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To: Sherman Logan
From 1982 to 2013, dog bite/fatality statistics are pretty clear. Not just percentage wise, but raw numbers.

From the site www.dogsbite.org

Pitbulls: 263 deaths

Rottweiler: 81 deaths (next closest)

Dog Kills

22 posted on 02/18/2014 1:27:00 PM PST by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: rjsimmon

I believe pit bulls are most accurately characterized as a group of breeds, not as a breed as such. And it appears dogs outside this group are very often classified as pit bulls when they’re involved in a severe incident.

IOW, I suspect the numbers are overstated for “pit bulls.”

Not particularly a defender of pit bulls, just trying to keep the record straight.


25 posted on 02/18/2014 1:29:44 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: rjsimmon

Pit Bulls like to argue bite stats, not fatalities and argue that a nip on the ankle from a chihuahua is just as bad as a pit permanently disfiguring a child’s face.


27 posted on 02/18/2014 1:33:22 PM PST by Arthurio
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