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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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1891 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John Doe Meyer
April 1891, Dubuque County, IA John Doe Meyer, 10-years old Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) News Boiled Down The 10-year old son of H. H. Meyer, a milkman living at Dubuque, Iowa, was fatally bitten by a savage bulldog … Continue reading
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1980 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Charles Vance Coleman
November 1980, Bibb County, GA Charles Vance Coleman, 11 Fatal dog attack: pit bulls See related map
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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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1894 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Mary Brand
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
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
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
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
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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