The National Canine Research Council Releases Investigative Reports on Dog Bite-Related Fatalities for 2009:
NCRC is the only organization that does not rely on media sources for information on dog bite-related fatalities.
There were 31 dog bite-related fatalities in 2009. NCRC contacted officials on each case in order to obtain the most accurate and comprehensive information available. We have re-interviewed sources that the media has reached, and located others that they have not, among whom may be police investigators, animal control officers, coroners, veterinarians, health department officials, dog owners, and eye witnesses. We have obtained incident reports, bite reports, human and animal autopsy reports, summaries of judicial proceedings, and crime scene data and photographs.
Official reports often do not agree with news accounts and/or contain important information that was either unavailable or not of interest to reporters. The NCRC 2009 final report on dog bite-related fatalities is released at the end of 2010 because we believe that our mission of preserving the human-canine bond obligates us to be as accurate about these emotionally charged incidents as we can, so that they are calmly, correctly and, therefore, usefully understood.
Accuracy takes time, work and research.
To read entire report and view individual cases of dog bite-related fatalities that occurred in 2009, click on link:
http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2009-DBRF-Booklet-FINAL-11.pdf
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Karen Delise, Director of Research for the National Canine Research Council is also the author of the only two books published on dog bite-related fatalites:
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The Pit Bull Placebo:The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression |
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Fatal Dog Attacks:The Stories Behind the Statistics |
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For additional information on dog attacks please go to The National Canine Research Council at:
www.nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com
The Pit Bull Placebo: The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression - By Karen Delise
“Falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late: the jest is over, and the tale has had its effect.” - Jonathan Swift
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Download a free copy (pdf) of the book The Pit Bull Placebo at:
Fatal Dog Attacks: The Stories Behind the Statistics - By Karen Delise
"There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings." --Dorothy Thompson, (1894 - 1961)
For information on dog bite-related fatalities please go to The National Canine Research Council at:
www.nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com