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“Dog Bite Awareness Week” 2020: it’s no longer about “prevention”

April 17, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

63 years of “Dog Bite Prevention Week” coincided with decades of denial of breed-specific realities & ever-rising mayhem             NEW YORK CITY–– Insurance Information Institute data released to mark “Dog Bite Awareness Week” 2020,  April 12-19,  shows just a 5% rise in the total number of damage claims filed by victims of dog attacks,  2003-2019,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, USA Tagged With: American Humane, Dog Bite Awareness Week, Dog Bite Prevention Week, Merritt Clifton, State Farm, Victoria Stilwell

15 real-life tips for surviving a dog attack (2019 edition)

February 24, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Bad advice from celebrity trainers & humane societies gets people & animals killed  by Merritt & Beth Clifton (See also 16 real-life tips for surviving a dog attack [2021 edition]) If the expert geniuses passing out advice about avoiding dog attacks as celebrity trainers and on behalf of animal advocacy organizations really knew what they […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Dog Bite Prevention Week, fire extinguisher, Guy Hodge, Merritt Clifton, pit bull

Pit bull liability

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull liability • Courts reject suing landlords for attacks by dogs kept by indigent tenants • “Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks • Dog Bite Prevention Week: payouts for dog attacks up 21% in three years • Hero of pit bull attack paid much higher price than convicted […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: ASPCA, Dog Bite Prevention Week, Merritt Clifton, PetSmart Charities, SAFER test

Dog Bite Prevention Weak, 2015

May 16, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Four criminal convictions for fatal pit bull attack Dog Bite Prevention Week 2015,  May 17-23, was announced by the American Humane Association on May 14,  2015––the same day that former child care provider Jena Wright, 26, of Prairie City, Iowa, was convicted of four criminal offenses in connection with the April 2013 fatal pit bull mauling […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Opinions & Letters, Rabies, Shelters, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: American Humane Association, Arthur E. Summerfield, Dog Bite Prevention Week, Frankie Flora, Jordyn Arndt, Merritt Clifton

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