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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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2011 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Nevaeh Bryant
September 2011, New Haven County, CT Nevaeh Bryant, 21-months old Fatal dog attack: pit bulls West Haven, CT – In a developing story, police have confirmed that a 20-month old child was killed after being attacked by pit bulls in … Continue reading
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