Pit bulls rehomed by shelters & rescues killed more animals than prosecuted sadists Pit bulls killed more dogs, injured more dogs, and killed more cats in 2018 than ever before, according to the sixth annual ANIMALS 24-7 survey of dog attacks against other animals. The numbers of dogs, cats, and hoofed animals killed by pit […]
Dog attack deaths & maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982-2018 log
40 Americans & Canadians killed by dogs in 2018, 31 by pit bulls
Fatal & disfiguring attacks declined, but pit bulls––just 5.6% of the U.S. dog population––inflicted upward of 75% Far fewer dogs killed and disfigured people in the U.S. and Canada in 2018 than in 2016 and 2017, which saw new records set in almost every dog attack category that ANIMALS 24-7 tracks from media reports––but pit […]
Russia bans “dogs of dangerous breeds” under new humane law
Vladimir Putin signs “Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals” into effect MOSCOW, Russia––Possession and handling of pit bulls and other dogs of dangerous breeds is to be strictly regulated throughout Russia, under a new national “Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals” signed into effect by Russian president Vladimir Putin on December 26, 2018. The new “Law […]
“Educate yourself”: pit bulls in schools run amok
More than 70 children injured & at least five killed in U.S. schools or on way to school since 2005 SEATTLE, Washington; YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio––Two pit bulls escaped from a nearby home, ran into St. Therese Catholic Academy in Seattle on December 13, 2018, bit several students and reportedly dragged 8-year-old Doris Dickerson. Three teachers pulled […]
Time for a national conversation about pit bulls
by guest columnist Ed Boks Is it time for national animal welfare organizations to rethink their positions on pit bulls? This is the recommendation of ANIMALS 24-7, voiced several times in so many words by social media editor and photographer Beth Clifton, who is a former Miami Beach police officer, animal control officer, elementary school teacher, veterinary […]
Landlord to appeal $2.5 million award to pit bull attack survivors
Case over 2010 fatality already in court for seven years MEMPHIS, Tennessee––The rental property management firm Epstein Enterprises and apartment house owner Longview Heights Partners, both of Memphis, Tennessee, reportedly intend to fight a court award of $2.5 million to the surviving family of 2010 pit bull attack fatality William Parker, 71. The award, […]
Bully Breed Rescue president allegedly starved five dogs to death
Suspect not officially named pending charges, but rescue networks finger “Heidi Pibble.” FAIRFIELD, Connecticut––No arrests had been made and no charges brought, as of November 18, 2018, four days after Fairfield, Connecticut police found the skeletonized remains of five caged dogs in a home rented by one of the most prominent pit bull advocates […]
Pit bull attacks: the “divisive” issue that is NOT on 2018 ballots
Two fatal dog attacks on the last weekend of 2018 campaign maintain pace toward matching 2017 record WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania––Details of the 34th and 35th known fatal dog attacks to occur in the U.S. in 2018 remained scarce as Election Day 2018 dawned. The two fatalities matched the toll as of the same date […]
Albuquerque sued again for allegedly rehoming dangerous dogs
Earlier cases allege rehoming dangerous cats, too ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico––Already sued half a dozen times in under four years over issues pertaining to rehoming dangerous animals, the city of Albuquerque was in the fourth week of October 2018 sued yet again, this time by former Albuquerque Animal Welfare employee Victoria Murphy. Murphy in her filing […]
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