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In 2007, dog bite claims cost insurers about $356.2 million.  According to the Insurance Information Institute, dog bites accounted for about one-third of all home owners’ insurance claims.  Although the number of total bites actually decreased in 2007, the cost of each claim jumped 11.5% to about $24,511.
This rise in claim value is occurring because […]

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In Anderson County, Texas, animal bites are on the rise.  In 2007, there were a total of 28 bites all year long.  Thus far in 2008, there have already been 24 bites.  The Sheriff, Greg Taylor, expects the yearly total to double.  Half of the victims were bitten by animals other than their own and […]

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A large dog that weighed about 120 pounds, a bullmastiff, seriously injured a four year old girl at a church playground on Monday.  According to Sheriff Tyler Roden, the girl’s injuries “were considered life threatening.”
The dog wandered into the playground area during the afternoon.  It first bit the young girl’s ten year old sister but […]

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