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> they'd still be a orders of magnitude less dangerous than sharks, bees, and lightning. And well, dogs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attac
by js2 7y ago
> they'd still be a orders of magnitude less dangerous than sharks, bees, and lightning.
And well, dogs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_t...
BTW, since we just adopted a very sweet chocolate lab mix who according to wisdom panel has 25% American Staffordshire Terrier in him, I'll also share this article pointing out that breed is a poor predictor of bite risk:
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/literature-reviews/dog-bite-risk-and-prevention-role-breed https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/literature-reviews/dog-...
Gratuitous pic of our new family member:
https://ibb.co/thq4sRG https://ibb.co/thq4sRG
- gengelbro 7y agoDid you read the list of fatal dog attacks? I toolk a cursory look came to exactly the opposite conclusion as the second avma.org link did, which seemed to be engaged in mental gymnastics.