Yet another dog attack.

Do you not think the media has an agenda? (Rottweiler rips face off granny makes better headlines than fluffy hyphenated rat dog mauls boys finger) Of course they do, so why believe them over other "reasearch"? Seriously? Do you really have that much faith in media reports being used as "scientific studies"? I guess so since you thought that Clifton report was well researched..LOL

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

What about things like , 37% of dogs in shelters at one time are pit bulls or pit bull crosses. Why? What would the editor of animals 24-7, have to gain by misrepresenting dog bite stats? Even if the press reports are off by 50% Pitt Bulls are still way, way, way, over represented in attacks % wise.

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the reason the pitbull breed is over represented in shelters is for two reasons i think ( just my opinion )

1.... unfortunately it is the breed of choice for dog fighting and for drug dealers as they get raided and arrested the dogs end up in pounds

2 ..... due to the media hysteria of every dog being a pitbull cross people are afraid to adopt anything remotely looking like a pitbull or pitbull cross

Do you think they sell more papers depending on what breed of dog bites grandma? Yes a ripped off face is more newsworthy than a mauled finger, and should be.

I'm sure data being gleaned from the media reports has a +/- % accuracy...but in general terms it would be valid data that is reliable for the results compiled the report.

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Originally Posted by last5oh_302

in fact, Merritt Clifton’s often-referenced dog attack “study” relies entirely on news media. This is a particularly unreliable source of information about dog attacks, as shall be explained next.

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Yet in Clifton's report he contradicts that..and he's right;

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There is also a persistent allegation by pit bull advocates that the use of media accounts as a data source is somehow suspect. Reality is that media coverage incorporates information from police reports, animal control reports, witness accounts, victim accounts in many instances, and hospital reports. Media coverage is, in short, multi-sourced, unlike reports from any single source

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Originally Posted by skypilot

A single hog hunt would likely deter almost anyone from wanting a PB for a pet.
I have had some great ones in my time but I always kept the reality of the viciousness of my hog hunts with them in the back of my mind.

However, I don't agree at all with any government telling anyone what dog they can own.(Ontario)

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Well said and I agree about what you said about the govt. If my JRT had another 30 pounds on him , he would be a dangerous dog.... a breed also highly over - represented in dog shelters.

Maybe institute a provision in a health care bill ,that says the dog owner is responsible for the hospital bills that are incurred, by the human, in the hospital, because of a dog bite , not the taxpayer. Maybe a 20 or 30 thousand dollar bill to fix that face will dissuade some from owning any dog with a big bite. After all you are responsible for what your dog does, maybe monetarily as well. Poodle bite= $1,000.00 Pit bull bite= $30,000.00 to put that face/hand back on.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Maybe institute a provision in a health care bill ,that says the dog owner is responsible for the hospital bills that are incurred, by the human, in the hospital, because of a dog bite , not the taxpayer. Maybe a 20 or 30 thousand dollar bill to fix that face will dissuade some from owning any dog with a big bite. After all you are responsible for what your dog does, maybe monetarily as well. Poodle bite= $1,000.00 Pit bull bite= $30,000.00 to put that face/hand back on.

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Oh no don't give the Liberals more ideas to tax us on !

Another B.C. dog attack that has left someone ripped apart.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ured-1.3386075

An interesting correction to the original story is given at the end. Kinda agrees with what an earlier poster had said about breeds beings misreported in the news.

Clarifications

• An earlier version of this story cited police describing the dog as a rottweiler pitbull cross. Police now say the dog is a rottweiler crossbreed.
  Dec 31, 2015 2:55 PM PT

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Maybe institute a provision in a health care bill ,that says the dog owner is responsible for the hospital bills that are incurred, by the human, in the hospital, because of a dog bite , not the taxpayer. Maybe a 20 or 30 thousand dollar bill to fix that face will dissuade some from owning any dog with a big bite. After all you are responsible for what your dog does, maybe monetarily as well. Poodle bite= $1,000.00 Pit bull bite= $30,000.00 to put that face/hand back on.

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Already exists. Dog Owner's Liability Act, Ontario. You are liable for damages related to any injuries caused by your dog. (It's just that OHIP isn't interested in pursuing damages.)

The problem with things like this is that everyone thinks it can't happen to them, that their dog won't be a problem.