Virginia has joined Florida in establishing a registry of dangerous dogs. The web-based registry will publicize the location of dogs adjudicated as vicious throughout the state. (To read the article, click here.) It’s a good idea but it is not the only way to avoid a dangerous dog in your neighborhood. I addressed this last December […]
A new study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence has confirmed a link between ownership of high-risk dog breeds and deviant behaviors, crimes against children and domestic violence. Read Ownership of High-Risk (“Vicious”) Dogs As a Marker for Deviant Behaviors, J. Interpersonal Violence, Volume 21 Number 12, December 2006 1616-1634. Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s, the […]
Hilbert Jones, 66 years old, was tending his garden when he was attacked by three pit bulls on November 6, 2006, in Lumberton, NC (USA). They bit him 150 times and yet he has survived. In Robeson County, where this attack happened, there have been 94 dog bites since the beginning of this year. About […]