Connecticut Humane Society
Dog-Bite-Related Fatalities -- United States, 1995-1996
TABLE 1. Dog breeds and crossbreeds* involved in dog-bite-related fatalities, by 2-year period -- United States, 1979-1996 +=========================================================================================================================================================================Category 1979-1980 1981-1982 1983-1984 1985-1986 1987-1988 1989-1990 1991-1992 1993-1994 1995-1996 Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Breed "Pit bull" 2 5 10 9 12 8 6 5 3 60 Rottweiler 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 10 10 29 German shepherd 2 1 5 1 1 5 2 0 2 19 "Husky" 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 14 Alaskan malamute 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 12 Doberman Pinscher 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 8 Chow Chow 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 8 Great Dane 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 St. Bernard 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Akita 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4Crossbreed Wolf hybrid 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 14 German shepherd 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 ... [Read More]
CHAPTER 945* (OFFENSES AGAINST HUMANITY AND MORALITY) CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
(a) Any person who cuts the bone of the tail of any horse for the purpose of docking the tail or who cuts the muscles or tendons of the tail of a horse, or otherwise operates upon it in any manner for the purpose or with the effect of altering the natural carriage of the tail, or who causes or knowingly permits such cutting or operation to be done upon premises of which he is the owner, lessee, proprietor or user, or assists in or is present at such cutting or operation, shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both. Any horse with a tail set or apparently with a tail set shall be accessible and subject to inspection by any officer or agent of the Connecticut Humane Society. ... [Read More]
CHAPTER 436a SPAYING AND NEUTERING
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no pound shall receive forty-five dollars from the Connecticut Humane Society for any unsterilized cat or dog that is given by such pound to the Connecticut Humane Society, provided such cat or dog is sterilized prior to the adoption of such animal from the Connecticut Humane Society. Such sterilization shall not be required if a licensed veterinarian certifies, in writing, that the animal is medically unfit for sterilization surgery. ... [Read More]
CDC-Healthy Pets Healthy People
(Hawaiian Humane Society) ... Marin Humane Society ... Washington Humane Society for Seattle/ King County's Pet Project ... [Read More]
Firearms Guidelines
a) Every effort should be made to obtain assistance from the Dog Warden or Connecticut Humane Society to remove an animal that is badly injured and only when such assistance is not available should firearms be used to remove it from further suffering. ... 3. To put to death an animal which presents an immediate serious physical threat to the officer or a third party, or one that is so badly injured that humaneness demands its immediate removal from further suffering. ... [Read More]
Northeast Region Division of Migratory Birds: Conservation Links
The Humane Society of The United States ... American Society of Landscape Architects ... National Audubon Society ... [Read More]
CHAPTER 530a CONNECTICUT HUMANE SOCIETY
Any agent or officer of the Connecticut Humane Society may lawfully take charge of and humanely destroy, or cause to be humanely destroyed, any abandoned, lost, strayed or homeless animal or animal unsuitable for adoption in his charge if upon examination a licensed veterinarian certifies, in writing, or if two persons called to view the animal in the presence of an agent or officer of the society find that the animal is injured, disabled or diseased past recovery, infirm or unsuitable for adoption, or if the owner consents in writing to such destruction. In the absence of such certification or finding or redemption by the owner, the society may, after five days, humanely destroy any animal in its charge pursuant to this section. In lieu of such destruction or redemption by the owner, the society may, in its discretion and without liability, deliver such animal, after five days, to a person other than the owner. ... [Read More]
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