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U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have surpassed 340 since 1998; the last year the CDC studied fatal dog attack data by breed. In the last 8-year period of the CDC study (1991 to 1998), pit bulls averaged 3 deaths per year. From 2010 to 2017, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 25 deaths per year, an increase of over 700%. -
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Tag Archives: West Virginia
2016 Pit Bull Fatality: Isaiah Jacob Franklin
December 2016 Isaiah Jacob Franklin, 6 Fatal pit bull attack View related map UPDATE Dec. 3, 2016 – City of Huntington Communications Director, Bryan Chambers, has confirmed that a 6-year old boy was attacked and killed by a dog late … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Fatal Pit Bull Attack, Post CDC Acquiescence
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