The pit bull owners and breeders speaking out on behalf of the breed include many dog fighters and people who make money from these dogs.

Their lobby groups, similar to tobacco lobby groups, have been pumping out propaganda and lies for some time to cover up the special problems pit bulls have, and to oppose regulations to prevent injury and address costs of injury by these dogs.

Your "tips" to keep children safe around dogs are useless when it comes to pit bulls. Pit bulls aren't like other breeds. Pit bulls attack in an UNPROVOKED fashion, in part because they have been bred to have a high prey drive.

If you look at More ... you can learn about the very real deceptions spread by the pit bull business, and the very real people suffering because of these dogs (and stuck with an ocean of medical bills.)

It is no coincidence that pit bulls number one on the list for killing and maiming people.

I often have found that attorneys are the most knowledgeable about the special issues pit bulls have, the high cost to socirty, and the business lobbies hiding behind pit bull advocacy.

I guess there is still room to learn.

There is no "debate" here. Pit bulls have problems, and people are suffering because of those problems.

Dogsbite

Now there`s a "credible" source

"When a quest for vengeance becomes dangerous"
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This is a portion of a comment left by Jim Crosby who is a Canine Fatality Investigator.
Read the rest at the blog entry

[quote]..The author is not remotely interested in accuracy-I have sent several comments correcting 'facts' from having been on scene-and they never appear. So the author, when confronted by info that differs, just covers his/her ears and yells "La La La I can't hear you"........[/quote]

[quote]Pit bulls aren't like other breeds. Pit bulls attack in an UNPROVOKED fashion, in part because they have been bred to have a high prey drive.[/quote]

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[quote]Conclusion
Previously published bite statistics when groups are compared to individual breeds are unrepresentative as corroborated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Veterinary Medical Association (CDC, 1997; CDC, 2003; AVMA, 2005).

The current study has statistically shown, based on a defined temperament test, that the classification of dog breeds and dog breed types (breed groups), with respect to their aggressiveness toward humans is not supported scientifically.

The complex and contributing conditions related to the upbringing of individual dogs are not considered by BSL and such laws unfairly target the vast majority of individual dogs, which are temperamentally stable. The temperaments of animals are fundamentally and universally acknowledged to be influenced by age, sex, early socialization, early nutrition, training, health and genetics, while BSL only takes one of these factors into account.[/quote]

Animals are only mean when they are treated poorly, abused, sick or in some cases out of fear for there lives.

I always find it interesting how people believe pit bulls are born mean. When the truth is, a lot of pit bulls "recruited" to fight in pit fights REFUSE to fight. And when they refuse they are used as bait dogs for the dogs that do fight or executed and tossed away like garbage only to be replaced by a pit bull from a shady breeder, a pit bull stolen from their owner, or a pit bull bought "under the table" from a shelter. The reality is, pit bulls are WONDERFUL companion dogs who would rather use their strength, determination, persistence, extreme love and loyalty on just loving you and playing.

My hope is that laws will become more strict on behavior like this and as time has gone on it has been happening, SLOWLY. But if the law doesn't get these scum bags something will and when it happens I just hope I'm there with my beautiful pit bull watching.

"It is true that Pit Bulls grab and hold on. But what they most often grab and refuse to let go of is your heart, not your arm."

For those who need proof that dogs really are man's best friend and love us more than anything else on Earth, try this test. Lock your wife and your dog in the trunk of your car and leave them for an hour. When you open the trunk take note of which one is happy to see you.

THE PIT BULL OWNER MUST PAY IN JAIL AND THE PARENTS SO MUCH MONEY TO OPERATE THE GIRL THE OWNERS ARE BITCHES AND BITCHES ARE STUPID THEY HAVE TO GO TO JAIL BOTH OR EVERYBODY U SEE I CAN PUT YOU GUYS IN JAIL CAUSE MA DAD'S FRIEND WHO WORKS ON THE U KNOW ABOGADOS THE LAWYERS CAN DO IT!!
sUCK IT!!

Are we really still debating if pit bulls are more dangerous than other dogs? The SAME debate we've had since about 1990? It's over. Let the BLS begin. MY rights to walk in my neighberhood trumps your rights to own the canine equivilant of an aligator.

Wow. Jennifer let's grow up. You are ridiculous. You can't even put a sentence together that makes any sense. All of the other comments put yours to shame. Great points mentioned in all of them excluding you Jennifer & your ignorance.

Yes the Debate IS over

From the CDC
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[quote...]A CDC study on fatal dog bites lists the breeds involved in fatal attacks over 20 years (Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998). It does not identify specific breeds that are most likely to bite or kill, and thus is not appropriate for policy-making decisions related to the topic. Each year, 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs. These bites result in approximately 16 fatalities; about 0.0002 percent of the total number of people bitten. These relatively few fatalities offer the only available information about breeds involved in dog bites.

*** There is currently no accurate way to identify the number of dogs of a particular breed, and consequently no measure to determine which breeds are more likely to bite or kill....[/quote]


Statements released to clarify CDC Study due to misuse/misinterpretation.

CDC Statement re CDC Study
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AVMA Statement re CDC Study
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Pit Bull Placebo:The Media,Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression is now available online.
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