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Dog attack report - year end 2015
The serious dog attacks in North America and Canada for the year 2015 have been tallied by the hard working analysts at animals 24-7, and the results are presented here for your consideration. What...
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Dog attack report - mid year 2016
Since this site last reported on serious dog attack cases at the beginning of the year, the vast majority of dog breeds have committed a grand total of zero disfiguring or fatal attacks on humans....
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Serious dog attacks: 34 full years of data
In September of 1982, animal advocate Merritt Clifton first began logging and tracking disfiguring and fatal dog attacks on humans, collecting information on the type of attacking dog in each case, and...
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We all bear the costs of pit bull advocacy
We came across this article and found the subtitle worthy of note:"THE ATTACK HOSPITALIZED EMILY RUCKLE FOR 32 DAYS, LED TO 12 SURGERIES OVER TWO YEARS AND CAUSED $3 MILLION IN MEDICAL BILLS."We've all...
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Dog attack report - 2016 final
The final year end tally has been completed by Animals 24-7 for their ongoing record of serious dog attacks in North America and Canada.The report covers serious dog attacks on humans, with breed...
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Current risk assessment: Serious attacks and fatalities, 5/2016 through end...
After publishing the final figures for 2016, we decided to look at all breeds which have accounted for 5 or more fatalities total since 1982, and looking at their stats just over the past 5 years....
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Pit bull myths: "They never start a fight but they always finish it"
One of the most obviously bogus pit bull myths is the old story that pit bulls never start a fight, but always finish it.Let's correct the record here: pit bulls always start the fight. And they always...
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Mommy! Something is killing Cherry!
A gut wrenching report from a friend:My cousin and I, along with her son (16 years old), my 12 and 5 year old, came home from dinner at approximately 6:00pm Friday.My oldest daughter, who had just...
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RIP Diesel
Each year tens of thousands of pets are murdered by loose pit bulls. Each one of these cases involves a deeply personal loss, a heartbreak, the needless and untimely death of a beloved companion animal...
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Yet another sweet, harmless dog mauled to death by a pit bull
Berkeley, California, May 2017.Last night, she took a photograph of her sweet pet dog and herself together.Then he was mauled and killed by a Pit Bull in his own yard. One moment, "we were so happy",...
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No animal deserves to die this way
No animal deserves to die this way. Baby boy, baby boy.. I don't know where to start but no words will describe the love I have and always will have for you.:( I was walking my dog on our usual route...
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Dog, interrupted - by death and mayhem
South Carolina former Pit Bull owner speaks out bravely, following her own devastating realisation that Pit Bull control is an illusion, and that placing faith in a bloodsport dog very often means...
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35 years of tracking dog attacks
It's been 35 years since Merritt Clifton first began collecting data on serious dog attacks in North America. (For the background - and an update - visit this link: why Merritt started tracking dog...
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RIP sweet Bella
On August 26, 2017, around 7:30/8:00 a.m., my 10 year old Chihuahua Pomeranian mix, Bella, was tragically mauled to death by a Pitbull at large. The Pitbull attacked Bella and would not let her go...
View ArticleAn informative new video on pit bulls
Check out this informative and fact filled video by Brittany Venti -The Pit problemShe makes excellent points and covers the popular pro-pit talking points.
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Does the media demonize pit bulls?
It seems that every pit bull attack reported in the media provokes an immediate reaction from the pit bull activists, who recite the usual litany of talking points:The press is singling out pit...
View ArticleBetween Bare Trees
This video has captured something wonderful. It's somehow both joyful and somber. All pet lovers can relate. I'm gonna bring a smile to your faceTen thousand waysYes and I will embraceNew seasonsAnd if...
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Tears for Prada
There is an epidemic of animal abuse, and it's taking place in American communities, where 100 to 200 innocent pets are violently killed by pit bulls every day. Each of these victims has their own...
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RIP sweet puppy - one of many pit bull victims
One of many reports on Facebook - About 6 years ago i got my babygirl a baby puppy for christmas... a little itty bitty white puppy... who she named Puppy💗 who was her best friend her baby her...
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Report from the trenches: Holiday edition
Pit bulls are ruining the quality of life in our communities.We've decided to keep the identity of this person anonymous, for their own sake, but their experience resonates with that of millions - My...
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