Animal Attacks - Trainers

Animal attacks are violent, often fatal attacks[1] caused by animals against humans, one of the most common being bites. Bites are wounds caused as a result of an animal or human attack.[2] These attacks are a cause of human injuries and fatalities worldwide.[3] According to the 2012 U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, 56% of United States citizens owned a pet.[4] In the United States in 1994, approximately 4.7 million people were bitten by dogs.[5] The frequency of animal attacks varies with geographical location, as well as hormonal secretion. Gonad glands found on the anterior side of the pituitary gland secrete androgens and estrogens hormones. Animals with high levels of these hormones tend to be more aggressive, which leads to a higher frequency of attacks not only to humans but among themselves. [6] In the United States, a person is more likely to be killed by a domesticated dog than they are to die from being hit by lightning according to the National Safety Council.[7]