Before the 1980s Pit Bull attacks were rare. It was Rottweilers, Dobermans, German Shepherds and Sled type dogs that made the top of the killing list. Meanwhile, Pit Bulls have been here longer than any of those other breeds. Then in the 1980s Pits started gaining in popularity with irresponsible people. In that same time period, we gained a lot immigrants, legal and illegal from Ctrl and South America. People from cultures where dog fighting is popular.
Irresponsible Pit Bull ownership and population exploded. Now you have some Pit Bull lines that go back several generations having been bred to be mean and kept by idiots.
That’s why we have so many Pit Bull attacks.
Uh, their whole HISTORY was specifically breeding for FIGHTING and KILLING.
Please stop being in denial.
And they were NEVER as popular as German Shepherds, and Rotts became extremely popular starting in the ‘80s (I was a dog nut starting then when they and Chows broke into the top 10 AKC).
Despite covering several breeds (and discounting the breeds that have since had the fight bred out), they never come close the the #s GS had for a century and even that Rotts had since the ‘80s. IOW, the % kill rate for PBT types is huge compared to any other type/breed.
Check some history and you’ll find more attacks than you think exist. Especially the kills.