Dog Bite Topic: Intact vs Speuter

Many sources connect dog bites with intact dogs (dogs not spayed and neutered, otherwise known as 'speutered'):

April 2, 2007 - Florida
Hillsbourgh County Animal Services is mulling whether to impose an annual fee of as much as $150 on dog owners who refuse to get their animals fixed, an idea that's getting pooh-poohed by pet breeders. The proposal also calls for a litter fee for each brood produced. The proposal is not so much aimed at reducing the number of unwanted dogs who end up at the animal shelter, though that would be a side benefit. Rather, it seeks to cut down on dog bites. Animal Services records show that these so-called "intact" dogs are responsible for nearly 75 percent of dog bite incidents reported in Hillsborough County since 2000. Most of the offender dogs are male, though the new fee would apply to intact females as well. Source

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Dogs intact have three times greater chance of biting than spayed or neutered ones do?
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