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 63 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. […]
Owner charged in Calgary pit bull death case was known to police
Civic fines could total $120,000; criminal charges may be pending CALGARY, Alberta, Canada––On July 20, 2022, the first day in ten that no one was reported dead from a new pit bull attack, Calgary residents Denis Ivan Bagarić, 33, and Talyn Lexie Calkins, of similar but unclear age, were jointly charged with 12 offenses […]
Calgary asks why 86-year-old pit bull victim waited 30 minutes for ambulance
City should also ask why Calgary Animal Services continues history of promoting pit bull proliferation CALGARY, Alberta, Canada––Scrambling for answers under intense media scrutiny, Alberta Health Services and Calgary Police Services on June 7, 2022 released preliminary findings from an investigation as to why Betty Ann “Rusty” Williams, 86, fatally injured by a neighbor’s […]