DOG WALKING INJURIES UP 342% OVER PAST 20 YEARS

Injuries related to dog walking among American adults and children have surged 342% over the past two decades, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Injuries range from getting yanked off a path and falling down a hill to getting hit by a car.
– The estimated number of adults visiting emergency rooms due to dog walking injuries increased from 7,300 to 32,300 from 2001 to 2020.
– Fractures, sprains and head trauma were the most prevalent injuries.
* STOP LOOKING AT YOUR PHONES, PEOPLE!
* This has to correlate with an increase in leash laws and dog parks and dedicated walking paths. The safer we try to make walking dogs, the more dangerous it gets.
* Not to mention an increase in squirrel population.
* Yet another reason to get a cat instead.
* In any case, be careful. It’s rrrrrufff out there.