With the implementation of “Breed Specific Legislation” (BSL) discussions in their communities, members of Velvet Hearts took it upon themselves to get informed on the proposed BSL and whether or not it would reduce the risk of injury to the public.
POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE FACTORS IN HUMAN DOG-BITE RELATED FATALITIES
Patronek et al. Study in 2013 This study published in 2013, in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, examines potentially preventable factors in human dog bite–related fatalities (DBRFs) on the basis of data from sources that were more complete, verifiable, and accurate than media reports used in previous studies.
Of the 256 DBRFs factors included :
absence of an able-bodied person to intervene (n = 223 [87.1%])
incidental or no familiar relationship of victims with dogs (218 [85.2%])
owner failure to neuter dogs (216 [84.4%])
compromised ability of victims to interact appropriately with dogs (198 [77.4%])
dogs kept isolated from regular positive human interactions versus family dogs (195 [76.2%])
owners’ prior mismanagement of dogs (96 [37.5%])
owners’ history of abuse or neglect of dogs (54 [21.1%])