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If pit bulls are not “devil dogs,” why not speak their names?

February 5, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Ignoring pit bull mayhem does not make it go away What happens when ANIMALS 24-7 goes ten days without publishing a new dog attack death or maiming account? Unfortunately,  the multinational failures of the so-called humane community to recognize and effectively address dog attack mayhem do not stop. The body count rises,  even if temporarily […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Shelters, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Alice Stones, Merritt Clifton, mixed breed, Natasha Johnson, Ronel Lewis, St. Francis terrier, Stanley Hartt

“Return-to-field” = animal control neglect of duty, two cases allege

February 1, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Accused of hoarding but not charged,  no-kill shelter operator sues Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control LITTLEROCK,  California––A new strategic twist in the perpetual running battle between alleged animal hoarders and animal control agencies trying to prosecute them popped up in a January 30,  2023 web posting from the High Desert Animal Alliance,  issued […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Dawn Danielson, Julia Mildenberger, Marcia Mayeda, Merritt Clifton, Pamela Devitt

2nd fatal dog attack of 2023, like the first, kills child out past sunset

January 26, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Mother mauled trying to save son from four Rottweilers & Rott mixes             FORT HALL,  Idaho––The second fatal dog attack in the U.S. of 2023 occurred in almost exactly the same manner as the first and the first near-fatality:  a small child,  alone outdoors after dark,  was fatally mauled by unfamiliar big dogs,  in this […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom Tagged With: Benny Wolfchild, Emily Carroll Islas, Gunner Quagigant, Juliana Wolfchild, Kellan Islas, Melissa Karren, Merritt Clifton, Shoshone-Bannock

Soccer hero Philemon Mulala is latest South African pit bull victim

January 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

South African pit bull-inflicted fatality rate,  over past 100 days,  soars to four times the U.S. record rate of 2022 LICHTENBERG,  South Africa––Few Americans would recognize the name Philemon Mulala,  but among soccer fans in Africa,  he enjoyed approximately the fame of a major league baseball player who punctuated a career longer than most by […]

Filed Under: Africa, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, South Africa, Sports, Zambia Tagged With: Cape Town Spurs, Giyani Dynamos, Johannesburg Rangers, Lillian Chileshe, Merritt Clifton, Mufulira Wanderers, Philemon Kaunda, Staffordshire

Pit bulls allowed to run loose bring 1st fatality & 1st near-fatality of 2023

January 9, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

One child killed & one nearly killed within minutes on sixth day of the year             EAST BATON ROUGE, Louisiana;  APPLING, Georgia––The first human death by dog attack in 2023 came earlier in the year than the first fatal dog attack of any of the 40-plus previous years that ANIMALS 24-7 has logged fatal and […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, USA Tagged With: Baton Rouge, Burt Thomas Baker III, Erick Lopez, Haley Anselmo, Hilton Cole, Justin Stevens Gilstrap, Merritt Clifton, Migdelia Guadalupe, Sadie Davila, Serenity Garrett

Dogs killed 62 Americans & three Canadians in 2022; pit bulls killed 41

January 6, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Deaths due to dog eclipse previous records.  Deaths by pit bull might;  it’s all in how you count them. Dogs caused the deaths of a record 62 Americans and three Canadians in 2022,  the fortieth consecutive year that ANIMALS 24-7 has logged fatal and disfiguring dog attacks occurring throughout the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. […]

Filed Under: Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Bennard, Betty Ann "Rusty" Williams, Evangeline Brooks, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Sheeks, Olivia Grace Floyd, Pam Robb

10-year totals: pit bulls kill 81% of pets & livestock animals killed by dogs

January 4, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

The numbers & how ANIMALS 24-7 derives them A decade ago,  in January 2013,  ANIMALS 24-7 embarked on what is now a 10-year voyage to boldly go where no statistician had gone before,  to find not only how many other pets and livestock animals are killed by dogs each year,  but also to establish which […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, pit-bulls, USDA Wildlife Services

Pit bull owner charged with culpable homicide in South Africa

January 3, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Rare criminal case filed after six fatal pit bull attacks in 45 days SENWABARWANA, South Africa––Walking to work at about 5:00 a.m.,  two days before Christmas,  Melitta Sekole,  43,  of Senwabarwana,  Limpopo state,  South Africa,  was on a heavily traveled footpath through Ga-Makgato village,  heading toward Vivo village,  ten miles away,  when two pit bulls […]

Filed Under: Africa, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), South Africa Tagged With: Keketso Innocent Saule, Lebohang Pali, Melitta Sekole, Merritt Clifton, Nchabeleng Charles Masebe, Sizwe Kupelo, Storm Nuku, Thoko Didiza

Pit bull body count (& other breeds too)

December 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

• Dogs killed 62 Americans & three Canadians in 2022; pit bulls killed 41 • Dog attack deaths & maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982-2021 log • 10-year totals: pit bulls kill 81% of pets & livestock animals killed by dogs • How many other animals did dogs––& pit bulls––kill in 2021? • All 56 of the 2021 […]

Filed Under: Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, The Americas, USA

All 40 of the 2017 pit bull attack human fatalities (U.S. & Canada)

December 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

2017 pit bull fatalities 1) Logan Bratz, 6,  was killed and his friend Syrai Sanders,  5,  was seriously injured by two pit bulls on January 18,  2017 as they walked to school with their mothers in Atlanta,  Georgia.   2) Valentin Herrera, 76,  of Los Angeles, California,  was killed by two pit bulls on February […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats Tagged With: Cecille Short, Emily Mae Colvin, Logan Bratz, Margaret Colvin, Maurice Brown, Merritt Clifton

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