Insights about the Epidemiology of Dog Bites in a Canadian City Using a Dog Aggression Scale and Administrative Data

Insights about the Epidemiology of Dog Bites in a Canadian City Using a Dog Aggression Scale and Administrative Data

Dog bites are a public health concern that also implicates animal welfare, with negative outcomes such as rehoming or euthanasia for the animals responsible. Previous research has shown that the severity of dog-bite injuries reflects multiple factors, including the degree of inhibition exhibited by...

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Main Authors: Niamh Caffrey, Melanie Rock, Olivia Schmidtz, Doug Anderson, Melissa Parkinson, Sylvia L. Checkley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
animal welfare
bite prevention
dogs
dog bite
Dunbar scale
dog aggression
One Health
wounds and injuries
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/6/324

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