A tale of two breeds
In 3 plus years since this article was originally published (6/5/2011) there have been scores of people killed and thousands maimed or disfigured in the US by "family pit bulls", and yet the myth...
View ArticleDog attack report by breed - Aug 2014
We've been busy lately with some other "big picture" activities, but with the summer of 2014 beginning to wind down, it's about time to publish a current version of the statistics on serious and fatal...
View ArticleDog attack report by breed - Sept 2014
The top 5In the 25 days since the last published report on August 7th, there were no reported attacks on humans in North America by Rottweilers, Huskies, Wolf hybrids, or Bull Mastiffs. There was one...
View ArticleDog attack report by breed - October 2014
In this month's update it is, not surprisingly, the pit bull type dog - originally designed specifically to commit atrocities against animals for sport - which continues to commit fatal and disfiguring...
View ArticleWelcome new blogger!
We are pleased to introduce Dick Johnson's new blog, "mainphrame"We've long enjoyed Dick's insights here and at other places where he's commented. Let's extend a warm welcome to Dick, and check out his...
View ArticleLife - AT ALL COSTS
The pit bull propaganda machine has had a huge head start, being well funded and having gotten started long before anyone had a clue what they were up to. But the one thing working against them is the...
View ArticleInnocent victims of pit bull politics
"The pit bull owner did not face any charges in the attack, as he enjoyed the protections afforded by the new Ohio legislation. It's unfortunate that there was no protection for Zainabou"Zainabou...
View ArticleHounded - a grieving father tells his story
Jeff Borchardt, like many of us, had bought into the myth that pit bulls are just like any other dog, and that it's all in how they are raised. He learned otherwise, losing his son Dax in a gruesome...
View ArticleDog attack report by breed - Nov 2014
Since the previous report in October, pit bulls have continued to single themselves out with a high rate of disfiguring and fatal attacks against humans. The dogs that commit the attacks are not, as...
View ArticleDog attack report - 2014 year end
As the last of the year end reports rolled in, the record keepers have published the final 2014 update of the report on dog attacks, by breed. In a continuing trend well known to those who are paying...
View ArticleMy Rocky
On July 21, my mini schnauzer named Rocky and I were going for our evening walk. Rocky was very happy when I put on his leash. When I opened my patio gate, we were immediately attacked by an off leash...
View ArticleKind-hearted Rhona
Her name was Rhona Greve; she was 64 years old, and she will forever be 64 years old. She was a Welsh woman with a good heart, who had brought up her errant grandson, Craig Greve, 24, as though he was...
View ArticleThe pit bull attack on my doodle
Reader Sonya writes about her harrowing pit bull experience. Her last name is not divulged here, out of the very real concern of stalking and retribution from the pit bull advocacy for her speaking...
View ArticleDog attack report - 1Q 2015
We last presented the dog attack statistics on January 2nd of this year to wrap up 2014. In the 12 weeks since the previous report, there were 132 Americans injured, 95 maimed, and 6 mauled to death by...
View ArticleAn open letter to Tia Torres
"On January 17th 2014 my daughter Kara was attacked and brutally mauled to death on her 4th birthday by the very dog we purchased for her at x-mas the year before." "I bought into your theory of poor...
View ArticleAn open letter to Tia Torres
Mothers of children attacked by "family pit bulls" continue to speak out."Dear Ms. Torres,Recently I was invited to be involved in an educational awareness table which was set up in Manchester,...
View ArticlePit bull behavior: 3 distinctions
This post from a couple years ago has been updated and bumped to the top, as it has become increasingly relevant in the current climate. We see a surreal contrast between, on one hand, the daily toll...
View ArticlePit bull myths: "forced to fight"
From back in the days when I used to accept the pit bull propaganda with which we are all continually bombarded, one of the most sympathetic claims I can remember was that pit bulls deserved our pity...
View ArticleDog attack report - 3Q 2015
In observance of pit bull awareness month, the stats on serious and fatal dog attacks in North America have been updated with the current figures as of 10/1/2015The bottom line over the past 6 months...
View ArticleA dear little friend mauled to death
It breaks our heart to see this sort of thing, but the sad fact of the matter is that pit bulls and their owners are literally getting away with murder on a daily basis. This is a glimpse at just one...
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