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0: North Carolina State Outline

1: Breed-Specific Laws in North Carolina

2: American Kennel Club Operations Center

3: AADR (All American Dog Registry)

Brunswick County, NC
2010 - Andrea Press -- who purchased the AADR from its former owners, T.L. Williams and Bobby Smith, both arrested in the Pima County dogfighting bust -- has a "domestic scuffle" in 2010. The AADR was known as a "networking apparatus" for the dogfighting subculture.
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4: Dogfighting Bust: Sheriff's Candidate

5: Dogfighting Bust: Michael Dowdell

6: Infamous Dogfighting Breeder: Ed Faron

7: Infamous Fighting Dog Breeder: Harry Hargrove

Mount Olive, NC
2010 -  Harry Hargrove, considered a "legend" in the dogfighting world, was sentenced to 60 months in jail after a dogfighting raid in Duplin County.
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8: Infamous Dogfighter and Transporter

Franklinville, NC
2010 - Jeffrey Lynn Denny, a nationally known and "admitted" dogfighter was busted transporting fighting dogs under the guise of his "pet transit" business after trying to sell a deputy a pit bull for $900 in a gas station parking lot.
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9: Dogfighting Bust: Cody Lee Ushry

Palmico County, NC
2011 - After a 3-year investigation, authorities finally gathered enough evidence to warrant a search of Cody Ushry's property. A typical "fighting dog a barrel" type breeder. Ushry pleaded guilty to charges in August 2011.

10: Infamous Fighting Dog Breeder: Tom Garner

Orange County, NC
Present - Convicted dogfighter Tom Garner continues to breed and sell so many "game" pit bulls that even pit bull advocates call Tom Garner Kennels a puppy mill.
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11: 1983 Pit Bull Fatality: Ruby Smith

Murphy, Cherokee County, NC
March 1983
Ruby Smith, 79-years old, fatally mauled by her neighbor's two pit bulls while at her mailbox.
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12: 1985 Pit Bull Fatality: James Shirley

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
March 1985
James Shirley, 18-months old, slipped away from his babysitter and wandered into a neighbor's chained pit bull.
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13: 1992 Pit Bull Fatality: Beulah Owens

Stedman, Cumberland County, NC
November 1992
Beulah Owens, 91-years old, killed by her neighbor's pit bull after it broke its tether.
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14: 1998 Pit Bull Fatality: Tina Piraino

Greensboro, Rockingham County, NC
January 1998
Tina Piraino, 9-years old, killed by her neighbor's three loose pit bulls after getting off school bus.
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15: 2004 Pit Bull Fatality: Nathan Roy Hill

Bunnlevel, Harnett County, NC
January 2004
Nathan Roy Hill, 3-years old, killed by neighbor's pit bull; father recalled from Iraq to handle mortuary affairs.
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16: 2004 Pit Bull Fatality: Roddie Dumas Jr

North Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
April 2004
Roddie Dumas Jr., 8-years old, killed by his father's vicious pit bulls.
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17: 2006 Pit bull Fatality: Charles Dalton

Mocksville, Davie County, NC
March 14, 2006
Charles Dalton, 52-years old, mauled to death by his cousin's two loose pit bulls.
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18: 2008 Pit Bull Fatality: Julian Slack

Camp Lejeune, NC
May 14, 2008
Julian Slack, 3-years old, killed by civilian's pit bull while on base; at the time he was under the care of a babysitter.
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19: 2011 Pit Bull Fatality: Makayla Woodard

Waxhaw, Union County, NC
January 12, 2011
Makayla Woodard, 5-years old, killed by by her neighbor's two loose pit bulls.
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