NYC Reported Dog Bites. Section 11.03 of NYC Health Code requires all animals bites to be reported within 24 hours of the event. Information reported assists the Health Department to determine if the biting dog is healthy ten days after the person was bitten in order to avoid having the person bitten receive unnecessary rabies shots. Data is collected from reports received online, mail, fax or by phone to 311 or NYC DOHMH Animal Bite Unit. Each record represents a single dog bite incident. Information on breed, age, gender and Spayed or Neutered status have not been verified by DOHMH and is listed only as reported to DOHMH. A blank space in the dataset means no data was available.

As dog bite injuries are a considerable problem in modern society, in order to reduce such injuries, breed-specific legislation has been introduced in a number of countries. Whilst many studies have shown a lack of effect with such legislation, the commonly used methodology is known to be flawed. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the Danish breed-specific legislation on the number of dog bite injuries using more credible methods. A time series intervention method was used on a detailed dataset from Odense University Hospital, Denmark, regarding dog bite injuries presented to the emergency department. The results indicate that banning certain breeds has a highly limited effect on the overall levels of dog bite injuries, and that an enforcement of the usage of muzzle and leash in public places for these breeds also has a limited effect. Despite using more credible and sound methods, this study supports previous studies showing that breed-specific legislation seems to have no effect on dog bite injuries. In order to minimise dog bite injuries in the future, it would seem that other interventions or non-breed-specific legislation should be considered as the primary option.

There were more than ****** new registrations of pet dogs in Norway in 2023. Among these, measured by new registration numbers, the most popular dog breed was the Border Collie. Comparison to Sweden In Sweden, Labrador Retriever dogs were the most popular breed in 2023 with ****** animals. Also, more than ****** registered German Shepherd dogs were recorded.  Banned dog breeds  In Norway, dog breeds which are considered potentially aggressive and dangerous are banned. It is also illegal to have crossbreeds of them or import these dogs into the country. Moreover, it is against the law to import dogs that have been trained to attack. Banned dog breeds are for example, Pit Bull Terriers or American Staffordshire Terriers. In general, the import of live animals is strictly regulated. Despite the strict regulations, the import value of live animals has been high in 2023 compared to the previous years.

Since the entry into force of the Landeshundegesetz NRW, the competent local regulatory authorities are obliged to report the number of dangerous dogs, dogs of certain breeds and large dogs (§§ 3, 10 and 11 LHundG NRW) reported to the district governments each year as of 31.12., divided according to the dog breeds listed in the law (only 8 selected breeds are to be reported for the large dogs according to § 11 and all other large dogs). The number of bite incidents and other incidents recorded in the reporting year must also be reported, again broken down by race. In addition, it is differentiated whether the bite incidents have led to injuries to humans or animals. In addition, the number of official findings on the dangerousness of dogs in individual cases (Section 3(3) of the LHundG NRW) as well as the number of criminal proceedings and OWi proceedings initiated in each case must be reported on a racial basis. The district governments summarise the reports received from the municipal regulatory authorities in a table and send this table to the Ministry in the first quarter of the following year. This checks the figures received for plausibility, summarises the figures for the respective year for the whole country, calculates from the reported absolute figures relative frequencies (e.g. number of bite incidents of a dog breed in relation to the total population of this breed) and creates graphic representations and comparison tables to the statistics of previous years from this data. The file below contains the complete individual annual statistics from 2013 onwards.

IntroductionLarge scale data on the prevalence of diverse medical conditions among dog breeds in the United States are sparse. This cross-sectional study sought to estimate the lifetime prevalence of medical conditions among US dogs and to determine whether purebred dogs have higher lifetime prevalence of specific medical conditions compared to mixed-breed dogs.MethodsUsing owner-reported survey data collected through the Dog Aging Project (DAP) Health and Life Experience Survey for 27,541 companion dogs, we identified the 10 most commonly reported medical conditions in each of the 25 most common dog breeds within the DAP cohort. Lifetime prevalence estimates of these medical conditions were compared between mixed-breed and purebred populations. The frequency of dogs for whom no medical conditions were reported was also assessed within each breed and the overall mixed-breed and purebred populations.ResultsA total of 53 medical conditions comprised the top 10 conditions for the 25 most popular breeds. The number of dogs for whom no medical conditions were reported was significantly different (p = 0.002) between purebred (22.3%) and mixed-breed dogs (20.7%). The medical conditions most frequently reported within the top 10 conditions across breeds were dental calculus (in 24 out of 25 breeds), dog bite (23/25), extracted teeth (21/25), osteoarthritis (15/25), and Giardia (15/25).DiscussionPurebred dogs in the DAP did not show higher lifetime prevalence of medical conditions compared to mixed-breed dogs, and a higher proportion of purebred dogs than mixed-breed dogs had no owner-reported medical conditions. Individual breeds may still show higher lifetime prevalence for specific conditions.

Context:

In the United States, animal bites are often reported to law enforcement (such as animal control). The main concern with an animal bite is that the animal may be rabid. This dataset includes information on over 9,000 animal bites which occurred near Louisville, Kentucky from 1985 to 2017 and includes information on whether the animal was quarantined after the bite occurred and whether that animal was rabid.

Content:

Attributes of animal bite incidents reported to and investigated by Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. Personal/identifying data has been removed. This dataset is a single .csv with the following fields.

• bite_date: The date the bite occurred
• SpeciesIDDesc: The species of animal that did the biting
• BreedIDDesc: Breed (if known)
• GenderIDDesc: Gender (of the animal)
• color: color of the animal
• vaccination_yrs: how many years had passed since the last vaccination
• vaccination_date: the date of the last vaccination
• victim_zip: the zipcode of the victim
• AdvIssuedYNDesc: whether advice was issued
• WhereBittenIDDesc: Where on the body the victim was bitten
• quarantine_date: whether the animal was quarantined
• DispositionIDDesc: whether the animal was released from quarantine
• head_sent_date: the date the animal’s head was sent to the lab
• release_date: the date the animal was released
• ResultsIDDesc: results from lab tests (for rabies)

Acknowledgements:

Attributes of animal bite incidents reported to and investigated by Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. This data is in the public domain.

Inspiration:

• Which animals are most likely to bite humans?
• Are some dog breeds more likely to bite?
• What factors are most strongly associated with a positive rabies ID?