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More people admitted to hospital after dog injuries ( UK )
bbc ^ | 11 August 2011

Posted on 08/11/2011 6:42:31 PM PDT by george76

Hospital admissions for serious dog-related injuries rose by 5% in England last year, according to NHS data.

There were 6,120 hospital admissions from May 2010 to April 2011, up from 5,810 the previous year, figures from The NHS Information Centre show.

One in six dog injury admissions in the year up to April involved a child aged under 10.

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The NHS Information Centre data also shows there was a 19% rise - from 3,040 to 3,620 - in admissions caused by bites or stings from non-venomous insects such as bedbugs, mosquitoes and fleas, compared with the previous year, with Londoners experiencing the highest rate of incidents.

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Owners are ultimately responsible for making sure that their pet does not pose a risk to other people...However placid you think your pet is you should never leave it alone with a small child

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: doggieping; england; uk

1 posted on 08/11/2011 6:42:33 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Are dogs getting more vicious or are more people trying to burgle?


2 posted on 08/11/2011 6:48:03 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: george76

I don’t believe any of it; they banned all the vicious dogs back in 2007...


3 posted on 08/11/2011 6:52:17 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Use it up, wear it out, make it over or do without.)
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To: george76

The goggies are taking over before the apes can have a chance :)


4 posted on 08/11/2011 6:54:02 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: LongElegantLegs

And guns, too.

The UK is now a danger-free UTopia.

/s


5 posted on 08/11/2011 6:56:26 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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To: george76
Strange title. Of course more are admitted after the dog injures them. What's the point of being admitted before?
6 posted on 08/11/2011 6:59:30 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: gorush

I think that since the police will arrest you if you try to beat the crap out of a burglar, they are getting dogs.


7 posted on 08/11/2011 7:04:00 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Salamander

I saw that Amazon shut down sales of police batons after the riots, afraid that the law-abiding might use them for vigilantism...

Government knows best!


8 posted on 08/11/2011 7:14:56 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Use it up, wear it out, make it over or do without.)
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To: george76

Well, Muslims hate dogs, and this would be one way to make people get rid of them...jus’ sayin’


9 posted on 08/11/2011 7:40:57 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: LongElegantLegs

How lucky for them that England has no *trees* from which to make clubs and spears or rocks to throw.

[so UK...how’s that “weapon-free society” thingy workin’ out for ya?]

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry...or buy more ammo and Dobes.

;]


10 posted on 08/11/2011 11:13:59 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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To: Shadowstrike
And they especially, -seriously- fear and loathe black dogs.

They think they are spawn of Shaitan, himself.

I'm just sayin'....:)

[so go to your local shelter and "break the black dog curse" by adopting one...more black dogs are euthanized than any others, regardless of breed, simply because of their color]

11 posted on 08/11/2011 11:18:25 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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To: mnehring

Since they have socialized medicine there, it cuts down on the endless amount of time you’ll be waiting in the ER queue.

:)


12 posted on 08/11/2011 11:20:23 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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To: Shadowstrike

The Brits love their dogs.

If anything ever moves them to revolt, that would.


13 posted on 08/11/2011 11:25:02 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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To: Salamander

“And they especially, -seriously- fear and loathe black dogs.....[so go to your local shelter and “break the black dog curse” by adopting one...more black dogs are euthanized than any others, regardless of breed, simply because of their color]”

RACIST!

(Sorry, I had to say it. :-) )


14 posted on 08/12/2011 6:51:21 PM PDT by Immerito (Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
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To: Immerito

I’m just glad you didn’t post that godawful annoying little kid...:))

It’s true but they get passed over for “superstitious” reasons.

How stupid is that?


15 posted on 08/12/2011 9:13:47 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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To: Salamander

I prefer a black dog, you don’t see him coming in the dark, not till he opens his mouth ;)


16 posted on 08/12/2011 11:18:35 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Shadowstrike

I totally understand....;D

[Odin goes out at night with a reflective orange hunting collar on...he’s got a weird sense of humor and delights in scaring the hell out of me by suddenly “appearing out of nowhere”...at grinning full speed]


17 posted on 08/13/2011 10:20:21 AM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep...clowns will eat me.)
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