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I seem to remember several years (30 years maybe) ago a question on an insurance form asking about dog breeds of our family pets. I think the reasoning behind this was Rottweilers GS's and Dobermans exposed the insurance company to more risk of suits if someone was bitten.

I wonder if pit bull owners should be required to carry specific licenses and insurance? I know - more bureaucracy.

We have a new subsidized apartment built nearby in our rural community and some of the residents have pit bulls. Dogs chained to tires in the back yards. A couple of these dogs barricaded our elderly neighbor in her home and they had to be shot so that she could exit. They were charging at the person who went to check on her. Another inlaw was chased into their home in town by a pit bull and put him and his wife in the hospital.

( That being said, my daughter was bitten by a Jack Russell who attacked the Chihuahua she was walking.

"I wonder if pit bull owners should be required to carry specific licenses and insurance? I know - more bureaucracy." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I wondered this myself. However, being required to purchase insurance by the government is the same as a tax, and is the basis of Obamacare, a nightmare only now beginning to be reduced in its overwhelming force. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Here are a set of articles regarding insurance and dogs.

Allstate “celebrates” Dog Bite Prevention Week with $362,599 payout https://www.animals24-7.org/2018/04/10/allstate-celebrates-dog-bite-prevention-week-with-362599-payout/