In the 15-year period of 2005 through 2019, canines killed 521 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 66% (346) of these deaths. Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. | More »
December 1, 2010
Despite Attacks and Deaths, Pit Bull Bans Unlikely, Experts SayJimmy Alford | Longview News-Journal | ationally, pit bulls are attributed with 67 percent of all the fatal dog attacks for 2010, and 44 percent in 2009, according to Dogsbite.org. In Texas, Muckleroy has been the only dog bite fatality in 2010. Another recent pit bull-related death occurred when a Van Zandt man died from a heart attack...
November 19, 2010
Recent Dog Attacks Jar Pet OwnersKim Lamb Gregory | Ventura County Star | Other organizations, such as dogsbite.org — a movement dedicated to protecting people from dog attacks — support breed-specific legislation that requires mandatory sterilization for dogs statistically shown to be aggressive, such as pit bulls and Rottweilers. Several California cities...
October 20, 2010
Organization Rails Against Pit BullsJill King Greenwood | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | That makes this area the one with the most such dog assaults in the state, said Colleen Lynn, a Web designer in Texas who was attacked in 2007 and started dogsbite.org, which follows news reports of pit bull attacks. "Pit bulls are dangerous, and their bite is nasty," Lynn said. "Not all pit bulls will go off...
September 17, 2010
Pit Bulls: Are They More Dangerous Than Other Breeds?Joel Metzger | Calaveras Enterprise | Several hundred years ago, the pit bull was developed specifically for dog fighting. What sets them apart is that when they bite they have a hold-and-shake bite style. They have that because it causes the most damage to its victims. Unpredictable aggression is bred into the pit bull breed...
August 1, 2010
Barnidge: Are Pit Bulls Man's Best Friend or His Worst Enemy?Tom Barnidge | Contra Costa Times | Statistics tell you that pit bulls are the most dangerous dogs on the planet. From 2006-08, according to DogsBite.org, they accounted for 59 percent of U.S. fatalities by dog attack. From 1982 to 2009, they were responsible for more than twice as many deaths as Rottweilers (they ranked second)...
July 24, 2010
Pit Bull Factions Find Peace in S.F. Neuter LawCarolyn Jones | San Francisco Chronicle | Lynn, whose arm was broken by a pit bull in 2007, says spay-neuter laws and mandatory insurance for pit bull owners is the answer. Owners might think twice about adopting a strong, sometimes unfriendly dog if they had to carry $300,000 worth of insurance for it, she said.
July 20, 2010
Victims Families Blame Memphis Police for Deadly Pit Bull AttackJoyce Peterson | ABC 24 | According to DogsBite.org, pit bulls were responsible for 59% of all deadly attacks be between 2006 and 2008. More than 500 U.S. cities have passed laws banning or restricting pit bull ownership. The effort to ban pits in Memphis has repeatedly failed in the Memphis City Council.
July 20, 2010
Pit Bulls: Information, Data Behind the DebateColorado Springs Gazette | Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were involved in more than half of these deaths. Many nations have breed-specific laws banning the import, sale or breeding of certain types of dogs, such as pit bulls, according to DogsBite.org, a group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks by creating laws.
June 21, 2010
DogsBite.org Releases Data of Cities with Successful Pit Bull Laws; Data Shows Breed-Specific Laws WorkDogsBite.org News Release | On June 18, DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, released data of municipalities across the country, and one instance in Canada, that showed the successful results a municipality experiences after adopting a breed-specific pit bull law.
June 18, 2010
Why Dogs Are Not Your Child's Best FriendAnne Kingston | Maclean's | Most attacks in Canada occur in rural areas or native reserves, says Colleen Lynn, founder of Dogsbite.org, a blog that tracks dog bites. Children, unsurprisingly, are the most vulnerable. A June 2008 Canadian Veterinary Journal study found that of the 28 people who died of dog attacks between 1990 and 2008...
May 28, 2010
Hastings Farmer Kills Pit Bull After Attack on CowJustine Griffin | St. Augustine Record | "We used to see a lot of these dogs in the rural areas of the county, but we're starting to see them through the city now, too," Studivant said...
According to dogsbite.org, a public education website that releases research on dog attacks, six out of 10 human deaths by dog attacks in the U.S. recorded this year were by pit bulls.May 15, 2010
DogsBite.org Releases Data of U.S. Fatal Pit Bull Attacks from the Early and Mid 1900sDogsBite.org News Release | On May 12, DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, released data showing that pit bulls killed U.S. citizens as early as 1901. Between 1901 and 1947 pet pit bulls and fighting pit bulls killed at least six U.S. citizens, one of which was 2-year old Bert Colby Leadbetter of Lynn...
May 14, 2010
Though Subject of Breed Bans, Pit Bulls Earn LoveCary McMullen | The Ledger | At least one Web site devoted to the victims of dog attacks labels the breed "dangerous." DogsBite.org was founded and run by Colleen Lynn, who was the victim of a pit bull attack that left her with a fractured arm. "The manner of the bite causes severe injuries," Lynn said by phone from her home in Texas.
May 1, 2010
Pit BullsGary Wilkes | Off Lead & Animal Behavior | Contrary to the popular concept that Restricted breed legislation doesn't work, there are many examples across the US and Canada where serious dog bites and fatalities have dramatically decreased because of laws focusing on just a few breeds of dogs. Websites such as dogbites.org catalog and cite both...
March 30, 2010
How to Defeat a Pit Bull with Your Bare HandsDavid Schmader | The Stranger | 56 percent of all fatal dog attacks in the United States in the past five years were committed by pit bulls, according to a report released last week by the organization DogsBite.org. "During the 1980s and 1990s, fatal dog attacks averaged 17 per year. The death-by-dog-bite rate now is nearly double this amount...
March 29, 2010
Steve Markwell's Rescue Takes In Dogs Branded 'Dangerous'Johnny Dodd | People Magazine | Asking for Trouble? Of course, not everyone thinks that's a good thing. "What he's doing is completely misguided," says Colleen Lynn who started the victims' rights group dogbite.org after a pit bull attack left her with several severely crushed bones. "We just hope he doesn't get his arm chewed off."
March 3, 2010
Keeping Vicious Dogs a Liability that Could Land Owners in JailJeff McShan | KHOU | One of the lawsuits involved an attack in which a 2-year-old girl was bitten in the face. Doctors said she'll need cosmetic surgery when she gets older. According to dogsbite.org, 19 different dog breeds contributed to 88 fatalities in America from January 2006 through December of 2008. Pit bulls accounted for 59 percent of those deaths.
February 22, 2010
Home Where Girl Mauled Target of Prior Dog InquiryBill Thompson, Suevon Lee and Fred Hiers | Ocala.com | Colleen Lynn, founder of the group and herself a victim of a pit bull attack, has been following the Haaker story. She noted that the Haakers advertised on their Web site that they bred Scott-type American bulldogs, which are cousins of pit bulls. As such, Lynn believes they largely share the temperament...
February 22, 2010
Rochester Hills Mulls Whether to Create Vicious Dog Law After Pit Bulls Maul Pekinese PupSheena Harrison | MLive.com | ... to the city council, according to the Press. It is unclear whether Rochester Hills would make its current laws stricter for any vicious dog, or if the city will consider crafting breed-specific legislation. Several Michigan communities have laws that ban specific breeds they have deemed to be dangerous, according to Dogsbite.org.
February 19, 2010
71-pound Pet Dog Bites, Kills Newborn in IndependenceAbby Simons and Paul Walsh | Star Tribune | However, Colleen Lynn, founder and president of an organization called DogsBite.org, said in an e-mail that while huskies kill only a fraction of the people that pit bulls do, "husky type" dogs have killed six people, including three infants, nationwide since January 2006. "We call huskies 'crib snatchers' at DogsBite.org"...
January 20, 2010
Judge Rules Dog Laws UnconstitutionalKXII-TV Staff | While laws concerning animal attacks vary from state to state, many groups argue that laws in Texas are already too lenient when it comes to prosecuting the owners of vicious animals, groups like dogs bite.org. "We are a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks," said founder Colleen Lynn. She says...
December 7, 2009
Elderly Dog Attack Victim Succumbs to InjuriesTina Alvey | The Registered-Herald | "We do anticipate filing additional charges, but none have been filed yet." The four dogs confirmed authorities to have been involved in the attack were euthanized last Tuesday. A fifth dog awaits disposition. Bowden's obituary, printed in Monday's edition of The Register-Herald, referred friends to the Web site dogsbite.org...
December 2, 2009
Opinion: ResponsibilityThe Registered-Herald | From 2006 to 2008, pit bull-type dogs killed 52 Americans and accounted for 59 percent of all fatal attacks. Closer to home, 70-year-old Lowell Bowden of Monroe County was critically injured last Friday when he was attacked a pack of at least four dogs about a quarter mile from his home near Lindside. Monroe Sheriff Michael...
October 11, 2009
Pit Bull Threat Escalates in Western PennsylvaniaRobin Acton | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | "You don't hear of things like that with a golden retriever," Ferree said. "It seems to me that this breed has just blown a wire somewhere." Indeed, animal control groups say pit bulls appear to be responsible for most bite attacks. DogsBite.org, a national group of dog bite victims, said Pennsylvania is fourth...
October 7, 2009
Mashpee is Being Bullied into Opposing Pit Bull BanJessica Kramer | Cape Cod Times | I invite you to examine www.dogsbite.org to see how effective pit bull regulations have been across the country, and how public safety has been protected and cruelty prevented. Massachusetts has some pit bull breeders and dog fighters who want no regulation for financial reasons, but people and pets are getting terribly hurt by pit bulls...
September 29, 2009
Jeannette Officer Kills Charging Pit Bull that Cornered Letter CarrierMary Pickels | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | In 2008, Pennsylvania came in fifth in the nation for the number of pit bulls shot -- police officers or citizens -- to ward off attacks. Pennsylvania had 20 out of 373 such shootings, according to DogsBite. "The primary argument out there today is pit bull owners who say ... 'I raised my dog well, it won't attack.' Our side is...
June 12, 2009
Pit Bulls Recently Attacks Jonestown Woman; Authorities Put Dogs DownAndy Ross | Clarksdale Press Register | A report published this April Dogsbite.org, a national dog bite victims group, does shed some insight into the issue, however. The study recorded a total of 88 fatal dog attacks in the U.S. during a three year period between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008. Of those attacks, pit bulls were responsible for 52...
June 3, 2009
DogsBite.org Releases Report: U.S. Police and Citizen Shootings of Pit Bulls 2008DogsBite.org News Release | DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, releases its 2008 report on pit bulls shot for public safety reasons. The 20-page report documents 373 incidences in which U.S. law enforcement officers and citizens were forced to shoot a dangerous pit bull to prevent an attack...
May 27, 2009
The Mailbag: Pit Bull Nation Pushes Felger To A New LevelMichael Felger | WEEI Sportsradio Network | I almost enjoy their abuse. But the nutty dog crowd? Yikes. Those people represent another level, and this week I got to experience it. As you might imagine, they were all fired up over my column on Tuesday, which led off with the inspired line, "Pit bull owners typically fall into two categories: Creeps. Or imbeciles...
April 22, 2009
DogsBite.org Releases 3-Year Fatality Study: U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities January 2006 to December 2008DogsBite.org News Release | DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, releases its first multi-year report on U.S. dog bite fatalities. The report covers a 3-year period -- from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 -- and analyzes data gathered from 88 dog bite incidences that caused death...
March 30, 2009
Kids, Watch Out: Dog Bite Season Ahead!Odile Fredericks | WRAL-TV | Many countries currently have enacted Breed-specific laws that make it illegal to import, sell or breed certain types of dogs, such as pit bulls, according to Dogsbite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks creating laws. According to information on the group's Web site, pit bulls...
January 30, 2009
Pit Bull Terror Demands Vigilance Across NationKaren Land | KC Tribune | For some, a pit bull ban seems to be the best option. In 1989, the City of Denver passed a pit bull ban which still exists today. According to www.dogsbite.org, “Over 250 U.S. cities have enacted Breed-specific laws (BSL), nearly all focus on pit bull type dogs.” Parts of Canada, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia are just...
January 12, 2009
Cuyahoga County Begins Yearlong Buyout Plan to Cut WorkersMichael K. McIntyre | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Lakewood City Councilman Brian Powers, who proposed the law Lakewood passed last year that bans new pit bull dogs and forces those who already own pit bulls to register them, was honored recently the dog bite victim's advocacy group Dogsbite.org. The group, on its Web site, called Powers, who was...
January 11, 2009
Cities Want to Regulate Dog Breeds, but Need State SupportElizabeth Langton | The Dallas Morning News | Cedar Hill, Frisco, Mesquite and others have also expressed interest, but so far no legislator has stepped forward to champion a change during the Legislature's 2009 session, which begins Tuesday. Just before leaving office, former Rep. Tony Goolsby, R-Dallas, asked Attorney General Greg Abbott in November...
December 16, 2008
Tom Skeldon: Dog Warden of the Year 2008DogsBite.org News Release | Tom Skeldon has vigorously worked to prevent horrendous pit bull maulings resulting in serious injuries or death of human beings, their domesticated pets and livestock. As the prevention of these horrific attacks have a clearly higher social priority over other animal issues best addressed nonprofit animal welfare organizations, his...
October 22, 2008
On Pit Bull Awareness Day, Dog Bite Victims Group Releases Video of Attack VictimsDogsBite.org News Release | DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, will release a video tribute to attack victims on October 25, a day that pit bull advocacy groups have coined, "Pit Bull Awareness Day." The video will appear on the DogsBite Blog page Saturday morning at the following location...
September 9, 2008
Debate Heats Up After SeaTac Pit Bull AttackErin Covey | Kiro Radio News | Pit bull attacks are not new in the community and several local groups are currently proposing changes to the city council's current policies regarding regulation of pets and owner responsibilities. Colleen Lynne, of Dogsbite.org, is one of the local people working to ensure that city policies protect individuals from dangerous...
September 8, 2008
Pit Bull Owners Gear Up to Fight Breed BanLevi Pulkkinen | Seattle P-I | Lynne said Burgess initially supported the idea, but decided in July not to pursue it because the council was divided on the issue and apprehensive about the controversy that would ensue. "I got word that he'd talked to several council members," said Lynne, founder of Dogsbite.org. "He said, 'We just didn't get any bites. It's just not the right time.'"
July 30th, 2008
Dogs and Kids: A Fatal Mix?MomLogic.com | This weekend, we heard about the 10-year-old boy from Michigan who was forced to get his arm amputated after being severely mauled his family's pet pit bull. Then two days later, an 8-week-old bafrom Oklahoma was mauled and killed a black lab puppy when he was left unattended in his baswing. The CDC estimates that almost 5 million...
July 23, 2008
Penalties for Fatal Dog Bites Can Be SevereMonica Hernandez | WLBT | The Mississippi Animal Rescue League says they're becoming increasingly popular. But Tuesday's fatal pit bull attack is another reminder of how vicious pit bulls can be. You may remember when a pit bull tried to kill a Lawrence County woman in November. The year before, a teenager was mauled in Simpson County...
July 12th, 2008
Texas Leads Nation in Dog AttacksAbilene Reporter News | In 2007, Texas led the nation with seven dog bite fatalities. Pit bull-type dogs caused six of those deaths, according to DogsBite.org. Over the past 43 years (1965 - 2007) there have been 58 fatal dog attacks in Texas, or an average of one to two fatal attacks per year, according to the Web site. Texas is the second most...
June 24, 2008
Laws a Hero to US Anti-Pitbull GroupSimon Wood | Wanganui Chronicle | DogsBite.org, a public education website about dangerous dogs, praised Mr Laws' unwillingness to be cowed by floods of emails questioning his position. Founder and President Colleen Lynn told Mr Laws she knew how rotten the pro-pitbull lobby could be. "You are a hero to many people in the United States for standing up to the pitbull lobby," she wrote...
June 23th, 2008
DogsBite.org Announces Report: Dog Attacks on Livestock and Horses January - May 2008DogsBite.org News Release | DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, has released its first report on dog bite trends. The report details the occurrence of dog attacks on livestock and horses in the United States from January 1st through May 20th of 2008. The report shows the results of dog attacks...
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