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I don't understand why Pit Bulls are always getting such terrible press, because if they are raised properly, they are very friendly, very sweet dogs. They're not any more vicious naturally than any other breed of dog.

You forgot the /sarcasm tag.

If pits aren't vicious, why are there over 50,000 hits on Google for "pit bull attacks"?

Nope, I did not forget the sarcasm tag.

In a study on dog bites, Pit Bulls ranked 4th from the bottom. That means that most breeds, including Labs, bite more people each year than Pit Bulls do.

Pit Bulls, however, because of their build and strength, are being trained as fighting dogs by their owners. A Pit Bull or ANY OTHER dog that is raised properly is a sweet dog. At the same time, an owner who hasn't got a clue and beats his animals as means of "discipline" will usually end up with a dogs that bites, or behaves viciously.

It is true that Pit Bulls are MOST LIKELY to kill someone that they bite, however, it's not true that Pit Bulls are a vicious breed. They are however, often raised to be vicious, or raised improperly by their owners. Many other breeds are as well. People get a "tough" dog like a Rottweiler or a Dobi to make it a protection dog but don't know diddly about training dogs or handling dogs, so their animals turn out to be vicious.

A very large percentage of the blame rests on the owners, NOT the dogs. Even www.dogbitelaw.com points out that fatal dog bites since 1975 were attributed to over 30 different dog breeds, not just those people usually consider "vicious".

Rottweilers, German shepherds, Huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers, Chows, Great Danes, St. Bernards and Akitas are also on the list of breeds that had killed the most people between 1975 and 1996. Funny enough, I don't see such a big deal being made about Saint Bernards as there is about Pit Bulls.

It just goes to show that those of us who are uninformed on the subject will just follow the news and scream, "Ban Pit Bulls" without having any kind of an understanding of what causes dogs to bite.

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Family of pitt bull attack victim speaks out

The 10-year old Carthage boy who was brutally attacked by a pit bull on Saturday was back home with his family by Sunday.

Daniel Foster will have to endure re-constructive surgeries to repair damage done to his face.

Daniel's mother and his aunt say he's doing well considering the circumstances.

At home Daniel was heavily medicated and tired.

They feel the dog's owner should have done more to ensure an attack like this never happened.

Daniel left Childrens Hospital Medical Center with tough road ahead of him.