Keep in mind that there are 26 breeds of dog commonly mistaken for “Pit Bulls”, which means that the actual number listed as pit bite statistics is likely much lower when considering the dog in question is likely NOT an actual APBT. According to these statistics, Pit Bull type dogs and Rottweilers do the most damage when they do bite, which is understandable, considering their size and strength.
Find the “pit bull”:
http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Findthebull/findpitbull_v3.html
Recently there was an attack in Louisville that was reported as a pit bull. The facts (there was no correction printed afterwards by the “journalist”) were that the dog had no relationship to any one of the breeds referred to as having pit bull characteristics. Matter of fact, the writer of the piece had not seen the dog, nor had the police told him the dog was a pit bull. He admitted that some person that had *not even seen the dog* told him it was a pit bull. He was too damn lazy to verify *any* of the so called “facts” he had printed. And too unethical to print a correction.
My first point? This particular piece could be more or less accurate. It’s also more likely that is it somewhat to very inaccurate.
My other, more pertinent point is that on FR daily we piss and moan about inaccurate and biased reporting and yet when a piece fits our own mindset, well it must be the gospel truth. And we are all off in righteous indignation to attend the lynching.
People here need to think about my second point. We want to be taken seriously, it behooves us to understand the sources and limitations of the information we post here and use as ammunition to further our cause.
And for those interested in logic, when one extrapolates, one goes from the macro to the micro. One does NOT go from the micro to the macro. The later thinking process is what powers the bigoted liberal mind. And when you take inaccurate information from the micro to the macro, you have utter garbage.
Put 'em all down. If it looks like a pit bull, and acts like a pit bull, it's a pit bull.
Thanks, that was interesting. Ours is supposedly an American Bulldog/Basset mix. No idea what difference is in American and Pit bull though.