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Thursday, February 11, 2016
The Associated Press: Five Years of Pit Bulls
On February 3, 2011, newspapers across the country published an Associated Press article by Sue Manning titled Training, not nature, makes bully.1 The article was picked up by papers around the globe, and was reprinted for weeks.
A week after the appearance of the Associated Press article SRUV published our first blog post. The current post is published on the 5th anniversary of our response to Ms Manning, and is our final post.
During the five years from Ms Manning’s article until the publication of this post 124 people have been killed by pit bulls (others are critically injured and clinging to life).
Ironically, the first fatal attack to occur following Ms Manning’s article was the attack on a newborn child, Darius Tillman, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a week after her article about nature vs nurture in pit bulls. The irony is twofold: Kalamazoo is the home of the United Kennel Club, the organization formed in 1898 to legitimize pit bull dog fighting. The second irony is that Michigan is a state dominated by exceptionally effective pit bull advocacy groups, a sad legacy of its dogfighting heritage.
The very question of pit bull nature vs nurture is bizarre. Pit bull aficionados are the only dog owners who claim that nurture can alter specific behaviors that have been bred into the various breeds for centuries. Breeders of scent hounds, retrievers, sheep dogs or rat terriers know that the behaviors their dogs inherit will be with them from cradle to grave. And so it is with pit bulls, who have been bred for centuries for pit fighting.
In addition to the 124 fatalities an estimated 20,000 people have been maimed or otherwise permanently disfigured. An estimated 100,000 companion and domestic animals have been killed in these five years.2
Ms Manning has published many fine articles about companion animals, but is also one of the most prominent national journalists for articles sympathetic to pit bulls. The other AP articles appear to be one-offs for the journalists. Two of the AP pit bull articles which received wide distribution during this period concerned coverage of two pivotal voter referendums, in Aurora, Colorado and in Miami-Dade County. In both cases breed specific restrictions had been in force for decades, and in both cases the citizens voted overwhelmingly in favor of keeping those restrictions on pit bulls.
Neither of those two Associated Press journalists chose to write a follow-up story on the outcomes.
The most recent AP story to earn wide circulation is the David Klepper article about a pit bull that was trained as a K9.3 Mr. Klepper’s article was still being published in newspapers nearly two months after the original date of publication, which led us to ponder how Associated Press articles come to be written, and how their authors are paid. Mr Klepper generally covers the New York state capitol, so it is fair to assume that he was approached by lobbyists from the Animal Farm Foundation, the Dutchess County advocacy group heavily invested in the pit bull K9.
Ms Manning, Mr Klepper, and the other Associated Press journalists who write about pit bulls have a guaranteed audience. Their articles serve as internet click-bait for the hundreds of thousands of media-savvy pit bull advocates. If these authors receive a penny each time their article is read they could live comfortably well into the future. The newspapers that publish these stories, and their advertisers, all receive tens or hundreds of thousands of hits, generating an immense revenue stream for the publishers.
This may explain why Associated Press journalists, as well as other authors, write about the wonders of pit bulls, rather than writing about their victims, human and animal. Or writing about Golden Retrievers, for that matter. The United States is experiencing a public safety crisis, while the journalists avert their eyes.
SRUV challenges the authors of the Associated Press articles, whose names and articles are listed below, to read the names of each of the 124 victims, also listed below, and continue to believe that pit bulls are like any other dog.
Coda:
The last five years have been a crucial period in pit bull politics. As noted above, there have been significant victories for the advocates of public safety legislation. But the advocates of fighting breeds, including organizations with multi-million dollar budgets and squads of salaried lobbyists and attorneys, are far more powerful than those who fight for the victims of pit bull attacks. It will be difficult to enact additional public safety legislation until we achieve fair and balanced, uncensored reporting. That will not happen until journalists recognize and write about the immense burden of grief and loss caused by pit bulls.
The Editors of SRUV are grateful to the many readers who have supported us during the last five years.
Associated Press Pit Bull Articles:
Pit bull police dog defies breed’s savage stereotypes
by David Klepper
November 13, 2015; Associated Press
PBS series featuring shelter dogs debuts Oct. 1
by Sue Manning
September 23, 2015; Associated Press
Rescued pit bulls fight stigma by guiding people in need
by Sue Manning
February 11, 2015; Associated Press
Pit bull vote aims to settle disputes over breeds
by Kristen Wyatt
October 18, 2014; Associated Press
Attitudes and Laws Against Pit Bulls Soften
by Bill Draper
March 10, 2014; Associated Press
Attorney gets animal law degree to fight breed bias
by Sue Manning
October 25, 2012; Associated Press
Voters consider lifting pit bull ban
by Jennifer Kay
August 6, 2012, Associated Press
AP-Petside Poll: Training, Not Nature, Makes Bully
by Sue Manning
February 3, 2011; Associated PressChampion of underdogs saves pit bulls, parolees
by Sue Manning (in the Oakland Press, Pontiac MI)
August 13, 2009; Associated Press
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Notes:
1 The AP-Petside.com Poll was based on data derived from telephone interviews with 1,000 pet owners, and was conducted Oct. 13-20, 2010, by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Corporate Communications.
2 These figures are conservative estimates based on data from Pit bulls killed 24,000 other dogs & 13,000 cats in 2015 as well as other data from Animals 24-7.
3 As a result of Mr Klepper’s article about the pit bull K9 SRUV published a series of posts about the suitability of pit bulls as Search & Rescue and K9 dogs. In addition, SRUV also published a post about censorship of pit bull attacks by the Albuquerque Journal, which published Mr Klepper’s article twice.
Fatal Pit Bull Attacks, February 11, 2011 through February 11, 2016
[ This list of 124 fatal pit bull attacks does not include attacks by pit bull type dogs such as American Bulldogs, Cane Corsos, and other pit bull x mastiff crosses. We are indebted to Fatal Pit Bull Attacks; The Archival Record, where full documentation for every death listed can be found. ]
February 2016, Perquimans County, NC
Suzanne Story, 36January 2016, Robeson County, NC
Talan West, 7January 2016, Grayson County, VA
Payton Sawyers, 1January 2016, Yuba County, CA
Tyler Trammell-Huston, 9December 2015, Butte County, CA
Maria Torres, 57December 2015, St. Clair County, MI
Rebecca Hardy, 22December 2015, Wayne County, MI
Xavier Strickland, 4November 2015, Oneida County, NY
Carter Hartle, < 1November 2015, Nassau County, NY
Amiyah Dunston, 9October 2015, Oklahoma County, OK
Edgar Brown, 60October 2015, Orange County, TX
Tanner Smith, 5September 2015, Berkeley County, WV
Lamarkus Hicks, 2September 2015, Riverside County, CA
Emilio Rios Sr., 65August 2015, Davie County, SC
Cathy Wheatcraft, 48August 2015, Spartanburg County, SC
Porsche Nicole Cartee, 25July 2015, Wagoner County, OK
Carolyn Lamp, 67July 2015, Cuyahoga County, OH
Annie Williams, 71July 2015, Henderson County, NC
Joshua Strother, 6July 2015, Reeves County, TX
Norberto Legarda, 83June 2015, Comanche County, OK
Jordan Collins-Tyson, 3May 2015, Cook County, IL
James Nevils III, 5April 2015, Dallas County, TX
Brayden Wilson, < 1April 2015, Nye County, NV
Kenneth Ford, 79March 2015, Jefferson County, AR
De’trick Johnson, 36March 2015, Ohio County, WV
Roy Higgenbotham Jr., 62February 2015, Allegheny County, PA
TayLynn DeVaughn, 2February 2015, Johnson County, AR
Frederick Crutchfield, 63January 2015, Page County, IA
Malaki Mildward, 7January 2015, Hernando County, FL
Declan Moss, 18-monthsJanuary 2015, Frederick County, MD
Eugene Smith, 87December 2014, Porter County, IN
Edward Cahill, 40December 2014, Nueces County, TX
Rita Ross-Woodard, 64November 2014, Robeson County, NC
Alemeaner Dial, 83October 2014, Stanislaus County, CA
Juan Fernandez, 54September 2014, Sharp County, AR
Alice Payne, 75September 2014, Benton County, MS
David Glass Sr., 51August 2014, Miami-Dade County, FL
Javon Dade Jr., 4August 2014, St. Charles County, MO
Deriah Solem, < 2August 2014, Levy County, FL
Joel Chirieleison, 6August 2014, Butler County, OH
Cindy Whisman, 59July 2014, Montgomery County, OH
Johnathan Quarles, Jr., < 1July 2014, Hillsborough County, FL
Logan Sheppard, 4May 2014, New Haven County, CT
Rita Pepe, 93May 2014, Kent County, DE
Kasii Haith, 4May 2014, Lee County, AL
Katie Morrison, 20April 2014, Highlands County, FL
Jessica Norman, 33April 2014, Bexar County, TX
Petra Aguirre, 83April 2014, St. Clair County, AL
John Harvard, 5March 2014, Kaufman County, TX
Dorothy Hamilton, 85March 2014, Holmes County, MS
Christopher Malone, 3March 2014, Terrebonne Parish, LA
Mia DeRouen, 4March 2014, Maricopa County, AZ
Nancy Newberry, 77February 2014, Guilford County, NC
Braelynn Coulter, 3February 2014, Bell County, TX
Je’vaeh Mayes, 2January 2014, McLean County, IL
Kara Hartrich, 4January 2014, Comal County, TX
Betty Clark, 75January 2014, Harris County, TX
Christina Bell, 43December 2013, Valencia County, NM
Michal Nelson, 41December 2013, Cook County, IL
Jah’Niyah White, 2November 2013, White County, AR
Levi Watson, 4November 2013, Pierce County, WA
Nga Woodhead, 65November 2013, Forsyth County, NC
Katherine Atkins, 25September 2013, Baltimore County, MD
Terry Douglass, 56September 2013, Baker County, OR
Jordan Ryan, 5September 2013, San Bernardino County, CA
Samuel Zamudio, 2September 2013, Maricopa County, AZ
Daniel Teubner, 2August 2013, Harris County, TX
Juan Compos, 96June 2013, Florence County, SC
Arianna Merrbach, 5June 2013, Alameda County, CA
Nephi Selu, 6May 2013, Dorchester County, SC
Carlton Freeman, 80May 2013, Los Angeles County, CA
Pamela Devitt, 63April 2013, Fulton County, GA
Beau Rutledge, 2April 2013, Jasper County, IA
Jordyn Arndt, 4April 2013, San Joaquin County, CA
Claudia Gallardo, 38April 2013, Bay County, FL
Tyler Jett, 7March 2013, Bryan County, GA
Monica Laminack, < 2March 2013, Walworth County, WI
Daxton Borchardt, 1March 2013, Knox County, IL
Ryan Maxwell, 7February 2013, Uvalde County, TX
Isaiah Aguilar, 2February 2013, Riverside County, CA
Elsie Grace, 91January 2013, Montgomery County, TX
Christian Gormanous, 4January 2013, Greenwood County, SC
Betty Todd, 65December 2012, Shawnee County, KS
Savannah Edwards, 2December 2012, Fresno County, CA
Esteban Alavez, 34October 2012, Wayne County, MI
Tarilyn Bowles, < 1October 2012, Robeson County, NC
Mary Jo Hunt, 54September 2012, Oklahoma County, OK
Nellie Davis, 60September 2012, Johnson, Tarrant Counties, TX
Rayden Bruce, < 1September 2012, Perquimans County, NC
James Hudson, < 1September 2012, Jefferson County, AR
Deborah Wilson Roberts, 45August 2012, Cook County, IL
Charles Hagerman, 44August 2012, DeKalb County, GA
Rebecca Carey, 23July 2012, Hamilton County, OH
Ronnel Brown, 40June 2012, Washoe County, NV
Kevin Latz, 50June 2012, San Deigo County, CA
Tyzhel Latella McWilliams, < 1May 2012, Person County, NC
Eugene Cameron, 65May 2012, Allen County, OH
Makayla Darnell, < 1May 2012, Maricopa County, AZ
Maryann Hanula, 73May 2012, Doña Ana County, NM
Jazilyn Mesa, < 2May 2012, Santa Fe County, NM
Clifford Wright, 74April 2012, Bryan County, OK
James Hurst, 92March 2012, Victoria County, TX
Kylar Johnson, 4March 2012, San Diego County, CA
Diane Jansen, 59January 2012, Montgomery County, TX
Jace Valdez, 1December 2011, Bradley County, TN
Mable McCallister, 84December 2011, San Diego County, CA
Emako Mendoza, 76December 2011, Lowndes County, GA
Misti Wyno, 40December 2011, Winnebago County, IL
Tonia Parks, 39December 2011, White County, IN
Joseph Hines, 58November 2011, Harris County, TX
Edna Dyson, 71October 2011, Potter, Randall Counties, TX
Mya Maria Maeda, < 1September 2011, New Haven County, CT
Nevaeh Bryant, < 2September 2011, Harris County, TX
Brayden McCollen, < 1August 2011, Bladen County, NC
Addyson Camerino, < 1August 2011, Philadelphia County, PA
Carmen Ramos, 50August 2011, Pima County, AZ
Michael Cook, 61August 2011, San Mateo County, CA
Darla Napora, 32June 2011, Chesterfield County, VA
Salvador Cotto, < 1June 2011, Putnam County, FL
Roy McSweeney, 74June 2011, Spotsylvania County, VA
David Quyon Haigler, 38April 2011, Sierra County, NM
Margaret Salcedo, 48April 2011, Carter County, OK
Virgil Cantrell, 50March 2011, San Bernardino County, CA
Jennie Erquiaga, 47February 2011, Kalamazoo County, MI
Darius Tillman, < 1
Statistics:
Statistics quoted on SRUV are from the nation’s authoritative source for current dog attack statistics, the 32+ year, continuously updated Dog attack deaths and maimings, U.S. & Canada.
View or download the current PDF
Record 33 fatal pit bull attacks & 459 disfigurements in 2015
Pit bulls killed 24,000 other dogs & 13,000 cats in 2015
2015 Dog Bite Related Fatalities (Daxton’s Friends)
Definitions:
SRUV uses the definition of “pit bull” as found in the Omaha Municipal Code Section 6-163. As pit bulls are increasingly crossed with exotic mastiffs, Catahoula Leopard Dogs and other breeds, the vernacular definition of “pit bull” must be made even more inclusive.
Sources cited by news media sometimes refer to “Animal Advocates” or sometimes “Experts.” In many cases these words are used to refer to single-purpose pit bull advocates who have never advocated for any other breeds or species of animals. Media would be more accurate to refer to these pit bull advocates as advocates of fighting breeds.
Similarly, in many cases pit bull advocates refer to themselves as “dog lovers” or “canine advocates” and media often accepts this usage. The majority of these pit bull advocates are single-purpose advocates of fighting breeds.
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