References

Pets and Public Safety:

https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/dogbite.pdf

https://www.caninejournal.com/dog-bite-statistics/

• 81% of dog bites cause no injury at all or only minor injuries that do not require medial attention⁴
• Most dog bites involve dogs who are not spayed or neutered⁶
• Fatal Dog Attacks states that 25% of fatal attacks were inflicted by chained dogs of many different breeds⁷
• The insurance industry paid more than $530 million in dog bite related claims in 2014⁸
• 5,714 U.S. Postal Service employees were attacked by a dog in 2018⁹ (500 less than 2017 and 1,000 fewer since 2016)
• Over 30 breeds and dog-types were associated with dog bite-related fatalities¹⁰

https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/animal-cruelty-and-human-violence-faq

https://www.animallaw.info/article/link-cruelty-animals-and-violence-towards-people

https://aldf.org/article/the-link-between-cruelty-to-animals-and-violence-toward-humans-2/