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A Pit Bull with muzzle on leash in an animal shelter,Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Hamburg, northern Germany. Responding to a public outcry following a brutal attack by two dogs that killed a 6-year-old boy, Germany's 16 states agreed Wednesday to intoduce nationwide measures against attack dogs, including a ban on breeding and importing them. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Christof Stache)