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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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Pit Bull Attacks Baby | Is It The Breed or the Environment? (m.youtube.com)
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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm a cyclist so I frequently cross paths with dogs. For my own safety, I assume every dog I see is dangerous, especially in a post-COVID world where so many people got COVID dogs because they were bored.

The amount of irresponsible owners out there... I'm at a less for words. People struggle to control dogs so small they can fit in a pocket, I have zero faith they would invest the time needed to train something like a pit bull or other high-maintenance dog.

Thankfully I haven't been attacked by one yet. The last dog that jumped me on my bike was a golden lab. Unleashed in a leash-only area, of course.

[–] dumbdown@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

My partner is physician and all dog mailings have been pitbulls. Not saying it's inherent since their owners tend to be a but ghetto, but certainly doesn't help their cause

[–] TediousLength@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I call bullshit. Lived in a commune for 5 years where my friend grew up. There were more than a dozen putbulls growing up alongside loads of kids, babies, adults. In 25 years, there hasn't been a single attack. It's not because you don't understand the breed, how to raise and train them that it's the breed's fault. Yes they have some aggresivity in them, but trained properly and they will be able to channel it through stimulating activities.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

You missed his key point: yes you can train them, yes you can manage them, yes if they do an aggressive act it will be extreme violence. Read the comment to his vid by the ER doctor, while other types of Dog bites out number Pit Bill bites, Pittie bits are most devasting injuries and damage or lethal by a huge margin. And I'm not an anti Pit person. My daughter has rescued two, my aunt had two growing up, they were amazing and so loving ( but at night they had to be crated, or they'd tear each other up)