Pitbulls attack mother, kills child(4 years old)

[ehh]

if anyone can provide a scientific article that states pitbulls where initial bred for the purpose of fighting other pitbulls i would love to read it.

most "bully breeds" were "made"(i guess) to serve as some kind of protection. im pretty sure that mastiffs where bred as war dogs. but we dont see mastiffs in the news nearly as often (or ever).

i will agree that its mainly related to the owners. but i also think that its a numbers game. i'm not going to waste my time looking up what dogs are mostly owned in the US because those numbers are based off of dog registrations. but if i were to do an independent study in my area, pitbulls would likely be the most common dog. i make this assumption off what ive seen at the petstore i worked at and the dog parks i go to. and frow what ive seen, like someone alreaady said, most of these owners are total clowns that just want a tough dog. i think if it were some other large breed took the place of the pitbull then that breed would be the problem and not the pitbull anymore.

 

[skjl47]

if you want a dog like a pit bull or any "dangerous" breed you're going to have to put forth the effort in the dog.

Hello; Thanks for clearly stating that the PB is a dangerious breed and needs special handling. Many seem to want to think they can be kept like any other dog.

 

[ehh]

and to add what i said, this is why eliminating the breed wouldnt work. terrible owners would just replace the pitbull.
then we've have someother dog being used for fighting. some other dog being over bred. some other dog to represent the tough guys.

 

[Wailua Boy]

Please briefly read any book on Pitbulls and will see they are unique breed and require special care. That is very fundamental, I don't think any dog handler would argue that.

Hello; Thanks for clearly stating that the PB is a dangerious breed and needs special handling. Many seem to want to think they can be kept like any other dog.

 

[Wailua Boy]

Lets create a black market for Pitbulls, see if that helps.

 

[pops]

interesting factoid.
"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)

 

[skjl47]

Hello; I used information from this site a few years ago. Here are more links. I expect now, as before, some will dismiss the information. The truth about these dogs is not pleasant.
Quote “2014 dog bite fatality statistics”
“42 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities occurred in 2014. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 700 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 64% (27) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up about 6% of the total U.S. dog population.”
Quoted from this site, here is the link
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2014.php
Here is a another article link
http://www.dogsbite.org/dangerous-dogs-pit-bull-myths.php

 

[Wailua Boy]

You realize a very small fraction of the dogs mentioned are pure pits most are partial breeds and a about a dozen different pure breeds are lumped together.

 

[Wailua Boy]

According to the law, if it looks like a Pitbull(mainly by jaw structure) they are classed as Pitbulls

 

[SumoNinja]

That's really a bandaid solution. So we ban pit bulls. What about the next badass dog that people use to replace the pit bull. Maybe rotties or dobermans. Then ban those. Then what about their replacements?
And in reality, what are any dogs go for other than companionship lol.

I can't even imagine being that woman and watching the dogs maul her kid. Rough stuff.

I'm pro pit bull. I know if the groups gain a foothold that my beloved German Shepards are next.

rome wasn't built in one day

first pits, then we'll deal with the next issue