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In 2025, U.S. fatal pit bull attacks surpassed 600 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. In a modern 5-year period (2020 to 2024), pit bulls averaged 38.2 deaths per year.resources
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Tag Archives: 1905
1905: ‘Pit’ Bulldog Ordinance, Lumberton, NC
1905 Lumberton Town Ordinances Robeson County History Museum The Robesonian 1905 Lumberton Town Ordinances Certain types of dogs, such as bulldogs and bull terriers, were singled out for harsh enforcement. “It shall be unlawful for any bull-dog … to be … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Breed-Specific Court Decision
Tagged 1905, breed-specific, North Carolina, ordinance
1905: Syracuse University Bans ‘Pit’ Bulldogs from Campus
Bulldogs Must Go Baltimore American May 18, 1905 Bulldogs Must Go Not to Be Tolerated in Fraternities at Syracuse University Syracuse, NY, May 17 — Chancellor James B. Days, of Syracuse University, today ordered the fraternities to get rid of … Continue reading
1905 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Yvonne Davis
June 1905, Cook County, IL Yvonne Davis, < 2 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) The Richmond Planet August 26, 1905 Library of Congress A Mad Bulldog Kills Baby Girl ——- The Vicious Beast Had Been a Playfellow ——- SHOOK … Continue reading
Posted in 1905 Fatal Pit Bull Attack, Pre CDC Acquienscence
Tagged 1905, illinois
