None of which is even slightly responsive to my question.
I'll ask it yet again:
What "credible expert" claims that the number of fatalities in America isn't disproportional to that breed?
Man up and just give the real answer, which is "None."
” I’ll ask it yet again:
What “credible expert” claims that the number of fatalities in America isn’t disproportional to that breed?
Man up and just give the real answer, which is “None.””<<<<
First off, I’m a woman. Second, it says very plainly that the quote above appears to be true, both in the CDC study and the first study on your link. I don’t know of anyone who is saying that is NOT the case. However, you are missing the entire purpose of the studies, focusing instead on one detail which is important only because you think it is. If THAT was all we needed to know, don’t you think that’s all it would say? Why don’t you actually read the studies on that link you provided? Instead, you rely on this complete stranger, who is also a lawyer, and has lots to gain from claims against “bad” dog owners, to give you the complete truth and tell you everything you need to know about those studies right there on his site. I’m sorry, but I am going with the guys that actually went to VETERINARY school, who are ANIMAL behaviorists, not LAWYERS. Read the studies!
Right now, pit bulls may indeed be number one on the list of fatalities. They are also the most popular type of dog, so that doesn’t really say much. Another detail you seem to be completely spacing is that the average number of fatalities has not risen substantially since pit bulls became number one. This is the part where you have to put your thinking cap on. If they’re not raising the death toll, but replacing other breeds on the list, then it really doesn’t matter how much of that pie they’re taking! If they’re not baking a whole new one, then the problem is not the breed!!! I don’t know how much more simple I can make it. Why are you relying on me to provide you with this stuff? You seem very hesitant to go with the experts on this, and that makes me think you don’t really WANT to know.