wolf_spanky

wolf_spanky t1_j3j2vk2 wrote

Reply to comment by an_m_8ed in If you're looking for a dog, please consider one of our long-time residents by ktcat146

How can you read this information I provide you and still say that someone should not be deterred from owning a dangerous animal?

You clearly can’t digest stats and you don’t even provide a good example for your counter argument. Read the statistics. It samples ALL dogs. There is no selection bias. People in swim suits eating ice cream? What in the community college are you on about? That doesn’t even work as an argument.

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>I'm not denying that there are increased risks of owning a pit bull because of many factors, breed included, but increased risk does not mean causality.
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>Regardless, I stand by my point that someone should not be deterred from owning a pit bull because of it's breed alone.

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what.

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wolf_spanky t1_j3ik954 wrote

Reply to comment by an_m_8ed in If you're looking for a dog, please consider one of our long-time residents by ktcat146

Yes, they do show casualties. It’s data that’s been documented for a long ass time. Sorry, bud.

  • From 2010 to June 2021, 60% of all fatal dog bites in the U.S. involved a pit bull or pit bull mix. The second deadliest breed was Rottweilers at a whopping...7%

  • From 2005 to 2020, pit bulls were responsible for 67% of the 568 Americans killed by dogs.

  • Pit bulls and Rottweilers make up 77% of all fatal dog bites, despite being only ~6% of the U.S. dog population.

  • Pit bull terriers are 48% more likely to attack unprovoked than other dog breeds.

  • Pit bulls are 4.4x more likely to cause complex wounds during their attacks than other breeds.

  • Pit bull attacks have higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges, and a higher risk of death than attacks by other breeds.

  • From 2005 to 2017, 54% of fatal dog attacks were inflicted by family dogs, and 64% of those dogs were pit bulls.

  • From 2005 to 2019, 64 infants were killed by dogs. Pit bulls were responsible for 48% of those deaths.

  • In 2019, pit bulls were to blame for 91% of all fatal dog attacks in Texas.

  • A Level 1 Trauma Center in Richmond, VA did a study from 2007-2017 which found that out of 356 patients admitted for dog bites, 53% of those dogs were a pit bull or pit bull mix, with the next closest breed being a Labrador/Labrador mix at 10%.

  • You are 213% (WTF!!!) more likely to get a severe injury from a pit bull than other breeds.

  • Pit bulls or pit bull mixes responsible for/total fatal dog attacks in the U.S., by year:

2016: 23/31 (74%) 2017: 29/39 (74%) 2018: 25/34 (74%) 2019: 33/48 (69%) nice 2020: 33/46 (72%) 2021: 37/51 (73%)

  • Here are some dog shelter statistics on pit bulls/pit bull mixes:

More than 50% of all pit bulls in the U.S. are up for sale or adoption Most of the pit bulls put up for sale or adoption were given up by their former owners Between 19% and 32% of all dogs taken to shelters are pit bulls Pit bulls remain in shelters approximately 3x as long as other breeds 40% of pit bulls in shelters are euthanized every year (a different source goes as high as 80%) The adoption rate for pit bulls sits at 4% nationally

  • Between 2013 and 2021, 20 states confirmed that pit bulls were involved in most dog bite incidents.

  • Pit bulls are used for dogfighting more than other breeds, likely due to their natural aggression.

  • The U.S. Army banned pit bulls from military housing due to their dangerous nature.

Sources:

https://www.coloradoinjurylaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/

https://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-studies-level-1-trauma-table-2011-present.php (on this page alone there are 111 mentions of "pit bull")

https://pawsomeadvice.com/dog/pit-bull-statistics/

https://dogbitelaw.com/vicious-dogs/pit-bulls-facts-and-figures

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