BMJ  2007;334:489 (10 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.39143.012558.1F

Letters

Dog bites

Science, rather than politics, is needed for progress

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

It is a shame that in the UK, in contrast to some other European countries, it is increasingly difficult for owners fully to incorporate their dogs into their lives, as "No dogs allowed" seems to have become the norm. As a result people do not understand normal canine behaviour and we must seek to educate them accordingly. In addition to the Blue Dog programme mentioned by Besser,1 the Canine Commandments by Kendal Shepherd (who is also developing an educational package compatible with requirements within the national curriculum in personal, social and health education for older children) is being supported by the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.2

Further research and funding for such initiatives is needed. At present there is a dearth of knowledge concerning the circumstances of most attacks, simply because we don't ask the right questions. With this in mind, I propose an initial scoping meeting to . . . [Full text of this article]

Daniel S Mills

University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN2 2LG

dmills@lincoln.ac.uk


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