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  2. Pit bull - Wikipedia

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    Pit bull is an umbrella term for several types of dog believed to have descended from bull and terriers.In the United States, the term is usually considered to include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and sometimes the American Bulldog, along with any crossbred dog that shares certain physical characteristics with these ...

  3. Fatal dog attacks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A 2018 Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center literature review covering fifteen years of dog bites treated at the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and the University of Virginia Health System, with meta-analysis by breed, found that dog bites were most likely to come from the following breeds (in order of highest incidents): pit bull, mixed breed, German Shepherd ...

  4. Horror pit bull attack leaves woman with multiple ... - AOL

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    An Iowa mother lost several limbs after she was visciously mauled by three pit bulls. Neighbours first alerted authorities to a home in the city of Fort Dodge at around 11.25am on Friday after ...

  5. Missing 'pitbull' prompts police warning

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    Pitbull terriers are banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. Others banned breeds are the XL bully, Japanese Tosa, the Dogo Argentino and the Fila Brazileiro.

  6. List of fatal dog attacks - Wikipedia

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    Pit bull: Mexico City, Iztapalapa — The victim was attacked and killed by a pit bull that was kept tied up on a roof. The victim died on the scene. The dog was taken into custody. [24] [25] [26] January 21, 2018 <1, male Pit bull: Colima, Las Amarillas Colony — An 11-month-old baby was attacked by 1 of 3 pit bulls in his home. Due to the ...

  7. Felon suspected of gun threat after near-dog attack in ... - AOL

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    It was the same house where the pack of pit bulls came ... Dozens of police reports from 2019 to 2023 show neighbors called police and code enforcement over and over about the dangerous dogs ...

  8. 9-year-old girl mauled to death in tragic pit bull attack

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    What should have been a fun play date took a tragic turn when a pet pit bull mauled and killed a 9-year-old girl in Long Island on Sunday, the New York Daily News reported. The little girl's ...

  9. Breed-specific legislation - Wikipedia

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    Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.