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To: freedom462
Pit bulls do attack humans less frequently than most other dog breeds.

Would like to look at the stats for that. Pit bulls still rank #1 for kills.

5 posted on 02/18/2014 1:00:51 PM PST by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: rjsimmon

Couple problems.

Pit bulls are more or less the canine equivalent of assault weapons. The definition of which breeds are included is very loose. Often means any large scary dog.

Statistics on dog bites are collected with a very wide degree of reliability.

Any statistic as to number of bites or deaths caused by a particular breed is pretty meaningless without qualification by number of those dogs of that breed in US or percentage of dogs of that breed.

IOW, if (to make up some numbers) 25% of fatal bites are by “pit bulls,” but pit bulls are only 1% of all US dogs, they’re a lot more dangerous than the raw numbers or ranking would indicate.


18 posted on 02/18/2014 1:14:50 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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