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pit bull terrier

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pit bull terrier

a dog resembling the Staffordshire bull terrier but somewhat larger: developed for dog-fighting; it is not recognized by kennel clubs and is regarded as dangerous. It is not allowed in some countries, including the UK
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A pit bull terrier type dog similar to those kept by Kerry Alun Evans
Pit bull terrier called Enzo (main picture) attacked cat in Victoria Park, Llandudno Junction (above)
Its body was examined by a police expert, who found it to be one of the most powerful pit bull terriers he had ever seen.
Following the incident the airline has decided to ban Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Bull Terriers and American Pit Bull Terriers, a move which the American Kennel Club has labelled unjustified, reported Reuters.
Outrage was sparked following an incident in Keelung on Wednesday, when a stray dog was killed by a pet pit bull terrier.
The Act prohibits the ownership of certain types of dogs - in particular the pit bull terrier type - without specific permission from a court.
AN attack by a Pit Bull terrier on Rukhsana Khan, six, that left her critically injured led to the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act.
Kerry Alun Evans, 25, of High Street, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, has denied 14 counts, including keeping or training pit bull terrier-type dogs in connection with an animal fight, having possession or custody of pit bull terrier type dog, and having equipment for use in connection with an animal fight.
* Cleveland Police have arrested a 22-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman on suspicion of possession of a Pit Bull Terrier and allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control.
Who, in their right mind, puts a live cat in an upended wheelie bin then throws in a pit bull terrier to kill it?
He was wearing new looking, baggy, dark blue jeans and was walking a dark coloured pit bull terrier dog on a silver linked lead chain..
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