Let’s not just to any conclusions.....
Cats do it less often than dogs do.
But again cats will give us heroics less too. This goes even for the mean pit bull.
This one was a German Shepherd.
According to Dogsbite.org statistics for 2017, of the 39/(now possibly 40) dog bite fatalities in the USA, the largest number were by
1) Pit Bull (29 fatalities), (74%)
and the #2 spot went to German Shepherds (4 fatalities) (10%)
In 2017, seven dog bite fatalities involved canines from two or more different breeds, thus producing a death count total of 49 rather than 39. Seven dog breeds each contributed to one death, including: American bulldog, akita, doberman pinscher, giant schnauzer, heeler-mix, husky and rottweiler.