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accused DogsBite.org of being critical of scientific experts and of using the term "science whore". Colleen Lynn, the site's founder, responded by saying that the term does not come from her and that it has only been used three times since the creation of the site in 2007. Radio Canada also
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as a means to reduce serious dog attacks. The organization provides statistics and information to news organizations and has filed amicus briefs in court cases related to breed-specific legislation. The organization has been criticized for publishing misleading or inaccurate information.
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during an attack while jogging on June 17, 2007, DogsBite.org founder
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DogsBite.org documents and publishes accounts dog bite related fatalities from media reports. The organization tracks various factors for each attack incident including information about the attacking dog being from a shelter or rescue adoption. The organization wrote an
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DogsBite.org's website says that it is "genetics that leaves pit bull victims with permanent and disfiguring injuries.", and advocates for breed-specific legislation on a genetic basis. DogsBite's position on
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criticized DogsBite.org for counting as a death caused by pit bulls the death of a man who died in 2007 from atherosclerosis and problems with alcohol four months after he was severely injured by pit bulls.
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The nonprofit started tracking vital human fatality statistics, along with 18 other factors, because the U.S. Center for
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