17 April 2020

National Dog Bite Prevention Week

This week, the week of 12-18 April, is being observed as National Dog Bite Prevention Week, an observance designed to focus on educating people about preventing dog bites. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were, in 2017, almost 350,000 people treated at hospital emergency rooms for non-fatal dog-related injuries.

For more information about this observance, please visit:

American Veterinary Medical Association: National Dog Bite Prevention Week

U.S. Postal Service: National Dog Bite Awareness Week

DogTipper: Tips on Avoiding Dog Bites for National Dog Bite Prevention Week

Background information:

American Veterinary Medical Association: Dog bite prevention

American Veterinary Medical Association

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