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  • But in 2004, pit-bull trainer and videographer Robert J. Stevens was convicted under the statute.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • I'm not immune to a shudder at the thought of people sitting on their fat arses in front of Jeremy Kyle on the flatscreen, sharing a KFC bucket with their pit-bull half-breed, thumping their step-children and drinking my tax money.

    Attacking the church is a cheap shot | Victoria Coren 2012

  • Eldridge developed into a pit-bull on defense the last two years.

    Missouri Valley Conference 2010

  • Abandoned park mansions and overgrowth from the lack of city funds were a haven for the animals tossed out of moving vehicles after pit-bull fights; that made them a city menace that bred almost as quickly as rats.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • One mother reported on National TV that her son got mauled by a pit-bull and because they did not have insurance, he was sent to the clinic by the Univ. of Chicago Hospital saying his injuries were not life-threatening.

    Obama rips GOP in health care forum 2009

  • Ipswich have tried to regain top status with, successively, Joe Royle (avuncular), Jim Magilton (familiar) and Roy Keane, Evans's first appointment, whose pit-bull tendencies, albeit well controlled, never had Suffolk sitting comfortably.

    In-form Crystal Palace seal away win to steal Ipswich Town's mantle | Jeremy Alexander 2011

  • She burst on the scene boasting that she was a pit-bull with lipstick but ended up looking like a whipped government mule.

    I don't view Palin as a competitor for anything, says Pawlenty 2009

  • Mr. Rosen made the concession after learning that The Dead's lawyer, Hal Kant, wasn't bluffing and had already contacted pit-bull antitrust law firm Morrison & Foerster—known as "MoFo" for its toughness.

    Rock 'n' Roll's Real Gatekeepers By Ken Kurson 2011

  • The reputation of the pit-bull breed and the cost of running the center have often put Tia in some tough situations.

    Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 2011

  • Abandoned park mansions and overgrowth from the lack of city funds were a haven for the animals tossed out of moving vehicles after pit-bull fights; that made them a city menace that bred almost as quickly as rats.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

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