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Article: DEVIL DOG DEALER; PEOPLE INVESTIGATION As Ireland faces a sickening killer terrier combat revival, exposes...(Features)
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- The People (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2006
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Byline: By ROGER INSALL
A SAVAGE new type of Devil Dog loved for its killing power is being sold on the internet, The People can reveal.
And today we can reveal the dog's fearsome pedigree can be traced directly back to Ireland.
Local pit bull terriers are being mated with American pit bull terriers to breed an "Irish Staffordshire pit bull terrier" - a breed that never existed before.
The new dogs are believed to be one of the most savage around.
And the unscrupulous but lucrative trade has helped trigger a revival in the evil ...