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Oct 29, 2024
5:04:24pm

cougfanblue Assistant to the manager

I'm less concerned about injuries and more concerned about deaths.

I'm not sure what website you think I got the data from, but here's an article from Time that references research by Merritt Clifton:

https://time.com/2891180/kfc-and-the-pit-bull-attack-of-a-little-girl/

Other posters have posted articles citing similarly lopsided numbers for pitbulls. Are you arguing that they don't account for a significantly higher rate of deaths than any other breed? Your post only references the number of injuries, and doesn't discuss the severity of those injuries.

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Originally posted on Oct 29, 2024 at 5:04:24pm

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Time

It should be illegal everywhere to have an unneutered pitbull

arizonacougarfan

4:00pm

It should be illegal everywhere to have a~~n unneutered~~ pitbull. Fixed it.

fredgarvin

4:00pm

Agreed. That is a better option

arizonacougarfan

4:01pm

Pitbulls are not inherently evil.

realtall

4:04pm

Yes they are. They do what they were bred to do.

Schultz is back

4:10pm

Well, sorry you feel that way. You have obviously been bit by a pitbull that you owned.

realtall

4:13pm

Having knocked doors in the south for 2 years, I can say, yes, they are evil.

KayakCoug

5:23pm

TBF, rattlesnakes aren't inherently evil. So definitely get one as a pet.

oxcoug

4:59pm

“You knew what I was when you picked me up”

arizonacougarfan

5:13pm

But their owners are

stoils

4:10pm

almost all pitbull owners are either stupid or ignorant.

Schultz is back

4:11pm

Yeah some are real idiots. Most aren't. Dog owners in general are like this.

realtall

4:15pm

Less than 6% of all dogs in America are pit bulls, yet they account for 2/3 of all dog-related human deaths.

cougfanblue

4:31pm

neither are grizzly bears

Belboz

4:15pm

RE: Pitbulls are not inherently evil.

Mississippi

4:19pm

I would argue they are. Some buck their breeding and are fine. But they are bred

runnincoug

4:20pm

Here's a link I found helpful.

realtall

4:22pm

But if a toy poodle bites me, it's not going to kill me.

cougfanblue

4:24pm

Lethality is everything it's about - pit bull jaws are lethal. Any dog can lose

oxcoug

4:45pm

Also, Pit Bulls don't give up, let go, or get scared away.

runnincoug

5:20pm

Animals can't be "evil". But pitbulls are inherently aggressive, and deadly dangerous when they are.

cougfanblue

4:20pm

I want you to picture a gun in your mind. Now imagine that gun had legs.

benny1982

4:48pm

I don't think their "inherent evil" is the reason why people don't want them

russkiejedi

4:33pm

Neither are alligators, poisonous snakes or sharks.

ArcticKat

4:57pm

Not evil, just inherently dangerous.

DwigtA2RM

6:43pm

A few years ago I had an unplanned encounter with a pit bull. I went outside to

Soy Celeste

4:11pm

Especially one running around off leash.

realtall

4:01pm

It's already illegal in most places to have dogs running around off leash. That

fredgarvin

4:07pm

Yes. All pitbulls need to be immediately put down. That's what you want to hear, right?

realtall

4:09pm

Yep.

Schultz is back

4:11pm

RE: Yes. All pitbulls need to be immediately put down. That's what you want to

fredgarvin

4:13pm

Glad we're all in agreement.

Oregano

4:25pm

Yes we are. That IS what everyone wants to hear.

realtall

4:26pm

Not just what we want to hear, it's what we believe.

Oregano

4:30pm

That's ok. Don't get a pitbull.

realtall

4:31pm

I try to be reasonable about this but frankly most of the opinions here are not backed up by evidence.

realtall

4:32pm

Here's the data. What's your solution?

cougfanblue

4:35pm

They are also responsible for more bites than any other breed.

Oregano

4:38pm

My solution is to get accurate data. Not something you hear on a lawyer's website.

realtall

4:51pm

I'm less concerned about injuries and more concerned about deaths.

cougfanblue

5:04pm

I take it this includes the rapper?

4:10pm

Depends. Is he neutered?

SoCalCoug

4:49pm

All neutered by 2025. Outlawed in 2040.

Cobra Venom

4:59pm

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