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 ...
Are dogs getting more vicious or are more people trying to burgle?
I don’t believe any of it; they banned all the vicious dogs back in 2007...
The goggies are taking over before the apes can have a chance :)
And guns, too.
The UK is now a danger-free UTopia.
/s
I think that since the police will arrest you if you try to beat the crap out of a burglar, they are getting dogs.
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!
Well, Muslims hate dogs, and this would be one way to make people get rid of them...jus’ sayin’
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.
;]
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]
Since they have socialized medicine there, it cuts down on the endless amount of time you’ll be waiting in the ER queue.
:)
The Brits love their dogs.
If anything ever moves them to revolt, that would.
“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. :-) )
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?
I prefer a black dog, you don’t see him coming in the dark, not till he opens his mouth ;)
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]
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