Wayne Pacelle stumps for passage of the FIGHT Act to stop both dogfighting & cockfighting, but banning interstate pit bull transport would do far more for the dogs LONDON, U.K.; WASHINGTON, D.C.––Outside of war zones, the deadliest beast at large on Halloween 2023 was once again a pit bull, whether in or out of costume. […]
U.K. to ban American Bully XL pit bulls, prime minister Sunak pledges
“I share the nation’s horror,” says Rishi Sunak LONDON, U.K.––United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak on September 15, 2023 announced that his government intends to add the American Bully XL to the short list of dog breeds prohibited by the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. “I share the nation’s horror at the recent videos we’ve all […]
RSPCA trumps Dogs Trust & Kennel Club in political hypocrisy contest
Dogs Trust & Kennel Club quietly omit “bully breeds” from politicians’ “Dog of the Year” vote. Royal SPCA rehomes bully breeds but does not insure them. LONDON, United Kingdom––Amid ongoing heated national debate over proposed amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, either to expand the list of prohibited dogs to include the pit bull […]
Pit bull death of 93-year-old woman ends streak of 4 killings of adult men
All four men were alone & apparently unarmed when pit bulls killed them BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas––The August 15, 2023 death of Jeane Bennett, 93, the 40th U.S. dog attack fatality of the year and the 34th killed by pit bulls, broke a streak of four consecutive fatal attacks on healthy adult males. Both the total number […]
How many doggies are in the window? Dog breed census 2023
Crunching the data from 3,672,000 classified ads offering dogs for sale or adoption We ran all the numbers twice just to be sure. The fourteenth annual ANIMALS 24-7 survey of the U.S. dog population by breed, and seventeenth overall, crunched the data from 3,672,000 classified ads listing dogs for sale or adoption during the three […]
Egypt bans pit bulls, Rottweilers, & 14 other high-risk dog breeds
Ban follows fatal attack in Cairo suburb CAIRO, Egypt––A comprehensive new Egyptian dog law is under fire mostly from outside the country for including strict penalties for dog attacks and a prohibition on the import or possession of dangerous or otherwise problematic foreign breeds. Prohibited are pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds, huskies, Caucasian shepherds, bullmastiffs, […]
“Bully breed” kills grandma amid U.K. Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 debate
Exhibits mount for expanding the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 banned breed list LONDON, U.K.––Spokespersons for the Royal SPCA, Dogs Trust, and other advocacy organizations keep telling the British public that breed is not a reliable indication of behavior. Bully breed dogs keep making fools of them, amid ongoing debate about whether and how to amend […]
When pit bull fanatics run animal control: U.K. could learn from K.C.
British bully breed advocates urge U.K. to adopt approach failing in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Missouri; LONDON, U.K.––Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom currently reviewing possible amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, many of them inclined to pay excessive deference to dog advocacy organizations instead of the public, might look […]
Pit bull victim wins $5.6 million. Every dog owner may help to pay it.
State bills to stop insurers from charging higher premiums for high-risk breeds leave 90% of U.S. dog owners holding the bag for the reckless 10% GAINESVILLE, Georgia––A $5.6 million Hall County, Georgia jury award issued on May 19, 2023 to pit bull attack victim Stacy Finelli, 54, may become the largest on record […]
Dogfighter Elmer James Givens Jr. is at last convicted after 41-month stall
Continues to thumb nose at the court TACOMA, Washington––Elmer James Givens Jr., 41, perhaps the most publicized alleged dogfighter since former football player Michael Vick was busted in April 2007, and one of the most aggressively self-publicized of the social media era, became at last a convicted dogfighter on May 5, 2023. Sort of. Facing […]