How to protect hands from biting attacks by animals?

Question

As with humans, one way to restrain animals is by grappling and pinning, but animals tend to bite. How do you improvise an equipment that can be used to shield one's hands from damage?

Answer 1

As for the grappling, I wouldn't recommend it. But for my experience with dogs, I will tell you this. If a dog has your hand in his jaw, DO NOT pull away. Instead push forward and cram your hand down his throat. This will induce the gag reflex and he'll let go.

Answer 2

well...if you can avoid the mouth, but you will often have to restrain them at the neck (which means going past the mouth). The best way to protect your hand is to wear some sturdy gloves.

However, while sturdy gloves will work for dog and cat bites.....they wont do much of didilly if you're trying to go for something more carnivorous (like wolf, big cats.....), but the liklihood of that is very low (unless a zookeeper).

Basically just put tough protective gear on the parts you want to protect. The gear should be resilient enough to handle the bite of the animal in question. They have anti-shark gloves to protect hands from shark bites....those would work for anything.

Answer 3

They sell excellent equipment for restraining animals. When I'm attacked by a foreign dog (one I don't know) I don't mess around with grappling. Grappling is a merciful way to defeat people you like. Instead I strike, often with my walking stick. But, use good sense. Not all dogs that come up to you growling will attack. For instance, I was in riverview park (Pittsburgh) a few weeks ago and this lady had her dogs off leash, and two of them, a black lab and I believe a Dalmation mix, came up to me blocking my walk and growling. While she was a terrible owner for having such dogs off the leash (I have one dog I wouldn't take off the leash as well, and one I would, you gotta know your dogs) I could also tell that if I didn't walk forward and didn't run away they wouldn't do anything but sit there growling until their owner came to put them on leash.

Answer 4

The most common is to wrap your coat or shirt over your arm. But if you have time to prepare, then a chainmail glove over leather gauntlets is your best bet. Most divers who expect to encounter sharks usually use chain mail for protection. But although it protects your skin from being ripped, it doesn't protect your bones from being broken from the pressure exerted by the animal's jaw, so I wouldn't be too overconfident even with these equipment. And if you have the budget for it, there are also commercially available padded armors used by law enforcement and animal control personnel for canine attack training.

Answer 5

I assume that a Glock 23 is a good way to protect your hands and the rest of your body.

Answer 6

if possible go for the eyes. just a poke would send shockwaves all over. sharks are no different.

Answer 7

Not picking fights with your dog. Rover doesn't like it and neither should you.

Answer 8

you could try not putting your hand near their mouths.......... or use both hands and grab them round the neck

Answer 9

meat cutters glove