Table 1.
Range and (median) values for licensing rate, ticketing rate, budget rate, staffing rate, and reported dog bite rate in different provinces/regions
| Province/Region | N | Licensing (% estimated dogs) | Ticketing /10 000 | Budget $1000/10 000 | Staffing /1 000 000 | Reported dog bitesa /10 000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 13 | 14–65 (30) | 0.1–48.5 (5.5) | 15.3–100.6 (39.2) | 15–111 (45) | 0.0–9.0 (1.8) |
| Alberta | 2 | 42–57 (49) | 14.1–36.0 (25.0) | 26.4–37.0 (31.7) | 22–31 (26) | 2.1–3.1 (2.6) |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | 31–76 (53) | 67.5–83.4 (75.4) | 7.4–48.3 (27.8) | 34–82 (58) | 2.4 |
| Manitoba | 1 | 35 | 4.6 | 29.8 | 17 | 2.0 |
| Ontario | 10 | 7–41 (15) | 1.3–5.0 (3.2) | 16.8–56.6 (33.1) | 8–50 (27) | 0.2–1.9 (1.9) |
| Quebec | 7 | 4–16 (20) | 0.1–20.1 (0.9) | 6.6–18.1 (7.8) | 7–29 (13) | 0.1–8.1 (0.3) |
| Atlantic Region | 1 | 5 | 0.9 | 25.2 | 61 | 1.5 |
| All | 36 | 4–75 (21) | 0.1–83.4 (4.7) | 6.6–100.6 (28.4) | 7–111 (31) | 0.0–9.0 (1.9) |
N = number of municipalities that participated in the study.
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Sample size for reported dog bite rate was, respectively: British Columbia 9, Alberta 2, Saskatchewan 1, Manitoba 1, Ontario 3, Quebec 5, Atlantic Region 1. All: 22.