Article: LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

Article: Pit bulls can't shake bad rap.(FEATURES)(COMPASS)
The Christian Science Monitor;  March 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... exactly how many pit bulls live in the United States, nor is it clear ... population comprised of pit bulls," says Eric Sakach ... Humane Society of the United States. Considering their ... no surprise that pit bulls have a reputation ...

Article: Supporters of pit bulls won't let go.(BAY AREA)
San Francisco Chronicle;  June 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... to acknowledge the obvious -- pit bulls are a problem. What is striking ... tactic: If someone criticizes pit bulls, mobilize and bury the critic ... here) bite more people in the United States than pit bulls. And that's true. But that ...

Article: Pit Bulls: New Weapons in District Dogs' Popularity ...
The Washington Post;  June 29, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... the dog's hiding place. Pit bulls, originally bred in England ... reported this year involved pit bulls, according to the Humane Society of the United States. Since mid-1983, pit bulls have been responsible for 20 ...

Article: PEOPLE CAN TURN DOG BAD POOR TRAINING, ABUSE BLAMED FOR MAKING ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  December 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Council passed the bill, two pit bulls mauled a family pet. Two ... were accused of taking their pit bulls into the dog's back yard ... popularity of the breed. Pit bulls are high on the list in the United States because they are so popular ...

Article: Owners defend their pit bulls: Bred to be ...
Charleston Gazette;  March 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... indicate that both pit bulls and Rottweilers ... fatalities across the United States. From 1979 to 1998, purebred pit bulls accounted for 66 ... at 17. Crossbred pit bulls also led the category ... fatalities in the United States between 1997 and ...

Article: EXPERTS: OWNERS MAKE PIT BULLS AGGRESSIVE, ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... buoy Dodman's take on pit bulls. A report in the Journal ... wide margin, purebred pit bulls killed more people ... any other breed in the United States in the years from 1979 to 1998. Cross-bred pit bulls accounted for another ...

Article: Bill OKing rule to neuter pit bulls hailed
Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.;  August 9, 2005 ;     626 words ... ... communities around the United States have enacted bans against breeds like pit bulls or Rottweilers. "This ... Valley, where attacks by pit bulls have nearly quadrupled ... of which 22 involved pit bulls or pit bull mixes. There ...