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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%.Breed-Specific Laws
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Category Archives: 2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack
2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Baby “Doug” Doe
September 2019, Placer County, CA Baby John “Doug” 1, Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map Granite Bay, CA – A baby boy is dead after being attacked by a family pit bull, according to the Placer … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Emma Hernandez
August 2019, Wayne County, MI Emma Hernandez, 9 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map Detroit, MI – The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Emma Hernandez. She died of multiple injuries and her … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Nelson Cabrera
August 2019, Dallas County, TX Nelson Cabrera, 16 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map Irving, TX – Early Saturday morning, three pit bulls secured in their fenced-in yard brutally attacked a teenager. Irving police received reports … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Mario Moore
July 2019, Shelby County, TN Mario Moore, 40 Fatal pack attack involving pit bull(s) View related map Memphis, TN – Late Friday, it was reported that a 40-year old man was killed by a pack of dogs near the intersection … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Homer Utterback
July 2019, Fayette County, PA Homer Utterback, 52 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Uniontown, PA – A man is dead after his own dog brutally attacked him. Police identified the man as 52-year old Homer Utterback. Just before … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Melvin Olds Jr.
July 2019, Highlands County, FL Melvin Olds Jr., 45 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Lake Placid, FL – Shortly before noon on the Fourth of July, a man was found dead in a wooded area behind a home … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Brian Butler
June 2019, Marshall County, KY Brian Butler, 46 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Gilbertsville, KY – Detectives with the Kentucky State Police (KSP) are investigating the death of a man found in Western Kentucky on Saturday night. The … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Crystal Pearigen
May 2019, Kern County, CA Crystal Pearigen, 36 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Bakersfield, CA – Authorities confirmed that three dogs killed a woman in Northwest Bakersfield this weekend. According to Bakersfield Police spokesman Nathan McCauley, a pit … Continue reading
