• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    When you look at annual statistics of dog bite fatalities, pit bulls aren’t just the #1 cause of dog bite deaths, they account for more deaths than all dog breeds COMBINED.

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      6 days ago

      Repeat after me, correlation does not imply causation. Two things can be correlated without there being a cause/effect relationship.

      What you’re saying is essentially: Pitbull-like races are around 14% of large dogs, but are responsible for 55.9% of fatalities, i.e. more than all other combined. Therefore Pitbulls are dangerous.

      I bet you would agree with that logic… Except those are not dog numbers, that’s USA statistics on the African-American population. Congratulations on the racist argument.

      Similarly to how there are multiple factors that explain the disparity for African-Americans there are also multiple factors at play for dogs, for example:

      • People commonly miss identify pit bulls
      • Assholes who abuse their dog tend to prefer breeds that are known for being aggressive. Abused dogs tend to react violently. Thus creating a cycle where dogs that are seen as aggressive are responsible for more aggressions.

      I’m fairly confident that if you normalize for living conditions the numbers would not show any significant difference for breeds.

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      6 days ago

      But I whole heartedly believe that pit bulls by nature were meant to be farm dogs. And if you get one and raise them from birth in a good and loving home than bites won’t happen. With this statistic did any owner say that yea I hurt my dog but only because he or she deserved it…etc etc etc. I didn’t think so. No one man or animal is inherently mean. That is a learned behavior. And with all avenues of information getting to people and children is more likely going to be people who are mean. But born that way. Fuck No. Anyone feel free to prove me wrong for this discussion.

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        6 days ago

        It’s pretty well known they were bred to be fighting dogs for blood sports. It doesn’t mean they end up that way, but intervention is needed in places other breeds do not require it.

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        6 days ago

        The real question is “why would you believe that?”

        They were bred to kill bulls, bears, and rats, in pits so that none of the animals could escape.

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        6 days ago

        Truly one of the worst takes I have ever read. What you “believe” means nothing.

        Pitbulls were bred to be as aggressive and strong as possible. They are literally attack dogs made for fighting.

        It’s a shit breed that should be made illegal, period.