Thread: Cases of dog attacks studied at Middlemore Hospital

The August 2011 edition of the NZ Dog World published an interesting article on the study of dog attack patients at Middlemore Hospital...i quote...

63% of the biters known to the family, 19% were family dogs, 17% were unknown
59% of bites were to the face/head
57% of children were unsupervised by someone 18 years and over
43% of children were supervised
58% of dog breeds were reported as Pit Bulls, Pit Bull-crosses, Staffie-crosses
62% of children were male, 38% female

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