Articles Tagged with Sacramento Dog Bite Injury

The most common dog bite injuries can be painful, require long recovery times, and be costly to treat. Some of the most commonly reported injuries that occur as a result of dog bites include:

Puncture wounds – These wounds, often caused by a dog’s teeth, tend to be deep and therefore prone to infection.

With rising dog bite fatalities and injuries the dangerous dog problem requires attention.

Pit Bulls have been found to be responsible for more fatalities than any other breed in the United States. A national dog bite victim’s group that tracks fatal dog attacks across the states reported from 2005 to 2013, there were over  30 fatal dog bite attacks in California. 75 percent of those attacks were caused by Pit Bills.  Most states, including California, have anti-breed specific ban laws.

A report released that dog bite claims are on the rise across the states by 5.5 percent since last year and California is ranked the highest according to the Insurance Information Institute. California had the most claims last year at 1,919.

The study reported that in 2013, insurance companies in California paid out over $64 million in claims involving dog bites. California law holds dog owners 100% liable when their dog bites someone.

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