Sentences with phrase «area pit bull attacks»

Despite its record licencing rate of 90 % — four times higher than the average in other cities — Calgary area pit bull attacks have more than tripled: from 58 in 2009 to 201 in 2012.

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National concern over pit bull attacks and fear of potential lawsuits have prompted a record number of residents in Orlando and some other Central Florida areas to disown their pit bulls, animal shelter workers say.

«(M) any of the pit bull attacks are due to a skyrocketing number of poorly bred and badly trained dogs raised by backyard breeders, who are trying to cash in on the pit bull's growing reputation as a cheap, but deadly effective guard dog, particularly in urban areas.»