Attacks Against People
The breed has acquired negative publicity after being linked to three fatalities: In 2001, 33-year-old Diane Whipple of San Francisco, California, USA was killed by two dogs identified as Presa Canario/Mastiff-crosses and owned by Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel. Knoller and Noel had acquired the dogs from a client who had trained them for fighting.
In 2006, Shawna Willey, a 30-year-old Florida woman, was killed by her own dog, a Presa Canario.
In August 2012, Rebecca Carey of Decatur, Georgia, USA was killed by dog(s) that she was caring for in her home. Two were pit bulls, one a boxer mix, and two Presas. Authorities say it is unclear which dog(s) killed her.
Importation and sale of the breed is prohibited in Australia and New Zealand.
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