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Re:Why aren’t there more dogs at the doctor’s office? by Animats on Sunday March 20, 2022 @04:08PM (#30746129)
> Dogs kill 25 thousand people a year

Huh? The cited article gives US statistics. "During this 27-year time period there were 504 deaths reported. An average of 18.67 deaths occurred per year, with a range of 11 to 33 deaths." That's about the same as US deaths from lightning strikes.[1]

[1] https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-fatalities19

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Re:Why aren’t there more dogs at the doctor’s office? by jjcon on Sunday March 20, 2022 @04:26PM (#30746266)
That is worldwide - I added US attack statistics as part of my edit to point out that something can be dangerous without causing death. Here you can read about the 25k deaths: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-36320744
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