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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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2001 – Pit Bull Banned in Capital of Honduras After Killing 10 People in Two Years
Deaths Spur Pit Bull Ban in Capital of Honduras Bangor Daily News, December 21, 2001. Deaths Spur Pit Bull Ban in Capital of Honduras Tegucigalpa, Honduras (2001) – Pit bulls will be banned in the Honduran capital and owners required … Continue reading
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