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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.

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  2. No advocating for violence.

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

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Pitbull attacks owner, gets shot by neighbour (cyprus-mail.com)
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A pitbull which mauled its owner was shot dead by its owner’s neighbour on Wednesday night.

The dog’s owner, aged 61 years old, was reportedly sitting in his garden in the Nicosia suburb of Ayios Dhometios at around 8pm when the dog launched an attack.

The man’s neighbour, a 78-year-old man, then attempted to intervene, first spraying water from a hose at the dog in an attempt to make it go away.

When that failed, he pulled out a shotgun, and shot the dog dead.

The dog’s owner is currently being treated for injuries to his left arm at the Nicosia general hospital.

The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world -5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

China has 55 million pet dogs and reports 12 million dog bites or attacks a year.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880292.2024.2441000#abstract

Meanwhile the US has 98.7 million pet dogs and reports 4.5-4.7 million dog bites or attacks.

Pit bulls are banned in China. The difference is human culture, not the dogs. In China it is common to train guard or attack dogs and there is also an unaddressed problem with feral (i.e. untrained) dogs. Because of this they have nearly half the pet dogs but more than twice the attacks.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's both. And they correlate. Why would anyone choose a pitbull?

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world -1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Its not both as the data I posted shows. China has virtually no pit bulls and yet is has more dog bites per capita. That proves human culture alone is the defining factor in the problem.

As for why anyone would choose a pit bull, they are adorable, playful and affectionate companions when socialized and trained, exactly like any large dog.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

the chinese dog bites are bites of roasted dog tho 😆