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U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have surpassed 370 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 2.9 deaths per year. From 2013 to 2020, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.resources
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2012 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jace Valdez
January 2012, Montgomery County, TX Baby John Doe, 1 Fatal dog attack: pit bull See related map Montgomery County, TX – On Saturday evening, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal pit bull mauling in the 27000 block of … Continue reading
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2011 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Nevaeh Bryant
September 2011, New Haven County, CT Nevaeh Bryant, 21-months old Fatal dog attack: pit bulls West Haven, CT – In a developing story, police have confirmed that a 20-month old child was killed after being attacked by pit bulls in … Continue reading
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1999 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Eugene Dukes
February 1999, Chatham County, GA Roger Eugene Dukes, 6 Fatal dog attack: pit bull Speaking at a public meeting several days after the attack, Ebony told the audience that “Crush bit his head. He bit his neck, bit his face … Continue reading
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Human Deaths by Pit Bulls Surpasses 160 since 1999
Human deaths by pit bulls surpasses 160 since the CDC stopped studying fatal dog attack data at the end of 1998 — swayed by the heavy-handed help of the AVMA and animal welfare lobbying groups. Learn more.
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