And all owners will handle those issue the same day all drinkers stop getting behind the wheel of automobiles. We'll continue seeing frequent such stories as this.
I’d like to ‘help’ owners with this issue. I support those who say that people owning certain breeds that account for a disproportionate number of injuries and death should be required to have an ‘exotic animal’ license. They would be required to have their animal enclosures inspected and certified and would have to pass a test regarding safe handling of the animal. Then, reports of their animals running free would add up - after or 3 ‘he just got out somehow’ reports, pull the license. I know that sounds harsh but the ‘he just got out’ isn’t enough when reading about a baby attacked IN HER HOME by a pair of pit bulls who crashed through the screen door of the house to get her. I am not saying all dogs or even ‘all big dogs’ but a reasoned attempt to use what is known about dog bite and fatalities to come up with a list of dogs requiring a special license.
Found a list of ‘death by dogbite statistics’ for the US during a 20 year period (1979 - 1998) taken from page 2 of this document: http://www.dogbitelaw.com/breeds-causing-DBRFs.pdf
PUREBRED
Pit bull-type 66
Rottweiler 39
German Shepherd 17
Husky-type 15
Malamute 12
Doberman Pinscher 9
Chow Chow 8
Great Dane 7
Saint Bernard 7
CROSSBRED
Wolf-dog hybrid 14
Mixed- Breed 12
German Shepherd Dog 10
Pit bull-type 10
Husky-type 6
Rottweiler 5
Alaskan Malamute 3
Chow Chow 3
Doberman Pinscher 2
Saint Bernard 1
Great Dane 1