Ban PitBulls
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:
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Keep it civil.
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No advocating for violence.
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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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Large, aggressive breeds are more dangerous than smaller or less aggressive breeds. It seems obvious, but @banpitbullls.lemmy.ca mods will troll you for criticizing any other breed
I can get why, pitbulls are the most problematic and the breed that should be banned first before moving onto others. People often use deflection and bring up "well X breed killed someone, why dont we ban them huh?", it's fine in this thread since the post explicitly mentions other breeds too, but its a classic comment to see when people are trying to defend pitbulls for whatever reason.
The OP implies other breeds are safe which is nonsense
They're way safer. I trust Rottweilers way more than Pitbulls.