As dog bite incidents occur more and more frequently, insurance companies are upping their game to when it comes to homeowners insurance policies. According to dailyfinance.com, dog bite claims rose by over five percent last year. A study found that this amounted to $483 million dollars in payouts to victims. The study, conducted by the … Read more
A new report from businessweek.com shows that dog bite claims are at an all time high. Dog bite claims are up six percent in the last year, indicating a trend of increasingly violent dogs and potentially negligent pet owners. Who is most likely to be the victim of a dog bite? According to the Center for Disease … Read more
A Virginia Beach, Virginia man is facing two counts of misdemeanor failure to control a dangerous dog after his pet attacked and killed another dog. According to HamptonRoads.com, a stray dog began attacking the man’s dog. The man in question allowed his dog to fight the stray back. After police arrived on scene, the stray … Read more
On Friday, September 5, 2014 around 8:30 A.M., a 9-year-old girl standing at her bus stop was attacked by a pit bull. According to Fredericksburg.com, the girl was taken to the Mary Washington Hospital where we where she underwent surgery. Although the injuries were not life threatening, the girl had wounds to her arms, legs, … Read more
Every year throughout the United States, people are attacked and killed by dogs. According to Dogsbite.org, during the first 225 days of 2014, 28 Americans were killed by a dog. This works out to one death every eight days since the beginning of the year. Of these deaths, Pit Bulls, as well as their mixed breeds, … Read more
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