Sentences with phrase «other pit bulls attacked»

Then the other pit bulls attacked the Rottweiler, and he had to break that fight up.

Not exact matches

The State of Ohio labels pit bulls as vicious and places them under the same restrictions as dogs that have actually attacked and injured people or maimed or killed other animals.

I'm here to tell you, though, that a pit bull is no more likely to unpredictably attack than any other breed.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Australia may ban imports of pit bull terriers and other fighting dogs in line with measures taken by Britain after recent attacks.

Many Pit Bull attacks being reported by news outlets are either committed by a dog of some other breed or by a Pit Bull Terrier who was provoked.

There are several articles from the early 80s about attacks by pit bulls and other dogs.

Although Pit Bulls have been responsible for attacks on humans and animals, other breeds like the

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.

The justification is based on the clear evidence that, as a group, pit bulls, compared to other breeds, generally have a higher propensity to exhibit unique behavioral traits during an attack.

Hart said pit bulls are responsible for about 60 percent of dog attack fatalities each year, which is «way out of proportion» compared with other breeds.

There is no definitive source for animal attack statistics, but pit bull fanciers claim that statistics show other breeds of dog bite more frequently — German shepherds lead the list — and accuse the media of publicizing only pit bull maulings.

The chief dog warden of Lucas County testified that: (1) when pit bulls attack, they are more likely to inflict severe damage to their victim than other breeds of dogs; (2) pit bulls have killed more Ohioans than any other breed of dog; (3) Toledo police officers fire their weapons in the line of duty at pit bulls more often than they fire weapons at people and all other breeds of dogs combined; (4) pit bulls are frequently shot during drug raids because pit bulls are encountered more frequently in drug raids than any other dog breed....

Even a married couple, a pit bull will take sides and attack the other if they argued.

I have seen pit bulls attack and injure other dogs.

BOB JOHNSTONE, Cincinnati, OH city attorney We have amassed what I consider an overwhelming amount of information that demonstrates to me that pit bulls are, by far, responsible for more fatal or serious attacks than any other breed.

You and other pit bull defenders keep telling us that it is only the pit bulls trained for fighting that kill, but we mostly see attacks on other family members, usually children.

It is enacted against all pit bulls as they all have the genetic DNA propensity to carry out these horrific attacks that are non existent in 99 % of all other breeds, ban the breed and you ban the deed, simple as that.

Fatal and disfiguring attacks by dogs from shelters and rescues have exploded from zero in the first 90 years of the 20th century to 80 in the past four years, including 58 by pit bulls, along with 22 fatal & disfiguring attacks by other shelter dogs, mostly Rottweilers & bull mastiffs.

«Pit bulls will climb fences, chew up stainless steel food and water bowls, destroy copper tubing of automatic water systems and conventional cages, and attack other animals through chain link fences.»

Every dog is capable of attacking some1, its just that pit bulls, rots, and other muscular dogs like that are good at it.

The Colorado Dog Fanciers trial court made this clear, stating that, while it could not be proven that pit bulls bite more than other dogs, there was «credible evidence that Pit Bull dog attacks are more severe and more likely to result in fatalities.&raqpit bulls bite more than other dogs, there was «credible evidence that Pit Bull dog attacks are more severe and more likely to result in fatalities.&raqPit Bull dog attacks are more severe and more likely to result in fatalities.»

Other fatal dog attacks by pit bulls blamed on seizures include: 25 - year old Brandon Coleman and 42 - year old Lorinze Reddings.

Just as a retriever is bred to hunt birds — an instinct you can't stop — many pit bulls have a genetic tendency to attack other animals.

The dog — a 120 - pound white pit bull — attacked Romana Boska, a Jehovah's Witness from Deltona who was going door to door with two other women along South Page Drive on Saturday morning.

However, when it comes to dog attacks, the probability of being attacked by a pit bull, and that attack being fatal, is lower than being attacked by other breeds of dogs.

Yes, there have been pit bull attacks, and in all honesty, there have been more fatalities with from pit bull attacks than from any other breed of dog.

Supporters also maintain that pit bulls are more dangerous than other breeds, and point to numerous serious and even deadly attacks on people by pit bulls.

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.

A pit bull with these genes can no more control itself than can a rooster control its strutting and attacking any other rooster it sees as a threat to its harem.

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.

After the attack, Prime Minister John Major banned the import of pit bulls and other fighting dogs, a move that required no legislation.

Both Lockwood and Fletcher said the public's best protection against attacks from pit bulls and other potentially dangerous breeds is strong «vicious - dog ordinances» that slap owners with hefty fines and, in some cases, criminal penalties.

Or the pit bull that would get its hair up and lunge and try to attack joggers, baby carriages, or other dogs on a walk?

Rather, the other companies willing to insure high - risk breeds are also having to make more and higher payouts for attacks by pit bulls, Rottweilers, and dogs of several other closely related but relatively scarce breeds, each of which pose more than twice the actuarial risk of all other breeds combined and more than 10 times the actuarial risk of the average dog.

2904, 115 L.Ed.2 d 1067 (1991)(harboring a «dog commonly known as a pit bull dog» is prima facie evidence of ownership of a vicious dog); City of Richardson v. Responsible Dog Owners of Texas, 794 S.W. 2d 17 (Tex. 1990); Greenwood v. North Salt Lake City, 817 P. 2d 816, 821 (Utah 1991)(pit bull dogs «are known for a unique combination of strength, agility, tolerance for pain, ․ aggressiveness ․ were historically bred for fighting and killing, ․ have experienced a proportionately higher number of bites and attacks ․ [and] that Animal Control treats pit bull dogs differently than other breeds»); American Dog Owners Assoc. v. City of Yakima, 113 Wash. 2d 213, 217, 777 P. 2d 1046, 1048 (1989); Dog Federation of Wisconsin, Inc. v. City of South Milwaukee, 178 Wis. 2d 353, 367, 504 N.W. 2d 375, 381 (Wis.Ct.App.)

For centuries pit bulls have been bred to attack other dogs in a fight to the death.

«Pit Bulls attack more people than any other breed.»

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.

Australia may ban imports of pit bull terriers and other fighting dogs in line with measures taken by Britain after recent attacks.

Pit bulls are involved in 2/3 of dog attack fatalities in the U.S. which is twice as many as all other dog breeds combined.

The pit bull was known in the neighborhood for attacking other dogs, so the woman scooped her dog into her arms, witnesses said.

In fact, the probability of being fatally attacked by a pit bull is actually lower than many other breeds.

Therefore, statistics that claim «Pit Bulls» are responsible for more attacks than other «breeds» are not at all accurate.

The pit bull was known in the neighborhood for attacking other dogs, so the woman scooped her small dog into her arms, witnesses said.

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The current Toledo laws is very strange in that it automatically declares all «pit bulls» vicious, while gives them no mechanism for declaring any other breed of dog as vicious, even if that dog is found guilty of attacking someone.

Both the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Mortality and Morbidity Report, along with many other reputable publications who only report the statistics, have shown that the pit bull, rottweiler, and some other breeds head the list of dogs involved in fatal attacks, maulings, and dog bites leading to human death.

By the middle of May, a proposal for stricter regulations against Pit Bulls emerged and quickly expanded to include the top 25 breeds listed on the Center for Disease Control's list of dogs involved in fatal attacks, which includes Collies, Coonhounds, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Labrador retrievers, mixed breeds, and others.1

Tamarac is bowing out of the fiery debate over whether pit bulls are more likely to attack than other dogs.