Ban Pit Bulls? Another day, another pit bull attack. Decided to do a bit of chec

Aug 4, 2020
10:01:23am

Incentivize All-American

checking to see if this is a real problem.

According to this Forbes article, 66% of all dog fatalities caused by pit bulls despite only being 6.5% of the dog population...that seems pretty darn crazy

Forbes

America's Most Dangerous Dog Breeds [Infographic]

Over the past 13 years, one dog breed in particular in the U.S. has been responsible for the most fatal attacks on humans.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/09/13/americas-most-dangerous-dog-breeds-infographic/#4d4fe43262f8

Note this is only fatalities, not injuries...

Here's the original story I read about a girl who was attacked a day or two ago:

New York Post

Georgia teen fighting for her life after vicious pitbull attack

A 15-year-old Georgia girl was fighting for her life Monday after being mauled by two pitbulls while taking a walk in her neighborhood.

https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/georgia-teen-fighting-for-life-after-vicious-pitbull-attack/

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Ban Pit Bulls? Another day, another pit bull attack. Decided to do a bit of chec

Incentivize

8/4/20 10:01am

CB has always been Anti-Pit Bull. Their banning can't come soon enough.

ZacSeljaas'Stache

8/4/20 10:03am

We’ve covered this extensively on here. It’s the owners, not the dogs.

fredetteaboutit13

8/4/20 10:07am

There is no data to support that position but it sounds nice.

RalphWiggam

8/4/20 10:09am

RE: There is no data to support that position but it sounds nice.

ZacSeljaas'Stache

8/4/20 10:10am

RE: There is no data to support that position but it sounds nice.

RalphWiggam

8/4/20 10:15am

I think there'd be more news coverage if pitbull owners were out mauling people.

LeftOfNormal

8/4/20 10:10am

Are pit bull owners biting people now too?

Taysom 4 Heisman

8/4/20 10:22am

You know what I mean

fredetteaboutit13

8/4/20 10:24am

I’ve got a very nice medium sized dog that has a great disposition with people

StalwartBraveTrue

8/4/20 10:30am

It's for sure built into them. And owners get comfortable thinking they "know" their dogs. After the attack they say "he

mvtoro

8/4/20 10:44am

Agree. And my little happy dog may one day not stop and lick the kids. So I

StalwartBraveTrue

8/4/20 10:53am

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Iman23

8/4/20 10:08am

The narrative that pit bulls aren’t dangerous is bizarre. I wonder how that idea

Super Chicken

8/4/20 10:08am

I love dogs (have 2) but there is clearly a danger associated with the Pit Bull

BYU28_Miami21

8/4/20 10:12am

Some of their owners' defensiveness is weird

Gustav

8/4/20 10:14am

Reminds me of this horrific story a few years back

bythenumbers

8/4/20 10:25am

Liberals don't appreciate arguments like that, FYI.

Coach's Dad

8/4/20 10:14am

1 death is too much amirite?

Grit for Brains

8/4/20 10:20am

Pit bull death or human death?

Taysom 4 Heisman

8/4/20 10:23am

And with the vast majority, the owners always say how sweet the dog is and they have no idea what provoked the dog to

Texas Hammer

8/4/20 10:24am

What was she wearing? Was it at night? Why was she walking alone?

StalwartBraveTrue

8/4/20 10:26am

Absolutely should be banned.

valleus

8/4/20 10:38am

I'd like to see statistics on how much added danger (death or hospitalization) there is for your child if you have a pit

mvtoro

8/4/20 11:48am

Well now that we got all the media and anecdotal information out there....

-C9-

8/4/20 11:01am

and yet one breed kills and mauls far more than any other.

valleus

8/4/20 11:09am

That’s the best argument I’ve ever seen on this board for any subject.

StalwartBraveTrue

8/4/20 11:10am

Here's a study from the Annals of Surgery that shows the opposite conclusion:

BYU28_Miami21

8/4/20 11:49am

I don't think these studies say what you think they say...

mvtoro

8/4/20 12:45pm

I guess this means people who own pit bulls are bad people.

panguitch

8/4/20 2:03pm

Where's the U.S. Dog Attack-20 dashboard?

Doogal McCougar

8/4/20 11:03am

my neighbor has a pit bull. "She's so sweet and loves kids and would never hurt

Powerbait DPM

8/5/20 8:59pm

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