Historical articles ::

A collection of U.S. historical articles from the turn of the 20th Century to 2006 examining the pit bull problem: severe and fatal pit bull injuries, dogfighting and breed-specific legislation.

The Enduring Agony of a Pit Bull Rampage, by Carolyn Starks and John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, August 13, 2006.
Mau-Mauing the Dogcatcher, by Jonah Goldberg, Slate, March 11, 1999.
Scared of Pit Bulls? You’d Better Be!, by Brian C. Anderson, City Journal, Spring 1999.
‘Half Dead’ and Other Dogs From Hell, by Robert A. Jones, Los Angeles Times, March 7, 1999.
Man's Best Friend a Worst Nightmare, by Martha Willman, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1998.
Let the pit bull record speak for itself, by Ann Landers, Observer-Reporter, December 3, 1987.
Pit bulls a national menace, by Ann Landers, Ocala Star-Banner, October 26, 1987.
Pit Bulls: Foes, Fanciers Agree Dogs Are a Breed Apart, by Gary Wilkes, The Mesa Tribune, July 26, 1987.
The Pit Bull: Friend and Killer, by EM Swift, Sports Illustrated, July 27, 1987.
Time Bombs on Legs, by David Brand, Scott Brown and D. Blake Hallanan, Time Magazine, July 27, 1987.
Pit Bulls: Born Killers Or Trustworthy Pets?, by Jill Young Miller, Sun Sentinel, July 19, 1987.
Series of Pit Bull Attacks Stirs a Clamor for Laws, by Peter Applebome, New York Times. July 12, 1987.
An Instinct for the Kill, by Michelle Green, People, July 6, 1987.
A Boy and His Dog in Hell, by Mike Sager, Rolling Stone, July 2, 1987. Republished in Wounded Warriors by Mike Sager, Da Capo Press, Oct 7, 2008.
Clippings: Pit bulls kill innocent people, by Ann Landers, Star-News, June 22, 1987.
Communities Consider Bans on Pit Bull Breed, by Fred Bayles, The Associated Press, Harlan Daily Enterprise, January 4, 1986.
Please, No More of That Garbage About the Gentle Pit Bull, Sun Sentinal, July 21, 1985.
Pit Bulls: Part Terrier, Part Terror, by Leon Daniel, Chicago Tribune/United Press International, May 15, 1985.
Pit bull attacks youth as owners stage rallies, by The Associated Press, Boca Raton News, January 24, 1980.
Pit bull owners fight new law, by The Associated Press, Lakeland Ledger, January 24, 1980.
Pit Bull Terriers Termed as Tame as Chihuahuas, French Poodles, The Windsor Star, January 17, 1980.
"Woman apparently not her dog's best friend, The Associated Press, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 17, 1980.
"12-Hour Surgery Fails to Replace Boy's Torn Face, The Associated Press, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December 13, 1979.
Leroy’s Revenge, by Gary Cartwright, Texas Monthly, August, 1975.
Bloody Sport: Pit dogs fight to the death, John Whiteside, Daily News, November 20, 1974.
1911 Pit Bull Terrier Depicted as ‘Outcast American’ to Victimize the Breed, by DogsBite.org, 2011.
1911: It's Official: Pit Bulls Attack Planes, Trains and Automobiles, by DogsBite.org, 2011.
Banish Bulldogs, Says Mr. Gordon, by Fulton R. Gordon, The Washington Herald, September 29, 1911.
Bulldogs Are Dangerous, The Evening Standard, August 4, 1911.
1909 Dog Bite Fatality: John P. Colby's Fighting Pit Bull Kills Nephew, by DogsBite.org, 2010.
Part I: The Story of Harry Acklam, Murdered by Two Pit Bulls in 1896, by DogsBite.org, 2011.
Historical Baltimore Pit Bull Maulings from 1844 to 1922, by DogsBite.org, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland Senate, February 6, 2014.

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