[Tarasaramozart]

One of the reasons why breed bans have been overturned in cities where they have been impemented is that they have not been effective in reducing dog aggression. Links are embeded in article. Please go to source and read article. No... not click bait, trying to educate people. I politically read pro and con, get both sides odf picture. Too many of us are like the five blind men and the elephant. Get the complete picture.

[antidemoncrat]

So what are the statistics on how many people are killed every year by pit bulls compared to all other breeds?

[MrEdd]

Well then (in the interest of promoting at leart minimal education) let’s point out that dogs bred for fighting and for herding huge lifestock need to be handled at all times by people trained for those endeavors, and it takes a blithering idiot to promote those breeds as pets for the general populace.

[Bryanw92]

There’s no data in that story to support the claim in the OP.

[thoughtomator]

The argument is similar to saying there’s no point in keeping jihadis out of the country because most murders aren’t done by jihadis.

[CommerceComet]

Norski, head’s up (check your mail, too).

[Responsibility2nd]

No... not click bait, trying to educate people. I politically read pro and con, get both sides odf picture. Too many of us are like the five blind men and the elephant. Get the complete picture.

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Not click bait? I think it is.

You want us to get the complete picture? Then post the damn article.

And if you must excerpt, then do it correctly.

[Boomer]

If humane groups are truly interested in solving overpopulation, then their primary focus must be on spay/neuter.

This is really the best method of reducing the number of dogs and cats killed in dog pounds every year. A free or near free spay and neutering would allow the poorest to get their animals fixed. That means communities, cities, states, or the feds must subsidize the vets who do the work.

As for Pit Bulls; you would be better off talking to a rock. The ignorance here is off the charts. One of the best dogs I've ever had is a Staffie in the PB family. She's a mom to the other 3. Great dogs but like any good dog they must be treated with respect. You can't find a dog more willing to please their human which is also why they are so easily abused and made to be mean. I'd like to see the people who do that put in prison for the expected life of the dog. Ten years will do.

[OrangeHoof]

This sounds like the logic for denying the death penalty. “The rate of crimes do not go down if we execute criminals”, they say. “The crime rate drops 100 percent for the criminals executed,” is the retort.

Similarly, you can say the rate of dog violence does not go down with pit bull bans, but it should for the dogs that are euthanized.