According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC), almost 4.7 million dog bite incidents occur in the United States each year. Of that number, 800,000 dog bites result in medical treatment of some sort. With that said, 81% of dog bites cause only minor injuries or no injury at all. As you can see, there… Read More
New data released by State Farm Insurance has revealed that Illinois is ranked second in the U.S. in terms of the number of dog attack incidents last year, NBC Chicago reported on May 14. In Illinois alone, State Farm paid $8.9 million in compensation for 309 dog bite claims. Just last year, the firm paid $104 million for 3,700 dog attack incidents nationwide. Millions… Read More