Stay Safe Around Animals

STAY SAFE AROUND ANIMALS

Staying safe around animals means being careful with unfamiliar or unfriendly animals.
Most animals are friendly. And most domestic animals are harmless.
But each year in the U.S., domestic animals:

BITE about 4 million people
BITE about 2 million children
SERIOUSLY INJURE thousands of people
KILL about 17 people
Most biting incidents involve dogs. Many of the incidents involve family pets biting and injuring, or even
killing, family members who knew their “pets”. However, any kind of animal is potentially dangerous.

1.) WHY SHOULD I LEARN TO "STAY SAFE"?
2.) WHO COULD BE ATTACKED BY AN ANIMAL?
3.) WHY DO ANIMALS ATTACK?
4.) PROTECT YOURSELF
If you feel threatened by an animal:
If you feel threatened, give firm, simple commands,
If you're attacked by an animal:
If you’re knocked down by an attacking animal:
5.) IF YOU'RE BITTEN OR SCRATCHED
6.) HELP PREVENT RABIES
7.) SAFETY TIPS

STAY SAFE AROUND ANIMALS Staying safe around animals means being careful with unfamiliar or unfriendly animals. Most animals are friendly. And most domestic animals are harmless. But each year in the U.S., domestic animals: BITE about 4 million people BITE about 2 million children SERIOUSLY INJURE thousands of people KILL about 17 people Most biting incidents involve dogs. Many of the incidents involve family pets biting and injuring, or even killing, family members who knew their “pets”. However, any kind of animal is potentially dangerous. 1.) WHY SHOULD I LEARN TO "STAY SAFE"? 2.) WHO COULD BE ATTACKED BY AN ANIMAL? 3.) WHY DO ANIMALS ATTACK? 4.) PROTECT YOURSELF If you feel threatened by an animal: If you feel threatened, give firm, simple commands, If you're attacked by an animal: If you’re knocked down by an attacking animal: 5.) IF YOU'RE BITTEN OR SCRATCHED 6.) HELP PREVENT RABIES 7.) SAFETY TIPS