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  • FAST FACTS

    ATTACKS ON PEOPLE
    • Fatal and disfiguring pit bull attacks increased 830% in seven years
    • In the last 4 months of 2015, pit bulls killed the same number of people as Dobermans killed in 60 years
    • 27 people in the US were killed by pit bulls in 2014 and 27 people killed in 2015
    • Approx. 83% of victims are under 13 years and most are under 3 years old
    • 48% of people killed by pit bulls in 2014 were family members
    • The majority of pit bull attacks are unprovoked
    • In 30 years in the US and Canada, 60% of dog attacks were by pit bulls
  • FAST FACTS

    ATTACKS ON ANIMALS
    • Almost 100,000 pit bulls attacked other animals in the U.S. in 2013-2014.
    • Pit bulls killed 95% of 15,000 dogs in the U.S. in 2013-2014
    • Pit bulls were responsible for 61% of the fatal dog attacks on cats in 2013-2014.
    • More than 1 in 40 pit bulls killed or seriously injured another animal in 2013-2014
    • Pit bulls killed 93% of 10,583 livestock in the U.S. in 2013-2014.
    • Pit bull attacks on family pets leave owners traumatized for years.
    • Dog bites and related injuries accounted for more than one-third of 2014 insurance claims.
  • FAST FACTS

    PIT BULL NUMBERS
    • Pit bulls represent only 4.5% of dogs in America, but killed 64.4% of 360 Americans who died as a result of a dog bite injury between 2005-2015, compared to Rottweilers at 11.4% and German Shepherds at 3.6%.
    • Pit bulls cause two-thirds of dog-bite related deaths.
    • Pit bulls are 5 to 8 times more likely to attack than other dogs.
    • Fewer than 25% of pit bull owners spay or neuter.
    • Six times more pit bulls are euthanized every year.
    • Taxpayers subsidize over $2 billion annually on U.S. shelters and euthanization.
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