PIT BULL BAN AND BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION

January 27, 2020January 26, 2020 by Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FFCP

PIT BULL BAN AND BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION By Will Bangura, Applied Animal Behaviorist Should there be a Pit Bull ban or breed specific legislation against Pit Bulls? Recently I received a call from a reporter of a local television news station here in Phoenix Arizona where I own and operate Phoenix Dog Training. The reporter wanted to do an interview about Pit Bulls, and the recent number of Pit Bull attacks in the area. One of the specific questions that arose is whether or not Arizona should adopt breed specific legislation against Pit Bulls, or the institutionalized ban of Pit Bulls. I …

DOG BITE PREVENTION WEEK APRIL 8TH – APRIL 14TH 2018

April 6, 2018 by Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FFCP

DOG BITE PREVENTION WEEK APRIL 8TH – APRIL 14TH 2018 PRESS RELEASE PHOENIX ARIZONA APRIL 6TH, 2018 Every 75 seconds a person is bitten by a dog each day in the United States, or 4.5 million dog bites a year. One third of all home owner insurance claims are due to dog bites, and each year insurance companies pay out in excess of $700 million dollars in dog bite insurance settlements. The average cost of hospital bite admissions has climbed 50% to a staggering $18,200 per hospital admission on average. In 2016 there were 31 reported dog bite fatalities to …