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91% of dog attack disfigurement victims in 2016 were mauled by pit bulls

January 3, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Total reported disfiguring dog attacks for the first time topped 1,000 A record 1,075 dogs,  including an also-record 741 pit bulls (69%),  participated in attacks disfiguring 631 Americans and Canadians in 2016,  according to the breed-specific log of fatal and disfiguring dog attacks kept by ANIMALS 24-7 editor Merritt Clifton since 1982. Of the disfigured […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Christiane Vadnais, Harold Matthews, Merritt Clifton, Piper Dunbar, Robert Simonian, Valente Lopez Aguirre

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