Dog Bite Prevention

Dog bites are a serious public health problem that can inflict considerable physical and emotional damage on victims and be extremely costly to communities. Decreasing dog bites requires active and ongoing community involvement; passive or periodic attention will not solve this problem.

A task force report was Prepared by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human-Canine Interactions with the intent to help find effective ways to reduce the dog bite problem in their communities. A large number of agencies and organizations who are involved in dog bite issues helped develop this report.

To read more, click here.

Bite Prevention Quiz (click here) 

Suggested links for helpful information on the important issue of dog bite prevention:

www.doggonecrazy.ca

 Humane Society of Canada

  Humane Society of the United States

 www.doggonesafe.com