Not exact matches
The breed
type responsible for the largest proportion of dog
attacks were
Bull breeds, who were responsible for nearly a third of all reported
attacks (28 %).
BSL has not prevented dog
attacks, nor has it eradicated the Pit
Bull in the UK despite having devastating consequences for some breed -
types.
Out of those
attacks, 11 different breeds were cited, and not one was reported to be a pit
bull or a pit
bull -
type dog.
October 1888, Cumberland / Franklin Counties, PA Isaac Lifter, Adult Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack
February 1881, McKean County, PA Miss Shearer, 16 Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack The famous Pilot vs. Crib dogfighting match in 1881 was held in Pittsburg, Kentucky.
Heading the website is this statement: «In the 3 - year period from 2006 to 2008, pit
bull type dogs killed 52 Americans and accounted for 59 % of all fatal
attacks.
Obviously you won't have a fire extinguisher handy in the normal course of a day's outdoors activities, but in the U.S., of 123 fatal or maiming
attacks on children in 2013 so far (120 of them by pit
bull type dogs), 47 occurred on public streets, but 49 of them occurred at home.
The total number of fatal and disfiguring
attacks by all
types of pit
bull in the U.S. combined, Staffordshires included, came to just 103 in the eleven - year 1982 - 1992 time frame.
December 1937, Wichita County, TX L. G. Brown, 71 Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack In 1935, the American Kennel Club (AKC) began recognizing the pit
bull breed, but only under name «Staffordshire Terrier.»
August 1919, Warren County, MS «John Doe,» Adult Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack (Above) First documented instance of a bulldog used to savage an African American man to death in a violent race clash - Vicksburg, Mississippi.
February 1896, Bergen County, NJ Maggie Gorman, 6 Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack First documented home invasion
attack.
Most of these
attacks by pit
bull type dogs are identified by the owner or animal officials.
June 1912, Cook County, IL Ignatz Obolhusky, < 1 Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack By August 1911, Ogden enacted a pit «bulldog» ordinance.
June 1896, Racine County, WI Harry Acklam, 7 Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
attack By August 1896, Sacramento enacted a pit «bulldog» ordinance.
December 1875, Adams County, MS «Jane Doe» James Fagan, Adult Fatal dog
attack involving bulldog (pit
bull -
type)
Pit
bull -
type dogs are responsible for 95 % of severe
attacks on people, pets and livestock.
We are not in any way trying to make pit
bulls seem aggressive in any light, but it's important to learn the truth in regard to these
types of
attacks.
That said, the results show that while «fatal
attacks on humans appear to be a breed - specific problem (pit
bull -
type dogs and Rottweilers), other breeds may bite and cause fatalities at higher rates.
These so - called «pit
bull -
types» could be a combination of several different dog breeds that could not be recognized at the time of the
attack.
It should also be considered that the incidence of pit
bull -
type dogs» involvement in severe and fatal
attacks may represent high prevalence in neighborhoods that present high risk to the young children who are the most common victim of severe or fatal
attacks.
But between 1975 and 1980, in one notable survey, the breeds most often associated with deadly
attacks were the German shepherd, «husky -
type» dogs, St. Bernard,
bull terrier, and Great Danes.
It is with great concern that the PBFSA is noticing an increase in the number of
attacks by pit
bull type dogs and pit
bulls on other animals.
From October 2015 through the present, the defendants and their associates participated in dog - fighting ventures in which pit
bull -
type dogs were set up for matches to maul and
attack each other and fight — often until one or both dogs die — and facilitated these ventures by transporting and delivering dogs between dog fighters in various states.
Pit
bull type - dogs are responsible for 95 % of severe
attacks (level 4 - 6 dog bites) on people, pets and livestock in breed neutral zones.
Pit
bull type dogs can and do attack people and other animals, but not every dog attack is caused by a Pit Bull and not every Pit Bull will att
bull type dogs can and do
attack people and other animals, but not every dog
attack is caused by a Pit
Bull and not every Pit Bull will att
Bull and not every Pit
Bull will att
Bull will
attack.
The restriction is based on the assumption that certain breeds of dogs are inherently dangerous or aggressive, and in response to a number of highly publicized dog bites and
attacks made by animals identified as pit
bull -
type dogs.
«The threat from pit
bulls results from the combination of the animals \» inclination to
attack without warning — an essential trait of fighting dogs — and the
type of injuries that pit
bulls typically inflict.
Breeds who bear little physical resemblance to any
type of «bully» breed often find themselves slapped with the «pit
bull» moniker when they are involved in a dog fight or
attack on a human.
And here is a fact we probably already know: many establishments and places ban pit
bulls and bulldogs, simply because they are often the ones publicized in dog
attacks, which is not generally true, as not all of those
types of breeds are vicious.
Also, what is missing from your short list of expert stakeholders are the surgeons who have released studies concluding that pit
bulls are the cause of the
types of
attacks BSL targets.