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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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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
1906: University of Illinois Bans ‘Pit’ Bulldogs from Campus and Urges Urbana and Champaign to Pass Ordinances Banning the Breed
Archive articles brought to you by the Pit Bull Attacks and Dogfighting in Illinois blog. Council Bars Bull Dogs Daily Illini (University of Illinois) January 25, 1906 Council Bars Bull Dogs A Rule is Passed Forbidding Them on the Campus … Continue reading