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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 3 deaths per year. From 2011 to 2018, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 25.5 deaths per year, an increase of over 740%. -
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2016 Pit Bull Fatality: Adonis Reddick
May 2016, St. Louis County, MO Adonis Reddick, 45 Fatal pit bull attack St. Louis County Police released autopsy results of a man found dead Monday in a home with his two pet pit bulls. Adonis Reddick, 45-years old, died … Continue reading
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2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Deriah Solem
St. Charles County, MO Deriah Solem, < 2 Fatal pit bull attack 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 the care of … Continue reading
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