Brits blame owners for dog bites

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The number of people admitted to hospital for dog bites has soared by 76% in the past decade, but it’s seems that Brits are blaming owners – rather than dogs.

In a YouGov report commissioned by leading legal services provider Simpson Millar, nearly half of the nation (44%) believe that a dog is most likely to attack if it has not been trained or handled correctly. In fact, three quarters of the public (76%) believe that dog training should be compulsory for all owners.

In Simpson Millar’s report, Are We Doing Enough To Prevent Dog Attacks?, it is clear that there is no one breed that is responsible for the rise in dog attacks and, according to the NHS, pets or dogs owned by friends or neighbours are usually the main culprits.

A 65-year-old woman was recently awarded £30,000 in compensation after she was scarred for life by a pack of German Shepherd dogs.

Phillip Gower, partner, from the Personal Injury and Industrial Disease department at Simpson Millar, said: “We have dealt with 100 dog attack cases in the past 12 months and unless owners and dog lovers recognise the need to change their own behaviour we can only see this number increasing. Whatever the reason for an attack, there clearly needs to be a better understanding into how dogs behave.”