Sentences with phrase «caused by pit bulls»

Over 75 % of these deaths were caused by pit bulls even though they only make up 5 % of the dog population in the country.

GARRETT RUSSO, dog trainer I estimate Medical & Veterinary bills related to injuries caused by pit bulls in the Tompkins Square dog run in 2011, $ 140,000.00.

Reasonable people want fair laws that provide a solution to the obvious problems caused by pit bulls.

If you look at the only statistics in the States, on death by dog bite, studies have shown that between 41 - 49 percent of all deaths caused by dog bites are caused by pit bulls or pit bull crosses, American pit bull, Staffordshire terrier, and American Staffordshire.

Out of the 82 original dogs in the study, seven inflicted bites - one caused by a pit bull (did not break the skin), two by the other dog breeds (that did not break the skin) and four from the other dog breed (did break the skin).

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 attack.

Umbrella Policy: An umbrella policy can be purchased as a workaround that can be used as a way to protect you from the damage or injuries caused by your pit bull.

Not exact matches

Owning a pit bull means that you're responsible for any damage it causes, whether it's digging a hole in a neighbor's yard or injuring someone by biting them.

Like all dog breeds, American Pit Bull Terriers are susceptible to complications caused by internal and external parasites such as ticks, fleas, and worms.

Despite dozens of statistics published yearly by various sources citing the Pit Bull breed as the leading cause of bites in the country, these reports are often unreliable.

Of these fatalities, 66 percent were caused by five breeds: pit bull, Rottweiler, shepherd, husky and malamute.

500, 107 L.Ed.2 d 503 (1989)(«pit bull dogs represent a unique public health hazard ․ [possessing] both the capacity for extraordinarily savage behavior ․ [a] capacity for uniquely vicious attacks ․ coupled with an unpredictable nature» and that «[o] f the 32 known human deaths in the United States due to dog attacks ․ [in the period between July 1983 and April 1989], 23 were caused by attacks by pit bull dogs»).

Although today's pit bulls make up only about 1 percent of the U.S. dog population, they cause almost 90 percent of human deaths by dogs.

Sometimes the city only tracks bites by «pit bulls» and not other breeds, so it is not possible to discern whether another breed is causing more problems after passage of BSL.

A 1996 study in the United Kingdom examining the pattern of injuries at an Emergency Department before and after the implementation of the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act banning pit bull type dogs concluded that the Act had not had an impact on the rate of injuries caused by dog bites.

Corry's cause was inspired by her dog Angel, a rescued Pit Bull Terrier who was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles in a state of severe neglect.

Greyhounds and Pit Bull Terriers appear to be predisposed to anemia caused by infectious agents.

If you accept that there are tens of thousands of pit bulls have rewarding lives, then the idea that they possess some type of gene that causes them to snap seems pretty ridiculous — because if there is a breed - specific gene that causes this, then they would all, by definition, have to have it.

Unlike another recently identified cone rod dystrophy, crd2, that causes blindness in American Pit Bull Terrier pups by one year of age, crd3 is typically a late - onset disease.

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.

As with most breed specific legislation Denver adopted its pit bull ordinance in response to injuries caused by dogs identified as pit bulls.

Genetic tests performed by a veterinarian can determine whether a blood line carries the genetic defects that cause cataracts in pit bulls.

Vicky Neville is one such woman whose sweet Pit Bull Macy, whom she met thanks to the Mr. Mo Project, helped her overcome the loss of her sister and the depression caused by a painful divorce.

An example are pit bulls, a breed that can be as gentle as any other but trained by someone to be attack animals or who has abused them so that they become vicious, their sheer size and weight can cause catastrophic injuries to an unsuspecting victim.