I had a friend and neighbor who volunteered at a dog shelter. She told me 70% of the dogs at the shelter were pit bulls. She also said that the problem with the breed is they are ‘misunderstood’. Well a ‘misunderstood’ pit bull at the shelter bit her hand which required surgery.
As I recall the breed is illegal in England and it should be in the USA as well.
She will no doubt blame herself and not the pit bill that bit her despite her likely not doing anything to provoke the bite.
The shelters are the main problem.
Plus the commercials on TV making people feel sorry for the poor pathetic shivering pup.
Shelters sell the pitbull to a family and write out the registration as a LAB mix.
This is because they know that many insurance companies will drop your coverage IF you have a Pitbull.
So, thy intentionally lie to SELL you the dog.
There was a news item about 15 years ago where one of the German states issued an edict in response to the death of a child by a pit bull that anyone who owned a pit bull had 48 hours to get it to another part of Germany; any pit bull found in that state (Brandenburg?) after that time would be put down.
Our local shelter here in Ohio is also overflowing with pit bulls and pit mixes. Frankly, I’m amazed that they are even available for adoption, due to possible liability issues. I thought they would be put down upon entry to the shelter.