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1897 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Clifford Squires

Posted on June 16, 2011 by notforgotten

December 1897, Ashtabula County, OH Clifford Squires, 6 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) See related map …He did not return and shortly afterwards his mangled remains were found in the barn. The child’s body was mangled beyond all recognition, … Continue reading →

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1894 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Mary Brand

Posted on June 16, 2011 by notforgotten

May 1894, Mercer County, KY Mary Brand, 16 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) …On the back porch, near the kitchen door, lay the lifeless and mangled form of a young lady. It was so mutilated that it could scarcely … Continue reading →

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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jefferson Norris

Posted on June 14, 2011 by notforgotten

September 1907, Philadelphia County, PA Jefferson Norris, adult Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) In a desperate fight with a ferocious bulldog Jefferson Norris, of No. 2425 Moore street, last night had his body so badly chewed that he is … Continue reading →

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1858 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Eddie Johnston

Posted on June 12, 2011 by notforgotten

January 1858, Brooklyn County, NY Eddie Johnston, Child Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) View related map A Boy Killed by Dogs — A little boy named Eddie Johnston, while playing yesterday afternoon in an open lot in Water-street, Brooklyn, … Continue reading →

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1940 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Raleigh Leroy Henderson

Posted on May 1, 2011 by notforgotten

May 1940, Winkler County, TX Raleigh Leroy Henderson, 3 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) View related map Kermit, TX – A bulldog fatally chewed and mangled three-year-old Raleigh Leroy Henderson yesterday. The animal was a pet of the family… … Continue reading →

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1896 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Harry Acklam

Posted on April 28, 2011 by notforgotten

June 1896, Racine County, WI Harry Acklam, 7 Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) View: Victim’s memorial website View: Related DogsBite.org blog post The police began an investigation and an hour later found the remains of the lad in a … Continue reading →

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Human Deaths by Pit Bulls Surpasses 160 since 1999

Posted on April 23, 2011 by notforgotten

Human deaths by pit bulls surpasses 160 since the CDC stopped studying fatal dog attack data at the end of 1998 — swayed by the heavy-handed help of the AVMA and animal welfare lobbying groups. Learn more.

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