According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately _____ dog bites occur each year in the United States:

Men are generally more likely to get bit by a dog than women?

A cat’s defensive postures include crouching, ears flattened backward, purring and hissing?

Dog bites are preventable?

More women are bitten and scratched by cats?

Cat bites are more likely to become infected than dog bites?

An animal that has bitten a person needs to be properly quarantined, observed, and examined for conditions such as rabies?

Animal bites and scratches, particularly from animals not known to be properly vaccinated can lead to both bacterial and viral infection?

If your dog or pet has attacked or bitten a person or another pet, and you have homeowner’s or renter’s insurance coverage it is necessary to promptly contact the insurance company about the occurrence.

Reducing, and perhaps eliminating, a pet’s chances of biting can help you avoid the very costly criminal and civil penalties that come with bite injuries?