Sentences with phrase «reported pit bull bites»

The number of reported pit bull bites has not risen above the single digits since 2011.

Records at the Salina Animal Shelter indicate there were 24 reported pit bull bites in 2003 and 2004, and only five since — none from 2009 to present.

Not exact matches

Often, the person reporting a bite will identify the dog as «pit bull» (there is no such breed) when in reality it may be a deep - in - chest, cheeky faced crossbreed, an American Bulldog, or other.

If they reported «A child walks into a yard of an abused dog and gets bit» they won't get as much of a reaction if they say «A family Pit Bull attacked a child unprovoked».

Proof that when pit bull deniers find a jurisdiction that banned pit bulls, but reported no decrease in overall bites, is a moot point.

Animal control departments in at least 25 U.S. states report that pit bulls are biting more than all other dog breeds.

1 - there is not such thing as a pit bull, it \'s simply used to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics 2 - without knowing exactly what breed it truly is you can not accurately determine what breed is biting 3 - as the article points out, it \'s impossible to determine the number of dog bites as many aren \» t reported.

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.

DAVID E. BLOCKER, BS, MD, Dog Bite Rates and Biting Dog Breeds in Texas, 1995 - 1997 Bite Rates by Breed page 23 One out of every 40 Pit Bulls (2.5 %) and about one out of 75 Chow Chows (1.4 %) generated a reported human bite each year (Table 29; FigureBite Rates and Biting Dog Breeds in Texas, 1995 - 1997 Bite Rates by Breed page 23 One out of every 40 Pit Bulls (2.5 %) and about one out of 75 Chow Chows (1.4 %) generated a reported human bite each year (Table 29; FigureBite Rates by Breed page 23 One out of every 40 Pit Bulls (2.5 %) and about one out of 75 Chow Chows (1.4 %) generated a reported human bite each year (Table 29; Figurebite each year (Table 29; Figure 7).

In the monthly city newsletter, In Touch, published in September 2006, the City of Salina reported that the pit bull ban adopted in 2005 significantly reduced pit bull biting incidents in just a 12 month period.

The newsletter notes that «animal bites reported have remained constant, but the severity of bites have decreased dramatically» since the enactment of the pit bull ban.

More ppl are bitten by small dogs than big ones the problem is down to not being reported getting nipped of a small dog happens more but isn't reported larger dogs tend to leave or do more damage But this is the fault of the owner not knowing how to train a big dog u have to break the dog early then they see u as the alpha male then u can bend the dog to our will I've just had two dogs non pit bull taken from me by a copper who hasn't started shaving yet who said they look like pit bulls one was twelve week old the other two yr old they haven't stopped growing yet how the fuck can this nimrod have the ability to tell breeds are one thing or another b4 their full grown this is state sanctioned destruction of life

There are more reported dog bites in the US from Labrador Retrievers than from Pit Bulls.

The pit bull terrier does have a past that includes bullbaiting and dogfighting (which still occurs illegally in some areas of the US), and reports of aggression towards humans, specifically dog bite injuries and even deaths, have likely contributed to the unfavorable public opinion of these dogs as well [14 - 18].

In the past, the media's disproportionate attention to stories citing pit bull bites and the inaccurate reporting of events involving pit bull type dogs led to multiple states enacting BSL or BDL.

Animal - control records show that less than a week before the poodle was killed, another neighbor reported that one of Amende's female pit bulls bit the neighbor's 10 - year - old Rottweiler - Labrador retriever mix.

In an interview with Dogtime.com, Delise stated «with the exception of the Diane Whipple case in San Francisco in 2001 [which involved dogs of the Presa Canario breed, also known as Canary Mastiffs], I have not seen a single dog bite - related fatality attributed to another breed of dog that has generated the amount of news attention given to incidents that are reported to involve pit bulls.

A pit bull bit a waitress Saturday evening at an Outback Steakhouse in Oviedo, WKMG - Channel 6 is reporting.

Toronto's reported dog bites have been rising since 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 reached their highest levels this century, even as pit bulls and similar dogs neared local extinction.

Countywide, people reported 26 bites from pit bulls or pit bull mixes in 2007, the year before Sioux City Council began discussing its breed ban.

Sioux City police have gotten fewer reports of dog bites since the City Council passed a pit bull ban in 2008, but officials say it's not clear why.

SIOUX CITY Six years after Sioux City cracked down on pit bulls and vicious dogs, fewer people are reporting cases of dog bites.

Siouxland District Health reported 24 bites by pit bull and pit bull mixes in 2007, a number that decreased to four in 2015.

Councilwoman Rhonda Capron said with fewer pit bulls in Sioux City, the lower reports of pit bull bites make sense.

Reports indicate 86 of those bites came from dogs designated as pit bulls.

The vast majority of reported «pit bull» bites involve mixed breed dogs of unknown decent.

The number of dog bites has been rising since 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 reached their highest levels this century, even as pit bulls neared extinction, according to a report in Global News.

Even if the dog is 1/8 Rottie, they still report the bite as «Pit Bull».

The restricted breeds — American Staffordshire terriers, pit - bull terriers and Rottweilers — were responsible for less than 4 percent of the reported bites both before and after the law took effect.4

At the same time, «Toronto's reported dog bites have been rising» and «reached their highest levels this century» even as «pit bulls» are being exterminated.

According to recent pit bull reports on Blogspot, Calgary's dangerous dog legislation was implemented in response to the bite problem.

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 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 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.

The issue is further complicated by their shelter - overwhelming numbers, the high percentage of pit bull owners who are irresponsible and / or criminal, and the seemingly inevitable reports of bites / attacks / fatalities by poorly bred, badly trained, and carelessly kept dogs.

By contrast, following Winnipeg's enactment of a breed - neutral dangerous dog law in 2000, pit bull bites remained low and both Rottweiler and total dog bites decreased significantly (Winnipeg reported bite statistics, 1984 - 2003).

Interestingly enough, pit bull type dogs do not get the highest billing on reports of which breeds are most likely to be involved in bite incidents or aggressive acts.

The panel's report referred to Ontario, which has had a pit bull ban since 2005 but doesn't know whether the number of dog bites has been reduced because that data isn't collected at the provincial level.

If current news reports are to be believed, pit bulls have been attacking and biting humans left and right — to the point that many communities are considering breed - specific bans on pit bulls.

According to the city's own data, when Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada banned «pit bulls» in 1990, there were 214 reported dog bites that year. For the decade following Winnipeg's «pit bull» ban, there were an average of close to 50 more dog bites per year.

The number of dog bites reported in Toronto has fallen since a ban on pit bulls took effect in 2005, public health statistics show.

DogsBite.org, a group that advocates in favor of BSL, points to its own research, culled from news reports of dog - bite - related fatalities, that shows 74 % of incidents from 2005 to 2013 involved a pit bull or Rottweiler.

According to the city of Winnipeg's own data, when Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada banned «pit bulls» in 1990, there were 214 reported dog bites that year.

If the statistics on pit bull attacks weren't so completely beyond any other breed reported (along the lines of 70 % of reported bites when the breed accounts for 6 % of the dog population), I'd be more inclined to defend this breed.

There had been just over 500 reported bites, the year Kitchener, Ontario, Canada decided to ban the # 8 «breed» in their dog bite statistics («pit bulls», but not the # 1 breed, German Shepherds, and not even the # 7 breed, Poodles).