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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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1896: Call to Ban ‘Murderous Bulldog’ Chicago
The Murderous Bulldog Daily Inter Ocean June 6, 1896 The Murderous Bulldog. Within the past two weeks three causes, additional to the multitude theretofore existing, have been assigned in favor of the passage of an act prohibitory of the keeping … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Breed-Specific Ordinance, Mile Stones
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