The stats are frightening
This will let you know why this tour is important and something Must be done. The education out there is lacking and going in the wrong direction
ACC medical stats are alarming
This is the number of dog attack related claims in New Zealand
This number is overwhelming and not enough of the right education is out there.
The cost is not yet high enough for ACC or the goverment to look at a preventative program
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The cost to insurance
This is how much dog attacks and bites have cost ACC New Zealand over the past few years
There are many attacks that go unreported and some paid for privatley by patents so not in these stats
The numbers are growing each year
There needs to be more done
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This is the age range of people getting bitten.
These stats are from a regon in New Zealand with a population of around 354,100 in2025
It is not just our children that are getting bitten
Adults should know better but they don't as the education is not out there.