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RE: MD Court of Appeals: Pitbulls Inherently Dangerous - 4/27/2012 6:54:01 PM

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ORIGINAL: kalikshama

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in 2000 a study on dog bite-related fatalities (DBRF) that covered the years 1979-1998. The study found reports of 327 people killed by dogs over the 20-year period. Using newspaper articles, the CDC was able to obtain breed "identifications" for 238 of the 327 cases of fatal dog attacks; of which "pit bull terrier" or mixes thereof were reportedly involved in 76 cases.

I know you were "playing devil's advocate", but I wanted to respond to the above.

Noting the bolded part above, it's very clear where the HUGE FLAW in said alleged "study" comes from. Hmmm, dog fighting has significantly increased... Pit Bulls have become the "breed" of choice of said fighting... there's been an explosion in Pit Bull breeding (for fighting)... and the media will report on near every damn time a Pit Bull ever bites -- specifically citing a "Pit Bull" was involved, while frequently not citing the breed if another dog bites. Doesn't take a rocket-scientist to put two-and-two together here.

Quite simply, Pit Bulls are NOT the monsters so many completely fucking ignorant people make them out to be:

1) According to the American Temperament Test Society, Pit Bulls score 86.8% on the Temperament scale, and DogCentral.com states the following of Pit Bulls:

"The American Pit Bull Terrier, too, is actually a very friendly animal. As a matter of fact, The American Temperament Test Society dubs it one of the sweetest breeds of all! The Pit Bull has received bad press, but -- aside from digging holes in your backyard -- this breed can be a big bundle of joy."

http://atts.org/breed-statistics/statistics-page1/
http://www.dogs-central.com/choosing-a-dog.html

2) "John Goodwin, an expert on animal fighting with the Humane Society, says there are an estimated 40,000 professional dogfighters in the United States, involved in putting on fights and buying and selling fighting dogs. Watch what goes on at a high-stakes dog fight

But, Goodwin adds, there could be as many as 100,000 additional people involved in "streetfighting" -- informal dogfighting, often involving young people in gangs.

"It's far more pervasive than people think and it's definitely been on the upswing in the past five to 10 years," he told CNN. See how dogfighters operate and have their own language

Statistics from animal shelters give another indicator of the rise in dogfighting, Goodwin said. Fifteen years ago, 2 to 3 percent of the dogs coming into animal shelters were pit bulls; now, he said, pit bulls make up about a third. At one shelter in Jersey City, New Jersey, Goodwin said, the figure is 65 percent, with 20 percent of them showing the scars that indicate they have been fighting dogs.

A database run by animal advocacy group Pet-abuse.com, which collects reports of animal abuse, shows reports of dogfighting cases increased from 16 in 2000 to 127 in 2006."

http://articles.cnn.com/2007-07-18/us/dog.fighting_1_illegal-blood-sport-underground-dogfighting-magazines-animal-shelters?_s=PM:US

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