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35. How many were mauled? How many people were attacked and permanently disfigured?

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2013, 12:19 PM

May 2013

Is death the only benchmark worth considering? And which breed was responsible for most of the deaths?

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there were 38 fatal dog attacks in 2012 in the US [View all] magical thyme May 2013 OP

Obviously, America is better off with a kitteh in the house! AndyA May 2013 #1

... Arugula Latte May 2013 #14

THANK YOU! +1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Drale May 2013 #2

Your statistics are telling and provide perspective. Thanks! One question: Buzz Clik May 2013 #3

obviously nobody wants to see any senseless deaths. magical thyme May 2013 #10

We can put every dog and puppy in America in the gas chamber adigal May 2013 #15

I got the answer already. Buzz Clik May 2013 #16

Pit Bulls won top honors again. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #4

Yes, I noticed that, also. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #17

yet again, I would want to look at the root cause magical thyme May 2013 #20

First of all, we are talking about dogs here, not horses. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #38

I am aware that horses are not dogs. Sorry this is so apparently confusing for you. magical thyme May 2013 #39

I don't think I am the one who is confused and clueless. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #41

I did not call you clueless. I will say there are none so blind as those who will not see... magical thyme May 2013 #42

same argument people use to condone guns/assault weapons. They don't kill nearly as many as XYZ KittyWampus May 2013 #5

Roughly 300 die every year from falling in the shower/tub. NightWatcher May 2013 #6

.... DainBramaged May 2013 #9

DU's dog hating fetish continues Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #26

31 people die eery day from gunshot wounds..... DainBramaged May 2013 #28

Who will stop the rain...indeed Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #30

Ban Labs as weapons of mass destruction. Pheww! Eleanors38 May 2013 #34

Zero kangaroo-induced deaths in the US in 2012, as far as I can tell. Orrex May 2013 #7

I think all the HappyMe May 2013 #8

Need a new sub-form. Call it the Kennel. sibelian May 2013 #11

lol! HappyMe May 2013 #12

Or how about the Bull Pen? TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #29

I believe that would be for gorings, not bites magical thyme May 2013 #32

The Bull Shit, maybe. Because that's all that emerges from a pit bull owner's fingertips. nt Pragdem May 2013 #45

Why count only fatalities? 4.5 million reported bites on humans, 885,000 requiring medical attention KurtNYC May 2013 #13

are those bites in the UK, US or worldwide? Are they for a specific year or set of years? magical thyme May 2013 #18

4.5 million for the USA in one year (2003) per the CDC KurtNYC May 2013 #21

thank you for bringing up the neutering issue magical thyme May 2013 #27

Is that where you set the bar? edhopper May 2013 #19

No, that is where I started the discussion. magical thyme May 2013 #22

I have been away fro a few weeks edhopper May 2013 #24

and it was magical thyme May 2013 #40

So this is about how edhopper May 2013 #43

I've heard most murders are committed by someone known to the victim. MNBrewer May 2013 #23

How about bites that send you to the hospital without killing you? Jake Izzy May 2013 #25

someone posted that data above magical thyme May 2013 #31

a coworker was just talking about a pit bull attacking her dog Enrique May 2013 #33

my dogs and I have been attacked multiple times by labs magical thyme May 2013 #36

a little girl had been holding the leash Enrique May 2013 #44

How many were mauled? How many people were attacked and permanently disfigured? apples and oranges May 2013 #35

did you read any of the rest of the thread? magical thyme May 2013 #37

"...so why weren't laws enforced..." randome May 2013 #46

in the instances cited, various neighbors said the dogs had been seen loose magical thyme May 2013 #47