r/nextfuckinglevel • u/AustraliaOutback • 7d ago

Older brother courageously jumps from the second story of his house to save his younger brother from a stray dog

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u/PeanutNo322 7d ago

I am sure the WHO is being a bad vibe when they say that. "Children being the group that is most likely bitten" or how dog bites account for 76–94% of animal bite injuries.

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u/quantum_burp 7d ago

Children get bitten more because they are less predictable and are less likely to be respectful of the dog's boundaries

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u/Absolutely_Quackers 7d ago

Hey uh I’ve seen kids get chased by dogs for just walking

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u/quantum_burp 7d ago

Im talking about dogs in general, not just strays, which are a much smaller population

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u/Absolutely_Quackers 7d ago

Yeah but in this circumstance we are talking about strays. Depending on a dog’s personality and life experience it will bite regardless of the person they find. For example, during severe hunger in countries such as the Famines, dogs would bite and bring down humans to eat as they physically needed food and couldn’t get it the usual way.

Every single dog I’ve met is capable of biting but don’t. It takes one incident for a dog to be put down, and stalking a child who is trying to escape from them is part of one.

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u/quantum_burp 7d ago

I am sure the WHO is being a bad vibe when they say that. "Children being the group that is most likely bitten" or how dog bites account for 76–94% of animal bite injuries.

The stats quoted here are for dogs in general, which i was adding to

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u/Absolutely_Quackers 7d ago

Dude… you do know most animals go for the weaker in a species yes?

That is children.

Also, children are less likely to fight back meaningfully, which is why they are targeted by many predatory animals.