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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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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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