Health officials are on the hunt for two pit bulls they say bit a person in York County last week. The Peninsula Health District say the dogs – one light brown, the other dark brown – will need to be placed on home confinement if located. The attack allegedly occurred outside the Walmart on Rochambeau … Read more
Insurance claims for dog bites and attacks grew by 18 percent last year. That’s the news from Bloomberg, who recently took a look at the troubling trend. The average dog bite claim cost insurers more than $30,000. That’s more than 70 percent more expensive than the average dog bite claim in 2003. Experts point to … Read more
A 15-month-old attacked by a pit bull this month will likely suffer life-long complications as a result of the incident. The Iowa accident occurred when a family adopted a dog from a shelter’s “death row” – a list of animals due to be euthanized if they’re not adopted. Two hours after bringing the dog home, … Read more
Statistics on fatal dog attacks have been released for 2016 with some surprising findings. Dogsbite.org announced their annual report of dog bite statistics this week. According to the data, 31 people were killed in dog-bite related incidents. 77 percent of the dogs involved were pit bulls and rottweilers – a fact that the dog bite … Read more
The legal definition of a dangerous dog is set to change in Virginia. That’s the news out of Richmond, following a unanimous vote of 97-0 in favor of the change. Delegate Matthew Farris of Rustburg introduced the bill, which gives animal control officers the option of deciding whether an animal who bites is indeed dangerous. … Read more
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