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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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1919 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John Doe
August 1919, Warren County, MS John Doe, Adult Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type) View related map Cayton’s Weekly August 02, 1919. Vol. IV No. 8 Library of Congress The Passing Throng Saw it in the Times: Damn Lie … Continue reading
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