Penny, a spayed female pit bull, and Bosston, a castrated male pit bull, killed Daxton Borchardt, 14 months old, on March 6, 2013 in Walworth, Wisconsin.
Yes, this is Dog Bite Prevention Week!!!
1. First of all, find out who founded Dog Bite Prevention Week sixty years ago, in 1956, why, and what has become of this groundbreaking public safety initiative since then: Dog Bite Prevention Weak.
2. Find out which dogs killed a record 33 people last year, and disfigured 459, also a record: Record 33 fatal pit bull attacks & 459 disfigurements in 2015
(Jeff Borchardt photo)
3. Find out which dogs killed 24,000 other dogs and 13,000 cats last year: Pit bulls killed 24,000 other dogs & 13,000 cats in 2015
4. Find out why this is, from voices of pit bull experience, including:
Why pit bulls will break your heart, by Beth Clifton
Ashton Blackwell with her childhood pit bull Rosie.
Speaking out against blind & frivolous pit bull advocacy, by Ashton Blackwell
Parallels between the messages sent by advocates for aggressive dogs, and the messages internalized by victims of domestic violence, by Branwyn Finch
Pit bull wisdom & dog pound foolishness, by Liz Marsden
For Animal Rights & Human Rights: A Case for Breed-Specific Legislation, by Lee Hall
The science of how behavior is inherited in aggressive dogs, by Alexandra Semyonova
Joshua Phillip Strother, 6, killed on July 7, 2015 by a pit bull rehomed by the Asheville Humane Society after passing the ASPCA’s SAFER test.
5. Find out how you can protect yourself, your family, and your pets from dog attacks: 15 real-life tips for surviving a dog attack
6. Find out why & how the humane community and the animal care & control community have been grossly derelict in protecting public health and safety, and in protecting other animals, from dangerous dogs: Pit bulls, public safety, & the humane community
7. Find out how ANIMALS 24-7 keeps the oldest, largest, longest-running and most complete data log on dog attack deaths and injuries––and has since 1982: “Pit Bull Awareness” day & month mark 33 years of exponentially accelerating pit bull mayhem
(Beth Clifton photo)
8. Discover a wealth of other information about dog attacks at The Pit Stop Archive, with nine sub-menus to help you quickly find whatever you need.
9. And please donate to support our work: http://www.animals24-7.org/donate/
