Category Archives: Sticky Issues

A collection of posts that cover sticky issues about the enduring pit bull problem, including: vicious attacks and breed-specific legislation.

DogsBite.org Founder Responds to Local Criticism

DogsBite.org - This is our letter to Burnaby Now after a defamation attempt by Kathy Powelson, Executive Director at Paws for Hope Animal Foundation (Burnaby, Canada). We not only fight false allegations -- that Burnaby Now printed with zero evidence -- on a daily basis since our inception in 2007 in the United States, we fight them in Canada too. Lacking market share does not equate to lacking credibility. The highest court in Maryland validated our credibility. Re: Letter… [Read full blog post]
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Alexandra Semyonova: Heritability of Behavior in the Abnormally Aggressive Dog

Vintage illustration of different dog breeds, Henry J. Johnson 1880. View Analytical Paper DogsBite.org was recently introduced to a variety of works by internationally acclaimed animal behaviorist Alexandra Semyonova -- born in the U.S. and educated at John Hopkins University and University College London. Semyonova writes with breathtaking honesty about issues that matter the most: the reality of selecting for aggression and the repeated denial by humane organi… [Read full blog post]