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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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1897 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Clifford Squires
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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