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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, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.resources
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Edward Cahill
December 2014, Porter County, IN Edward Cahill, 40 Fatal pit bull attack Portage, IN – A man was found dead in his home on Christmas night after being mauled to death by his pet pit bull. Edward Cahill, 40-years old, … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Alemeaner Dial
November 2014, Robeson County, NC Alemeaner Dial, 83 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Rowland, NC – On October 25, 83-year old Alemeaner Dial suffered catastrophic injuries inflicted by four pit bulls belonging to her granddaughter. She had been … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: David Glass Sr.
September 2014, Benton County, MS David Glass Sr., 51 Fatal pit bull attack View related map 09/22/14: Manslaughter Charges The DJournal.com reports new information. David Glass Sr. was attacked by three pit bulls at about 1 am Saturday morning, according … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Deriah Solem
St. Charles County, MO Deriah Solem, < 2 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death St. Charles County, MO – Officials confirmed on Monday that a 22-month old girl savagely attacked by her family pit bull-mix last Thursday while under … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Cindy Whisman
August 2014, Butler County, OH Cindy Whisman, 59 Fatal pit bull attack See related map Madison Township, OH – In a developing story, a 59-year old woman was attacked and killed by her family’s pit bull in Madison Township. The … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Johnathan Quarles, Jr.
July 2014, Montgomery County, OH Johnathan Quarles, Jr., < 1 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map 07/20/14: Family Pit Bull Kills Baby Dayton, OH – In a developing story, homicide detectives where called out to a … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Logan Sheppard
July 2014, Hillsborough County, FL Logan Sheppard, 4 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map 7/20/14: Visiting Child Killed by Pit Bulls Riverview, FL – In a developing story, a 4-year old boy was killed by two … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Katie Morrison
May 2014, Lee County, AL Katie Morrison, 20 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Scalping Victim Dies Smiths Station, AL – The Lee County coroner reports that a young woman hospitalized for severe pit bull injuries last week has … Continue reading
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