript People Bitten by Dogs 4,000,000 + Annually

Americans own 74 Million Dogs, most are pets
According to the Center of Disease
Control (CDC)
Center of Disease Control(CDC)
Insurance Industry pays out $1 Billion in
Liability Claims
 Elevates Insurance Premiums
 Legal Fees
 Increases the Need for Tax
Dollars required hire more shelter employees
 Psychological and Physical
Trauma to the Victim
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Intervention for Public Safety
Eliminates A Significant Stressful Societal
Problem
Saves Money
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Breed Specific Legislation bans require special
licensing and procedure to own specific breeds or
completely bans the ownership of these breeds
within community limits in order to totally
eliminate a breed(s) altogether but doesn’t
address the issue of personal responsibility.
Do breed bans decrease the numbers of dog bites?
Pit Bull Attack Headlined:
Outraged Communities Demand a Call
for Action
Below:
Trooper Gardner and K9 Brei
Narcotics Detection K9 (pit bull)
Left: FEMA INTF1-Christina Ridge
Federally Certified “Doc” (pit bull)
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AMVA –American Medical Veterinary Assoc.
ASPCA
Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the International Association of Canine Professionals,
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Animal Hospital Association - The American Animal Hospital Association
supports dangerous animal legislation by state, provincial, county, or municipal
governments provided that legislation does not refer to specific breeds or classes of
animals.
American Dog Breeders Association
American Humane - American Humane opposes legislation that seeks to ban a
particular breed of dog. Such laws provide a false sense of security as all dogs, when
improperly treated or trained, can present a risk to public health.
American Kennel Club - The American Kennel Club strongly opposes any legislation that
determines a dog to be "dangerous" based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of
dogs.
ASPCA Dealing with Dangerous Dogs - There is no evidence that breed-specific laws –
which are costly and difficult to enforce – make communities safer for human families
or for the companion animals that are a part of so many households.
American Veterinary Medical Association - The AVMA supports dangerous animal
legislation by state, county, or municipal governments provided that legislation does
not refer to specific breeds or classes of animals.
Animal Farm Foundation
Association of Pet Dog Trainers
BadRap
Best Friends Animal Society
804 Pet Owners
a) parents
b) non-parents of children
Survey is Based on a Pet Owner’s Knowledge of Dog Behavior;
including body language, social signals, resource-guarding, and
self-defense and the risks of dog bites to infants and young
children.
Results Suggested that Dog Owners Frequently had Only Limited
Knowledge of Dog Behavior and were often Unaware of Factors
that Increased the Risk of Dog Bites to Children
Mar. 2006,Pediatrics--The Official Journal of the American Academy
of Pediatrics Recommends Prevention Strategies Should Focus on
Public Education and Training of Dogs and Their Owners
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Education on Responsible Dog Ownership
Pet Owners Must Realize that Dogs are Not
Children
 Dogs Can Not Be Reasoned With
 Dogs Must Be Taught to Behave through
Consistency and Reinforcement
 Begin Early Puppy Socialization With People at
Home and
In Public
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Dogs Do NOT Have the Right to Guard their Food,
Toys or its Body
Dogs Must NOT Be Permitted to Lunge at the End
of the Leash Toward Other People in Public (he is
NOT being protective, he is being a menace)
Never Allow Your Dog to Run Along your Fence at
People or With Dog(s) Next Door
Don’t Leave Your Dog Alone with Small Children
Teach (not just tell) Your Child How to Behave Around
Dogs
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Significantly Reduces Preventable Dog Bites
and Attacks
Holds People Accountable for their Pets
Saves Money
Education Helps People Better Understand
Dogs and Dog Behavior
Quality Dog Ownership Promotes
Neighborhood Harmony
Creates a Happier Families and Dogs
Communities should stop considering dog
issues as someone else’s problem.
Society’s dog crisis is more than a mere
nuisance and every small violation is
part of the bigger problem which is
everyone’s problem.
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