Approximately 4.5 million people in the United States are the victim of a dog bite or injuries incurred in an animal attack every year.

Data shows that over the past 16 years, the number of patients going to the hospital with injuries from an animal attack every year has nearly doubled.  The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says that in 1993, hospital in the U.S. saw 5,100 patients with dog bites and in 2008, hospital saw 9,500 patients with dog bites.  Also, government data concerning animal attacks says that people living in rural areas were four times more likely to suffer injuries in an animal attack than people living in mid-sized to big cities.

Nancy Hill, a member of the National Animal Control Association’s board of directors, stated, “A lot of people thing dog bites are from some [stray] running around, and no one knows where it lives.  That happens to some extent, but to a greater extent its the owned dog.”

If you or someone you love has been injured from a dog bite or animal attack, contact the Harrisburg dog bite attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 to discuss filing a personal injury suit against the animal’s owner.