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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, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.resources
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1888 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Isaac Lifter
October 1888, Cumberland/Franklin Counties, PA Isaac Lifter, Adult Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) Isaac Lifter, a peddler, was torn to pieces by three bulldogs belonging to James Rife, of Shippensburg, Penn. They dragged his body a quarter of a … Continue reading
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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Baby Doe Miller
May 1907, Knox County, IN Baby Doe Miller, 2 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Fierce Dog Mangles Wee Girl The 2-year old daughter of William Miller of Vincennes, IND., was attacked by a bulldog and fatally injured. The beast … Continue reading
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1912 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jasper Goff
December 1912, Jefferson County, AL Jasper Goff, 5 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) See related map Bulldog Kills Child Bessemer, AL Dec 16 – With his jaws locked on the throat of five-year-old Jasper Goff, a vicious bulldog strangled … Continue reading
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1917 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John T. Michel Jr.
September 1917, New Orleans, LA John T. Michel, Jr., 4 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Bulldog Tears Child of 4 Years to Death New Orleans, Sept 30 — John T. Michel, Jr., aged four, was set upon and killed … Continue reading
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1916 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jane Doe
September 1916, Johnston County, OK Jane Doe, 8 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Dog Killed Child An 8-year old negro girl was bitten to death by a bulldog at Tishomingo last Saturday. Her head was almost severed from her … Continue reading
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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Baby Doe Manning
July 1907, Logan County, OK Baby Doe Manning Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Bulldog Killed a Child Animal Took the Baby from Cradle and Mutilated It Guthrie, OK July 4 – A savage bulldog entered the home of Don … Continue reading
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1889 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Joseph Hurtzen
September 1889, Racine County, WI Joseph Hurtzen, 9-years old Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) With a Ferocious Bulldog–He Fights While He Has Life Racine, Wis., — Sept. 24, Yesterday afternoon a feocious bulldog, owned by a man named Kull, … Continue reading
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1901 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Martha Baxter
August 1901, Sangamon County, IL Martha A. Baxter, Adult Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) See related map Fatally Torn by Bulldog Springfield, Ill., Aug. 15 — Mrs. Martha A. Baxter, with of former Sheriff Baxter and state president of … Continue reading
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