21% of U.S. pit bulls currently available are in first year of life; 19% have lost at least one home Nearly 15% of the dogs available to the U.S. public for sale or adoption as of mid-June 2018 were pit bulls, but that scarcely made pit bulls the most popular breed. Rather, the numbers indicate […]
Dog attack deaths & maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982-2016
34th annual update
The RSPCA recommends you & your pets for a pit bull’s dinner
Breed Specific Legislation: A Dog’s Dinner by the Royal SPCA of Britain (no individual author credited) Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Free download from: https://www.rspca.org.uk/webContent/staticImages/Downloads/BSL_Report.pdf The Royal SPCA of Britain could scarcely have chosen a title more dismissive of dog attack victims, both animal and human, under which to try once again to dismantle […]
2016 survey: List of top 5 U.S. dog breed types ousts pit bulls
Pits fall to lowest since 2010 relative to other top breed types Non-pit bull small terriers, the hound category, large retrievers, and dachshunds all have a legitimate claim to being the most popular dog type in the U.S., according to the seventh annual ANIMALS 24-7 survey of classified ads offering dogs for sale or adoption. Data […]
Shelter dogs wreak havoc at either end of the Taconic Parkway
STAMFORD, Connecticut; ALBANY, New York––Attacks by shelter dogs, occurring in 2014 at an unprecedented pace, were spotlighted again during the last week in June near either end of the Taconic Parkway, linking the outer New York City suburbs to the New York state capital in Albany. Maggie Gordon of the Stamford Advocate on June […]