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Posted in [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch). ## [Pit Bulls Attack and Kill from CA to Florida – What is the Cost and Who Pays?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/31169-pit-bulls-attack-and-kill-from-ca-to-florida-what-is-the-cost-and-who-pays) ANIMAL WATCH - A man was killed on Saturday night, July 12, 2025 during a violent attack by two pit bulls in the backyard of his own home in Lancaste… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/055c-fff5fe22.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/31154-l-a-county-urges-dont-abandon-pets-amid-deportations)### [L.A. County Urges: Don’t Abandon Pets Amid Deportations](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/31154-l-a-county-urges-dont-abandon-pets-amid-deportations) Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on July 10 2025. 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