Pit bull News
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An eight-year-old boy in Toronto was seriously injured and is in hospital after being attacked by a pit bull on Wednesday afternoon. The dog had him by the throat and to release its grip, police had to kill it.
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Marlon and Lisa Grennan, New Hampshire owners of 18-month-old Hulk, the world's largest pit bull at 175 lbs, say that despite his size and the reputation of his breed, Hulk is a sweet family dog and loyal companion to their 3-year-old son.
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Pit bulls get plenty of bad press but Ace, a pit bull in Indianapolis, is getting praise. In fact, he's being heralded as a hero in his house, his neighbourhood and in the local press. That's because Ace is credited with saving 13-year-old Nick Lamb.
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A male pit bull was killed by an off-duty LAPD officer as it mauled a four-year-old boy in the face and head on July 7 at 3:30 p.m. Two off-duty officers heard a woman screaming in a nearby home; one officer was forced to shoot and kill the dog.
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Bakersfield -
A pit bull puppy in Bakersfield, California that got his head stuck in the middle of a wheel rim was not able to get free until receiving help from local firemen.
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In Indiana, a six-month old pit bull, attracted to his diabetic owner's open wound, chewed off two of the man's toes and part of his foot as he slept. The man awoke to find his foot a bloody mess and discovered the results of his puppy's nighttime meal.
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East Norwich -
An early Friday afternoon blaze could have been deadly for a New York woman had it not been for her alert pit bull, Cain.
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Las Vegas -
Police have arrested a Las Vegas woman Kara Vandereyk, 23, Tuesday for allegedly having sex with a pit bull. Officers reportedly caught her having sex with a dog in her backyard in "the full view of her neighbors."
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Saint Louis -
A pit bull pup is dragged for a mile down the highway behind a truck; it is now receiving first class medical attention. Who cares? Put it to sleep and spend the money on something else.
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Palm Coast -
A Florida man is facing child neglect charges after he reportedly left a 10-month-old baby in the care of a pit bull while he went out to have a few drinks on Friday night.
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A puppy that survived being dragged down a Missouri interstate two weeks ago has undergone surgery and is recuperating. Medical staff overseeing the puppy are cautiously optimistic.
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Tampa -
A rescued pit bull mix is recovering from a harrowing near-death ordeal in which she was shot twice in the head and then buried alive.
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Victoria -
More than two months after Kylar Johnson walked away from home and was later found dead, his father has been indicted on charges that include negligent homicide.
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Pill -
Three men were arrested in Wales after an attack by two loose dogs resulted in the death of one small dog, and left the owner and her second dog with injuries.
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Pacifica -
When Greg Napora opened the front door of his house, he found a nightmare waiting. What he saw was the family's pet pit bull still snarling over his pregnant wife's torn apart and blood-spattered dead body.
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Brantford -
The pit bull named Faith was never going to be euthanized and was in no danger of dying, says the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Canada.
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Newark -
Charges have been laid against a woman believed to be the owner of a dog who was close to death from starvation when he was found inside a rubbish bag in a garbage chute.
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A Super 8 Motel in Fredericksburg, Texas allows pets to stay, just as some lodgings do around the country, but a snarling, barking pit bull?
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Three dogs were busted by animal shelter staff after a wild evening out on the town this past Sunday in Tennessee. One of the dogs, Winston, damaged two police cars before he started in on two other cars.
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As an 11-month-old baby was sleeping the family pit bull entered the room and mauled the boy to death. The boy was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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Stories about pit bulls are usually of these dogs involved in serious incidents involving injuries or death of people. Still there are those who, properly trained, can be pets.
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'Dog bites boy' is not news but 'boy bites dog' is headline news. An 11-year-old boy bit a pitbull after the dog attacked him in his uncle's backyard.
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Friday police responded to a call that stated that "large aggressive pit bull that was on the loose" in the 2500 block of Cleveland Street in Hollywood. The officers tracked down the dog and ended up having to kill it because the dog charged at them.
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The father of the 7-year-old little boy that was recently killed by the family pit bull in Minneapolis, Minnesota has been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter in his son's death. The male pit bull had bitten Zach previously, but had remained in the home.
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The male pit bull named Face was kept locked up on a chain in the basement of the family home. Police report that little 7-year-old Zach King Jr. went downstairs to play with the animal, only to be brutally attacked. The injuries he suffered took his life
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Sunday, six-year old Sabin went out to feed the family's six-month old Pit Bull puppy. Some fifteen minutes later, the father ended-up finding Sabin unconscious near the pup. He'd been attacked, mauled and Sabin was pronouced dead at the hospital.
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A pit bull made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the humans he loves from a cobra.
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An Ontario Superior Court Justice has struck down parts of the province's controversial pitbull law.
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Jackie Bonasera said she had no idea that her house was on fire until her pit bull, Cain, alerted her with his barks. screenshot via video
Screenshot of Trooper Humane Society of Missouri
Screenshot of Trooper Humane Society of Missouri
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Jude (left) & Samson (right), 3 and 2 years old respectively
Showing a video of pit bulls victimizing other animals is considered protected speech according to a recent Supreme Court decision, something ASPCA abhors. wikimedia commons, pit bull perla
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Efforts to save Charlie the pit bull reached out across the Internet through social media sites like Face Book.
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