Sentences with phrase «by pit bulls during»

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321 humans have been killed or disfigured by dogs during calendar year 2013; 316 of those attacks were by pit bulls.

During this time, the Pit Bull was one of America's sweethearts, featured in advertisements and by the sides of celebrities and politicians alike.

During the last eight - year period that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed (1991 to 1998), pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population.

«Taylor said that during the first five to seven years of the ban, animal control officials would encounter an average of 1,200 pit bulls a year but that in recent years that figure has dropped by about half.

Puddin» Pops was rescued by the HSUS and Measle's Animal Haven Pit Bull Rescue in 2009 during the OH 200 Dog Fighting Bust and became a Thera - Pit at age 10.

During the course of the survey, 66 people were reported killed by pit bulls or pit bull crossbreeds.

In 2012, the new grant program will help 65 non-profit spay / neuter clinics around the nation provide high - quality, affordable spay / neuter surgeries for more than 23,000 cats and pit bull terriers during February and August — ultimately reducing the homeless pet population by tens of thousands of at - risk cats and dogs that would otherwise wind up in shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of

Three pit bull dogs, two of which mauled a 9 - year - old Port St. John girl last month, should be used as guard dogs in a prison or destroyed, a Brevard animal control official decided Wednesday.Xan Rawls, director of animal control, made her decision after an emotional hearing before the Animal Control Advisory Board, during which Marilyn Lanthorne described her daughter's attack by «vicious animals» and the owner of the dogs described her pets as «lovable.

I have been chased by beagles and Chihuahuas and terrorized by a Doberman, and almost had my throat ripped out by a Golden Retriever, but I never had a problem with a pit bull terrier during the 17 years I spent delivering a appliances for Sears, and I encountered a lot of them.

A pit bull mix by the name of Sergeant Stubby helped save the lives of American soldiers during WWI and is one of the most decorated dogs in military history.

Veterinary Care The Temporary Adopter agrees to obtain immediate veterinary care should the dog become sick or injured, and to take full financial responsibility for any veterinary expenses during the event, which will be reimbursed by Sav - a-Bull Pit Bull Rescue upon receipt of the veterinary paperwork.

During the last eight - year period (1991 - 98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population.

All owners, keepers or harborers of licensed pit bull dogs shall within 10 days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter present to the city clerk proof that the owner or keeper has procured liability insurance in the amount of at least $ 100,000, covering any damage or injury which may be caused by such pit bull dog during the following 12 - month period.

In one theory, pit bulls began during antiquity as the so - called Molossus, a now - extinct breed that was used by the Greeks as shepherds and guard dogs.