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Ban PitBulls

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Dog bite severity varies by the breed of dog, and studies have found that pit bull–type dogs have both a high rate of reported bites and a high rate of severe injuries, compared to other non–pit bull–type dogs.

Pit bull–type dogs are extensively used in the United States for dogfighting, a practice that has continued despite being outlawed. Several nations and jurisdictions restrict the ownership of pit bull–type dogs through breed-specific legislation.

The sole goal for this comm is to ban pit bulls from every jurisdiction and to treat the remaining ones with respect while every caretaker follows the required safety precautions to keep everyone safe. Dog breeds with documented health issues should also be prevented from being forcibly bred into this world.

Rules:

  1. Keep it civil.

  2. No advocating for violence.

  3. No pit bull advocate gaslighting. Though good faith debates are allowed.

Links:

Dogsbite.org is routinely slandered by the pro-pit lobby, but the site is informative and its data collection procedures are transparent and well-documented.

Pit Nutter Bingo Cliched excuses and problematic arguments pit nutters use.

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[–] Skyline969@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Training. Like all the other breeds. You need to train a bloodhound to track without getting distracted. You need to train a husky as a sled dog, to work with a team. Any of those breeds can be violent with a bad owner or improper training.

[–] warm@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, and nobody is denying that. But there are breeds that are more aggressive in nature and a lack of training and control of them is far more dangerous.