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 […]
87,570 South Africans petition for pit bull ban after most recent fatalities
Firefighter leads response to deaths of eight-year-old and 10-year-old BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa––The two most recent South African pit bull fatalities differed little from dozens of others, both in South Africa and around the world, in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, India, and South America. This time, though, the South African response, though, has […]
Pit bull “nanny dogs” kill three children, two adults, in nine days
Tennessee attack killed two children and left mother in critical condition MEMPHIS, LUBBOCK, LIVERPOOL, GQERBERHA––Five fatal pit bull attacks in nine days and three nations––the U.S., the United Kingdom, and South Africa––ended September and opened October 2022. Three victims were children. All but one of the victims were members of the households of experienced […]