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Wezil
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Ontario, Canada
Nov 1999
time: 02:04
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No idea of the accuracy or truth of the article...
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CAT KILLS OWNER
Thessaloniki, 25 September 2003 (12:49 UTC+2)
A 76-year-old woman in Thessaloniki paid for her love for animals with her life, when she was attacked in her apartment by her cat, and died of blood loss.
The woman was found dead by her apartment entrance by other building residents, who then called the police. As coroner Dimitris Psaroulis announced, the extremely unusual event took place in the apartment bedroom while the 76-year-old was feeding the cat raw meat.
At some point the cat was startled and attacked its owner, digging its claws into her thigh. However, the 76-year-old had a previous injury on the same part of her body, a fact that caused the excessive blood loss.
The unfortunate woman tried to exit her apartment and ask for help, but lost consciousness and was later found dead.
According to neighbors the cat had caused her minor injuries in the past, while the 76-year-old usually fed it raw meat.
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Boris Godunov
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Portland, OR
Aug 2001
time: 00:34
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Originally posted by Giancarlo
Here you go overgeneralizing dogs once again |
What "overgeneralization?" (that isn't even a real word!) I specificially said I DON'T think dogs are evil. I LIKE dogs.
But it is undeniable that dogs are more dangerous animals than cats. That's because dogs can be much, much bigger.
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Cats are just as dangerous as dogs as proven with the article that was posted by Wezil. |
One (unsubstantiated) story about a cat, and that "proves" they are just as dangerous?
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I just don't want to hear your stupid generalizations either. Dogs are the sweetest pets in the world... they aren't more dangerous then cats, you hypocrite. |
http://www.fataldogattacks.com/statistics.html
http://www.dogexpert.com/FatalDogAt...dogattacks.html
Approx. 20 people a year in the U.S. die from dog attacks, most of those victims being children.
In fact, dog bites are the second leading cause of injury among children in the U.S.
http://www.dogexpert.com/HomePage/D...Statistics.html
Dogs not known to the victim account for approximately 10 - 20% of all reported dog bites. (That means most dog bites come from pets familiar with their victims)
Of the estimated 4.7 million people who were bitten by dogs in 1994, 800,000 sought medical care. Of these, 332,000 needed treatment in emergency rooms, and 6,000 were hospitalized. The average hospital stay for a dog-bite injury was 3.6 days.
The breeds most often involved in fatal attacks are Rottweilers and Pit bulls.
In a study reported by a retired professor from California State University at Chino, Robert Plum, it was found that one dog in 55 will bite someone seriously during the course of a year.
These numbers are also most likely an under-representation, as the majority of dog attacks are unreported. Most bites are only reported when they require emergency room treatment.
Claiming dogs are "just as dangerous" as cats is simply not true. It is, in fact, not possible, since as I already mentioned, dogs are naturally going to be more dangerous due to size differences.
Also, human owners rarely train cats to attack people. The same can't be said for dogs, particularly pit bulls, rottweilers, german shephards and dobermans.
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