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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 2.9 deaths per year. From 2013 to 2020, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.resources
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1905 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Yvonne Davis
June 1905, Cook County, IL Yvonne Davis, < 2 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) The Richmond Planet August 26, 1905 Library of Congress A Mad Bulldog Kills Baby Girl ——- The Vicious Beast Had Been a Playfellow ——- SHOOK … Continue reading
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