When a 91-year-old was killed by her pet pit bull in Virginia last month, locals were shocked. A few, though, reached out to local news sources to provide information about the shelter from which the dog came. 13News reports that the Forever Home Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach adopted out the pit bull in question. … Read more
An woman in her 90s has died after being attacked by a pit bull in Virginia Beach. Police say they arrived on scene around 7:30 PM the night of May 30, 2017. The woman had fallen and was attacked on the floor by a 1-year-old American pit bull terrier. She was transported to a local … Read more
Pit bulls are dangerous. That’s the stereotype, at least. It’s a belief that stops pit bulls from being adopted from animal shelters and prevents tenants with the dog from moving into some communities. But is the stereotype true? 13NewsNow recently reported on this very topic. Pit bulls accounted for 65 percent of all fatal dog attacks … Read more
Statistics on fatal dog attacks have been released for 2016 with some surprising findings. Dogsbite.org announced their annual report of dog bite statistics this week. According to the data, 31 people were killed in dog-bite related incidents. 77 percent of the dogs involved were pit bulls and rottweilers – a fact that the dog bite … Read more
A woman is recovering in the hospital today following a brutal attack at a Norfolk Costco. Early reports are scant on details, but they all seem to indicate that the incident involved at least two pit bulls. Police say the woman and her leashed dog were attacked by a pit bull at a Costco in … Read more
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