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'''DogsBite.org''' is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims of [[dog bites]] |
'''DogsBite.org''' is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims of [[dog bites]], working to reduce serious dog attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2015/04/22/as-family-mourns-propaganda-hides-danger-of-pit-bull-attacks|title=As family mourns, propaganda hides danger of pit bull attacks| quote = "Lynn is founder of Dogsbite.org, an advocacy group working to reduce serious dog attacks, particularly by pit bulls." |date=22 April 2015|website=Dallasnews.com|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> It publishes statistics, accounts of incidents, and victim testimonies relating to dog bite related fatalities (DBRFs) in the United States. Their website records DBRFs and compiles information about [[breed-specific legislation]] throughout the U.S.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avma.org/news/javmanews/pages/171115a.aspx|title=The dangerous dog debate|website=[[American Veterinary Medical Association|AVMA]]|accessdate=March 2, 2019|quote="The organization's website includes victim testimonies, a tally of U.S. dog-bite fatalities, and an overview of breed-specific legislation throughout the country."}}</ref> providing the statistics and information to news organizations and for legal and legislative support.<ref>{{cite web | title = Civil Liability for Injuries Caused by Dogs After Tracey v. Solesky: New Path to the Future or Back to the Past? | date = 2016 | website = John Marshall Law School| url=https://repository.jmls.edu/facpubs/622/ | quote = See footnotes 10, 65, 69, 71, 76, 80, 84 & 85. }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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After being injured in a [[pit bull]] attack while jogging in 2007, DogsBite.org founder Colleen Lynn researched dog bites and attacks. Four months later she launched the website to educate the public about dangerous dog breeds.<ref name="avma" /> In 2016, a reporter for ''BuzzFeed News'' interviewed Lynn and wrote an article about the very contentious debate between the pro- and anti- pit bull factions, where he opines "There is no middle ground." The reporter chronicled the harassment campaign against Lynn after she started the dogsbite.org website, including a threat of lawsuit which didn't materialize and someone's analysis of Lynn's own attack concluding she was at fault "for not jogging correctly."<ref name="buzzfeed" >{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/inside-the-most-vicious-conflict-on-the-internet | title=Inside The Most Vicious Conflict On The Internet | website=BuzzFeed News | accessdate=4 February 2019}}</ref> DogsBite.org has grown into a national organization |
After being injured in a [[pit bull]] attack while jogging in 2007, DogsBite.org founder Colleen Lynn researched dog bites and attacks. Four months later she launched the website to educate the public about dangerous dog breeds.<ref name="avma">{{cite web|url=https://www.avma.org/news/javmanews/pages/171115a.aspx|title=The dangerous dog debate|website=[[American Veterinary Medical Association|AVMA]]|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> In 2016, a reporter for ''BuzzFeed News'' interviewed Lynn and wrote an article about the very contentious debate between the pro- and anti- pit bull factions, where he opines "There is no middle ground." The reporter chronicled the harassment campaign against Lynn after she started the dogsbite.org website, including a threat of lawsuit which didn't materialize and someone's analysis of Lynn's own attack concluding she was at fault "for not jogging correctly."<ref name="buzzfeed" >{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/inside-the-most-vicious-conflict-on-the-internet | title=Inside The Most Vicious Conflict On The Internet | website=BuzzFeed News | accessdate=4 February 2019}}</ref> DogsBite.org has grown into a national organization.<ref name="avma" /> |
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==Criticism== |
==Criticism== |
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| Formation | October 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Colleen Lynn |
| Legal status | Non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity organization[1] |
| Focus | Dog bite fatality statistics, victim advocacy, and breed-specific legislation |
| Website | dogsbite |
DogsBite.org is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims of dog bites, working to reduce serious dog attacks.[3] It publishes statistics, accounts of incidents, and victim testimonies relating to dog bite related fatalities (DBRFs) in the United States. Their website records DBRFs and compiles information about breed-specific legislation throughout the U.S.,[4] providing the statistics and information to news organizations and for legal and legislative support.[5]
History
After being injured in a pit bull attack while jogging in 2007, DogsBite.org founder Colleen Lynn researched dog bites and attacks. Four months later she launched the website to educate the public about dangerous dog breeds.[6] In 2016, a reporter for BuzzFeed News interviewed Lynn and wrote an article about the very contentious debate between the pro- and anti- pit bull factions, where he opines "There is no middle ground." The reporter chronicled the harassment campaign against Lynn after she started the dogsbite.org website, including a threat of lawsuit which didn't materialize and someone's analysis of Lynn's own attack concluding she was at fault "for not jogging correctly."[7] DogsBite.org has grown into a national organization.[6]
Criticism
The website has been accused of using unreliable methods to collect dog bite data,[6][8] and has been criticized for their labeling of academic and professional veterinary and animal behavior associations, including the American Veterinary Medical Association, as "science whores", accusing them of being paid by dogfighting groups to release false scientific reports and analysis.[9][10] Radio Canada criticized Dogsbite.org for attacking the science community and attributing indirect deaths as dog bite deaths, such as a man from Tennessee who died from alcoholism related complications months after they were bitten by a dog.[11]
References
- ^ "DOGSBITEORG Incorporated". GuideStar. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "About Us". DogsBite.org.
- ^ "As family mourns, propaganda hides danger of pit bull attacks". Dallasnews.com. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
Lynn is founder of Dogsbite.org, an advocacy group working to reduce serious dog attacks, particularly by pit bulls.
- ^ "The dangerous dog debate". AVMA. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
The organization's website includes victim testimonies, a tally of U.S. dog-bite fatalities, and an overview of breed-specific legislation throughout the country.
- ^ "Civil Liability for Injuries Caused by Dogs After Tracey v. Solesky: New Path to the Future or Back to the Past?". John Marshall Law School. 2016.
See footnotes 10, 65, 69, 71, 76, 80, 84 & 85.
- ^ a b c "The dangerous dog debate". AVMA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Inside The Most Vicious Conflict On The Internet". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Inside The Most Vicious Conflict On The Internet". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Dickey, Bronwen (2016). Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 186–187. ISBN 9780307961778.
- ^ "Pit Bulls: The Psychology of Breedism, Fear, and Prejudice". Psychology Today. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Science -. "Pitbulls : des données non scientifiques fréquemment citées par les médias". Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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