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Heroic Pit Bull Saves Woman From Machete Attack
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Asclepias
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Get a pit bull and you will have the ultimate in home, family, and personal protection. Love these dogs.
earlycuyler
Extra long Bad Ass Cut.
Great dogs. Love them to death. This story is no surprise to me.
Asclepias
Diamond Member
My pit saved my little girl from being mauled by a Rottie. I dont know how he knew what was going on but he jumped the fence of his kennel and nailed the Rottie about 4 feet away from my daughter who was riding down the street on her bike. The Rott never knew what hit him. i was mowing the lawn in the front yard when i saw him come sailing over the fence. I would have never been able to get to my daughter in time even if I had of saw what was about to happen.
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Pit bull saves human...that makes it about 50000 to one now.
As usual you add nothing to the conversation, and make crap up.
FOAD.
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But.....but......pit bulls are dangerous killers and should be exterminated!! Isn't that what those knowledgeable people were saying in the other thread?
This does not surprise me. These dogs are loyal, loving members of a lucky family.
This does not surprise me. These dogs are loyal, loving members of a lucky family.
Alfalfa
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In the first 5 months of 2013, pit bulls inflicted 93 percent of all dog bite fatalities. This is well above the average of 60 percent from 2005 to 2012.
As the pit bull population rises, more human fatalities ensue. During the last eight-year period (1991-98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population. Pit bulls killed an average of three people per year.
The pit bull population has since grown to 4 percent. During the most recent eight-year period (2005-12), pit bulls killed an average of 19 people per year.
If the current rate of fatalities inflicted by pit bulls continues, 33 Americans will lose their lives to pit bulls by the end of 2013.
Why do pit bulls kill more Americans than all dog breeds combined?
The founder of DogsBite.org explains this clearly in an editorial published by the Orlando Sentinel, "Banning pit bulls saves lives and protects the innocent"
"The threat from pit bulls results from the combination of the animals' inclination to attack without warning — an essential trait of fighting dogs — and the type of injuries that pit bulls typically inflict.
Most dogs bite and retreat, but pit bulls have a hold-and-shake bite style, and tenaciously refuse to stop an attack once begun.
Often a pit bull releases its grip only when dead — the trait dog fighters describe as being 'dead game.'"
Chart Key
% Deaths Dog Breed
60% (151) Pit bull
13% (32) Rottweiler
4% (10) Husky
4% (10) Mixed breed
3.6% (9) American bulldog
3.6% (9) German shepherd
3% (8) Mastiff/bullmastiff
2% (5) Boxer
1.6% (4) Malamute
1.6% (4) Labrador
3.6% (3 and less) Combination*
2013 Dog Bite Fatality Victims:
Learn more about each of this year's dog bite fatality victims. This pledge campaign will be updated as new deaths occur in 2013 due to devastating dog bite injury.
Betty Todd, 65-years old - Killed by her son's pet pit bull.
Christian Gormanous, 4-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Elsie Grace, 91-years old - Killed by her son's two pit bulls
Isaiah Aguilar, 2-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Ryan Maxwell, 7-years old - Killed by a pit bull while visiting family friends
Daxton Borchardt, 14-months old - Killed by his babysitter's two pet pit bulls
Monica Laminack, 21-months old - Killed by her family's pet pit bulls
Tyler Jett, 7-years old - Killed by his neighbor's two pit bull-mix dogs
Claudia Gallardo, 38-years old - Killed by a property owner's pit bull
Jordyn Arndt, 4-years old - Killed by her babysitter's pit bull
Beau Rutledge, 2-years old - Killed by his family's pet pit bull
Rachael Honabarger, 35-years old - Killed by her family German shepherd
Pamela Devitt, 63-years old - Killed by a pack of loose pit bulls
Carlton Freeman, 80-years old - Killed by four roaming pit bulls
https://www.causes.com/v2actions/1753697-fatal-pit-bull-attacks-sharply-rise-in-2013
The Front Burner: Banning pit bulls saves lives and protects the innocent
The Front Burner: Should pit bulls be banned? - Orlando Sentinel
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Fatal pit bull attacks sharply rise in 2013
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Update #6 · Nov 5
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The 374th American Struck Down by Pit Bulls
A Life Cut Short
Monday evening marked the 374th American mauled to death by a pit bull since we began the Fatal Pit Bull Attack Archival Record. The victim's name is Katherine Atkins and she was 25-years old. Katherine died alone outside as her boyfriend's two pit bulls horrifically mauled her to death. News reports said she had known the dogs since they were puppies and there was "no history of problems or aggression" with the dogs. The pit bulls unpredictably "attacked and killed."
Extensive Coverage
Last Friday, a 56-year old wheelchair-bound woman was killed by her pit bull in Baltimore. The dog had attacked the handicapped woman twice in the past. Her daughter described her injury from the first attack, as, "whenever my mom would open her mouth, her cheek would open with it." DogsBite.org is giving extensive coverage to this woman's preventable death to learn why city animal control officials returned this dog to her after the second attack.
So far this year, 25 Americans have lost their lives due to horrific dog attacks. Pit bulls are responsible for 21 (84%) of these deaths. This is a significant rise over the last 8-year combined average of 60%. DogsBite.org will continue this pledge campaign, Fatal Pit Bull Attacks Sharply Rise in 2013, through December 31, 2013. Please help us reach our goal of 500 pledges by the end of this year. I thank you for your continued support on this vital issue.
https://www.causes.com/posts/852659-the-374th-american-struck-down-by-pit-bulls
Need I say more?
As the pit bull population rises, more human fatalities ensue. During the last eight-year period (1991-98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population. Pit bulls killed an average of three people per year.
The pit bull population has since grown to 4 percent. During the most recent eight-year period (2005-12), pit bulls killed an average of 19 people per year.
If the current rate of fatalities inflicted by pit bulls continues, 33 Americans will lose their lives to pit bulls by the end of 2013.
Why do pit bulls kill more Americans than all dog breeds combined?
The founder of DogsBite.org explains this clearly in an editorial published by the Orlando Sentinel, "Banning pit bulls saves lives and protects the innocent"
"The threat from pit bulls results from the combination of the animals' inclination to attack without warning — an essential trait of fighting dogs — and the type of injuries that pit bulls typically inflict.
Most dogs bite and retreat, but pit bulls have a hold-and-shake bite style, and tenaciously refuse to stop an attack once begun.
Often a pit bull releases its grip only when dead — the trait dog fighters describe as being 'dead game.'"
Chart Key
% Deaths Dog Breed
60% (151) Pit bull
13% (32) Rottweiler
4% (10) Husky
4% (10) Mixed breed
3.6% (9) American bulldog
3.6% (9) German shepherd
3% (8) Mastiff/bullmastiff
2% (5) Boxer
1.6% (4) Malamute
1.6% (4) Labrador
3.6% (3 and less) Combination*
2013 Dog Bite Fatality Victims:
Learn more about each of this year's dog bite fatality victims. This pledge campaign will be updated as new deaths occur in 2013 due to devastating dog bite injury.
Betty Todd, 65-years old - Killed by her son's pet pit bull.
Christian Gormanous, 4-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Elsie Grace, 91-years old - Killed by her son's two pit bulls
Isaiah Aguilar, 2-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Ryan Maxwell, 7-years old - Killed by a pit bull while visiting family friends
Daxton Borchardt, 14-months old - Killed by his babysitter's two pet pit bulls
Monica Laminack, 21-months old - Killed by her family's pet pit bulls
Tyler Jett, 7-years old - Killed by his neighbor's two pit bull-mix dogs
Claudia Gallardo, 38-years old - Killed by a property owner's pit bull
Jordyn Arndt, 4-years old - Killed by her babysitter's pit bull
Beau Rutledge, 2-years old - Killed by his family's pet pit bull
Rachael Honabarger, 35-years old - Killed by her family German shepherd
Pamela Devitt, 63-years old - Killed by a pack of loose pit bulls
Carlton Freeman, 80-years old - Killed by four roaming pit bulls
https://www.causes.com/v2actions/1753697-fatal-pit-bull-attacks-sharply-rise-in-2013
The Front Burner: Banning pit bulls saves lives and protects the innocent
The Front Burner: Should pit bulls be banned? - Orlando Sentinel
Sign In
An update about the campaign to
Fatal pit bull attacks sharply rise in 2013
227 people have helped this campaign
Update #6 · Nov 5
1g
The 374th American Struck Down by Pit Bulls
A Life Cut Short
Monday evening marked the 374th American mauled to death by a pit bull since we began the Fatal Pit Bull Attack Archival Record. The victim's name is Katherine Atkins and she was 25-years old. Katherine died alone outside as her boyfriend's two pit bulls horrifically mauled her to death. News reports said she had known the dogs since they were puppies and there was "no history of problems or aggression" with the dogs. The pit bulls unpredictably "attacked and killed."
Extensive Coverage
Last Friday, a 56-year old wheelchair-bound woman was killed by her pit bull in Baltimore. The dog had attacked the handicapped woman twice in the past. Her daughter described her injury from the first attack, as, "whenever my mom would open her mouth, her cheek would open with it." DogsBite.org is giving extensive coverage to this woman's preventable death to learn why city animal control officials returned this dog to her after the second attack.
So far this year, 25 Americans have lost their lives due to horrific dog attacks. Pit bulls are responsible for 21 (84%) of these deaths. This is a significant rise over the last 8-year combined average of 60%. DogsBite.org will continue this pledge campaign, Fatal Pit Bull Attacks Sharply Rise in 2013, through December 31, 2013. Please help us reach our goal of 500 pledges by the end of this year. I thank you for your continued support on this vital issue.
https://www.causes.com/posts/852659-the-374th-american-struck-down-by-pit-bulls
Need I say more?
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Pit bull myths ::
Pit bull owners, breeders and animal advocacy groups have created a slew of myths and distortions about the pit bull breed to fight breed-specific laws. Below are the top 10 myths.
Myth #1: It's the owner not the breed
The outdated debate, "It's the owner, not the breed," has caused the pit bull problem to grow into a 30-year old problem.1 Designed to protect pit bull breeders and owners, the slogan ignores the genetic history of the breed and blames these horrific maulings -- inflicted by the pit bull's genetic "hold and shake" bite style -- on environmental factors. While environment plays a role in a pit bull's behavior, it is genetics that leaves pit bull victims with permanent and disfiguring injuries.
The pit bull's genetic traits are not in dispute. Many appellate courts agree that pit bulls pose a significant danger to society and can be regulated accordingly. Some of the genetic traits courts have identified include: unpredictability of aggression, tenacity ("gameness" the refusal to give up a fight), high pain tolerance and the pit bull's "hold and shake" bite style.2 According to forensic medical studies, similar injuries have only been found elsewhere on victims of shark attacks.3
Perpetuators of this myth also cannot account for the many instances in which pit bull owners and family members are victimized by their pet dogs. From 2005 to 2012, pit bulls killed 151 Americans, about one citizen every 19 days. Of these deaths, 52% involved a family member and a household pit bull.4 Notably, in the first 8 months of 2011, nearly half of those killed by a pit bull was its owner. One victim was an "avid supporter" of Bad Rap, a recipient of Michael Vick's dogs.5
Related articles:
2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 74-Year Old Santa Fe Man
2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pregnant Pacifica Woman Killed by Family Pit Bull
Myth #2: It's impossible to identify a pit bull
Pit bull advocates frequently claim that the average person cannot correctly identify a pit bull. As discussed in the Pit Bull FAQ, the pit bull is a class of dogs made up of several close dog breeds (See: What is a pit bull?). This false claim is designed to confuse the public just like the breed's history of changing names is intended to do (See: Disguise breed name). As recently told to us by a top U.S. animal control enforcement officer, "If it looks like a pit bull, it usually is."
Pit bull advocates have even created deceptive online tests (Find the Pit Bull) to further confuse the media, policymakers and the public. These tests are inaccurate and intentionally crafted to show that the average person cannot correctly identify a pit bull. DogsBite.org has created a more realistic test that shows a variety of popular dog breeds. Once one begins to understand the frame, posture and distinct head and jaw size of a pit bull, identification is immediate.
Can you identify the pit bull?
Rottweiler Golden retriever English bulldog Boxer
Bullmastiff German shepherd Labrador Great dane
Pit bull Beagle Australian shepherd Doberman
Pit bulls in the news
Given the enormous amount of press coverage of Michael Vick's pit bulls, television shows devoted to pit bulls, such as DogTown by National Geographic, Pit Bulls and Parolees and Pit Boss by Animal Planet, and the constant production of "positive pit bull" stories by the pit bull community, it seems unlikely that the average person cannot identify a pit bull. Pro-pit bull groups cannot on one hand parade such imagery and on the other say the public cannot identify a pit bull.
There are only two instances in which pit bulls are "misidentified," according to pit bull advocacy logic: after a serious or deadly attack or when a breed-specific law is being tested. On all other occasions, such as free spay-neuter services for pit bulls (backed by grants for free spay-neuter services for pit bulls), special adoption programs for pit bulls and national "reputation enhancement" campaigns for the breed, pit bulls and their mixes are 100% identifiable.
Related articles:
Blogger Dissects Deceptive Online Pit Bull Identification Test, 'Find the Pit Bull'
2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Year Old Mauled to Death by Pit Bull Type Dog in Ocala
Myth #3: Human-aggressive pit bulls were "culled"
Historically, it is believed that dogfighters removed human-aggressive pit bulls from the gene pool. "Man biters," as dogmen referred them, were "culled" to prevent dog handlers from suffering vicious bites. However, dogmen themselves and pedigrees show a different story. As far back as 1909, George Armitage shares a story in, "Thirty Years with Fighting Dogs." He describes Caire's Rowdy as not a mere man-biter, but as a "man-eater," the most dangerous biter of all.6
In more modern years, a substantial number of champion (CH), grand champion (GR CH) and register of merit (ROM) fighting dogs carry the title of a man-biter or a man-eater. These pit bulls were championship-breeding stock, whose famed owners never for a moment considered culling the dogs. Some of the most well known dogs include: Adams' GR CH Zebo, Indian Bolio ROM, Garner's CH Chinaman ROM, Gambler's GR CH Virgil and West's CH Spade (man-eater).7
In 1974, after a series of high profile news articles written by Wayne King and published by the New York Times, the image of the ferocious fighting pit bull moved from the shadowy world of dogmen into the mainstream. This period, between 1975 and 1979, is known as the "leakage period" when the breeding of pit bulls drastically increased through gang members and drug dealers, who wanted the "toughest dog" on the block, as well as by pet pit bull breeders.8
While some dogmen of the past may have culled human-aggressive dogs to keep their stock free of man-biters, once the leakage period began, there is no evidence that similar selective pressures were maintained.9 As early as 1980, pit bull attacks begin headlining newspapers, "Another Pit Bull Attack Reported; Boy, 8 Slashed (1980)," as well as reports of pit bull owners trying to bolster the breed's "deteriorating" public image, "Pit Bull Attacks As Owners Fight Image (1980)."
Related articles:
Pit Bulls Lead 'Bite' Counts Across U.S. Cities and Counties
1909 Dog Bite Fatality: John P. Colby's Fighting Pit Bull Kills Nephew
Myth #4: Fatal attack statistics about pit bulls are false
Pro-pit bull groups argue that the 20-year fatal dog attack study (from 1979 to 1998) issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September 2000 is inaccurate because the study relied "in part" on newspaper articles. Pit bull advocates say that pit bull fatalities are more extensively reported by the media, therefore the authors of the study (most holding PhD credentials) must have "miscounted" or "double counted" the number of pit bull fatalities.10
As stated in the CDC report, the authors collected data from media accounts as well as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) registry of fatal attacks. Also, all five authors, Jeffrey Sacks, Leslie Sinclair, Julie Gilchrist, Gail Golab and Randall Lockwood, openly oppose breed-specific laws. This bias is clearly reflected in the CDC report as well.11 If discrepancies were made in the report, it seems more likely that fatal pit bull attacks were underreported not over reported.
Related articles:
Animal People Editor Responds to Fact Cooker Article by Mark Robison
Who Authored the CDC Fatal Dog Attack Report (1979 to 1998)?
Myth #5: The media conspiracy against pit bulls
Pit bulls have the highest propensity and frequency of any dog breed to be involved in a severe mauling. Media members understand this and are quick to report such attacks. The reason why "Child Suffers Dog Bite" does not dominate dog attack news headlines is due to the lower degree of injury inflicted. In 2012, the death of 2-day old Howard Nicholson Jr., who was killed by the family's newly adopted husky, captured over 200,000 news headlines and web page results.12
Recently, a writer from British Columbia commented on the "media conspiracy" claim voiced by pit bull advocacy groups. In a charming, yet biting piece titled, "Belligerent Bassets?" writer Andrew Holota, points out the ridiculous nature of this claim:
"Yessir, there are oodles of poodles popped by cops all the time, and the press does not report it.
And attacks by psychotic shih tzus? Covered up. Muzzled, so to speak.
Children savaged by Scottish terriers? Quashed. Hushed puppies, if you will. Oh yes, the conspiracy runs deep indeed."13
What is true is that there is an absence of media regarding the collective damage inflicted by the pit bull breed since the early 1980s. In a recent 8-year period, from 2005 to 2012, pit bulls killed 151 Americans, about one citizen every 19 days.14 By 2016, pit bulls are projected to maul 275 Americans to death since 1998, the year the CDC stopped tracking fatal dog attacks by dog breed, and over 350 people since 1980.15 Major news agencies are AWOL on these important issues.
Related articles:
Editorial: Deflating the 'Media Conspiracy' Fueled by Pit Bull Groups
I'm Tired of 'Pit Bulls Before People,' A Response to Carrie Pollare
Myth #6: Pit bulls are not unpredictable
ctable, the breed frequently attacks without provocation or warning. It is well documented by humane groups that to excel in dogfighting, pit bulls were selectively bred to conceal warning signals prior to an attack. For instance, a pit bull may not growl, bare its teeth or offer a direct stare before it strikes. Unlike all other dog breeds, pit bulls are also disrespectful of traditional signs of submission and appeasement.16
According to expert Randall Lockwood, pit bulls are also liars. In a 2004 law enforcement training video, taped when Lockwood was vice president for research and educational outreach for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), he shares the following story:
"Fighting dogs lie all the time. I experienced it first hand when I was investigating three pit bulls that killed a little boy in Georgia. When I went up to do an initial evaluation of the dog's behavior, the dog came up to the front of the fence, gave me a nice little tail wag and a "play bow" -- a little solicitation, a little greeting. As I got closer, he lunged for my face."17
If a pit bull can fool an expert such as Lockwood, how can the average citizen anticipate a pit bull's future action? In a separate example, animal behavioral expert Peter Borchelt was sued after the pit bull he was training for a client "suddenly" attacked an ex-fireman. After encountering Gabriel Febbraio on the street and assuring him that the pit bull was friendly, the dog broke free from Borchelt and attacked Febbraio in the groin. The jury awarded Febbraio $1 million dollars.18
Related articles:
2013 Dog Bite Fatality: Fulton County Infant Killed by Family Pit Bull
ASPCA Euthanizes 'Unpredictable' Pit Bull After Rehabilitation Fails
Myth #7: Pit bulls do not have a locking jaw
Pro-pit bull groups continuously attempt to debunk the pit bull "locking jaw" expression that is often used by the media and the public. A pit bull's jaw may not physically lock, but due to selective breeding for a specific bite style -- to hold on and to shake indefinitely -- we consistently hear in news reports that the dog "would not let go." DogsBite.org has recorded numerous tools used to try to get a pit bull to release its grip including: shotguns, hammers, baseball bats and pipes.
Learn more in our Pit Bull FAQ: Why do people say that pit bulls "don't let go?"
Related articles:
Zupf Tackles the "Pit Bull Locking Jaw" Bite Style
Crow Bar Used to Unlock Pit Bull's Jaws Engaged in Fight
Myth #8: Pit bulls used to be the most popular dog in America
Pit bull advocates often claim that by World War I, the pit bull had become the "most popular dog in America." A source is never cited with this claim. In 2006, the publication Animal People tested this claim. By searching the classified dogs-for-sale ads between 1900 to 1950 on NewspaperArchive.com, the group discovered that huskies and St. Bernards were the most popular dogs of that period. Of the 34 breeds searched, pit bulls ranked 25th.
Due to the different names that pit bulls are known by, Animal People ran searches on three names: pit bull terrier, Staffordshire, and American bulldog. As the group states, "The exercise was skewed toward finding more pit bulls rather than fewer, since multiple searches were run to try to find pit bulls under a variety of different names." The combined sum of these three breeds came to 34,770; 1% of the sampling of nearly 3.5 million breed-specific mentions of dogs.19
Related articles:
1911 Pit Bull Terrier Depicted as ‘Outcast American’ to Victimize the Breed
ASPCA Perpetuates Myth that Pit Bulls Were Once a Popular Family Dog
Myth #9: Pit bulls pass the American Temperament Test
In 1977, Alfons Ertel designed the American Temperament Test in hopes of creating a uniform temperament test for dogs. Of the 75 million dogs that populate the U.S. today,20 about 933 are tested per year (0.001% of all dogs). The temperament data published by the group is not based upon scientific random sampling of any dog breed. It seems it would be virtually impossible to develop such a reliable study, as the base population source group is unidentifiable.
Due to the temperament data being objectively statistically unreliable, it is also highly misleading. Pit bull advocates frequently use this misleading data to point to the breed's good temperament and to advocate against breed-specific laws ("Pit bulls pass the ATTS test more often than beagles!"). Yet anyone one who has a minimal understanding of critical statistical analysis should be able to see that the ATTS "breed statistics" temperament data21 is essentially valueless.
The 12-minute test stimulates a casual walk through a park with a range of encounters. The test focuses on stability, shyness, aggressiveness and a few other factors. According to the group, the overall pass rate (the combination of all breeds) is 81.6%.22 Unlike the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test, no part of the ATTS test is performed without the dog owner present. It also fails to evaluate the most basic scenario that leads to aggression: How a dog reacts when it sees another dog.
For more information regarding the unreliability of all temperament testing, please see: Aggressive Behavior in Adopted Dogs (Canis Familiaris) that Passed a Temperament Test, by E. Christensen, J. Scarlett, M. Campagna and K. Houpt.
Related articles:
Blog Dispels 'ATTS' Myth Used as Arsenal by Pit Bull Advocates
Week of Escalating Violent Attacks by Rescued and Adopted Pit Bulls
Myth #10: Punish the deed not the breed
The slogan often voiced by pit bull advocates, "Punish the deed not the breed," works to the benefit of pit bull breeders and owners who accept the large collateral damage the breed inflicts upon the public and has been for the last 30-years. The slogan also accepts that a "new victim" must be created prior to punishment. The goal of breed-specific laws is to prevent the deed, as civil and criminal recourse for victims after the deed may be impossible to achieve.
Parts of a recent email sent to DogsBite.org outlines this reality clearly:
"She nearly lost her left arm in that attack and since then has piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. She has brought a lawsuit against the dog's owner. He had no liability insurance and has since moved out of the neighborhood. The main witness also has moved.
This woman and her family basically have no recourse. The lawsuit is fine but who knows if they will ever get a penny out of it.
I'm assuming this is a fairly common occurrence that you folks know about all too well."
Much like the outdated myth #1, "It's the owner not the breed," this last myth lies at the heart of archaic and insufficient U.S. dog policy. The modern answer to this final myth is to develop policies that prevent future victims from being created. Waiting until after a treacherous pit bull bite is too late. As former Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon states in a WTOL-TV interview about this issue, "there is no deep pocket to put these kids back together again" after a serious mauling.23
Prevent the deed, regulate the breed!
Related articles:
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Pit Bull Myths - Dangerous Dogs - DogsBite.org
Pit bull owners, breeders and animal advocacy groups have created a slew of myths and distortions about the pit bull breed to fight breed-specific laws. Below are the top 10 myths.
Myth #1: It's the owner not the breed
The outdated debate, "It's the owner, not the breed," has caused the pit bull problem to grow into a 30-year old problem.1 Designed to protect pit bull breeders and owners, the slogan ignores the genetic history of the breed and blames these horrific maulings -- inflicted by the pit bull's genetic "hold and shake" bite style -- on environmental factors. While environment plays a role in a pit bull's behavior, it is genetics that leaves pit bull victims with permanent and disfiguring injuries.
The pit bull's genetic traits are not in dispute. Many appellate courts agree that pit bulls pose a significant danger to society and can be regulated accordingly. Some of the genetic traits courts have identified include: unpredictability of aggression, tenacity ("gameness" the refusal to give up a fight), high pain tolerance and the pit bull's "hold and shake" bite style.2 According to forensic medical studies, similar injuries have only been found elsewhere on victims of shark attacks.3
Perpetuators of this myth also cannot account for the many instances in which pit bull owners and family members are victimized by their pet dogs. From 2005 to 2012, pit bulls killed 151 Americans, about one citizen every 19 days. Of these deaths, 52% involved a family member and a household pit bull.4 Notably, in the first 8 months of 2011, nearly half of those killed by a pit bull was its owner. One victim was an "avid supporter" of Bad Rap, a recipient of Michael Vick's dogs.5
Related articles:
2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 74-Year Old Santa Fe Man
2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pregnant Pacifica Woman Killed by Family Pit Bull
Myth #2: It's impossible to identify a pit bull
Pit bull advocates frequently claim that the average person cannot correctly identify a pit bull. As discussed in the Pit Bull FAQ, the pit bull is a class of dogs made up of several close dog breeds (See: What is a pit bull?). This false claim is designed to confuse the public just like the breed's history of changing names is intended to do (See: Disguise breed name). As recently told to us by a top U.S. animal control enforcement officer, "If it looks like a pit bull, it usually is."
Pit bull advocates have even created deceptive online tests (Find the Pit Bull) to further confuse the media, policymakers and the public. These tests are inaccurate and intentionally crafted to show that the average person cannot correctly identify a pit bull. DogsBite.org has created a more realistic test that shows a variety of popular dog breeds. Once one begins to understand the frame, posture and distinct head and jaw size of a pit bull, identification is immediate.
Can you identify the pit bull?
Rottweiler Golden retriever English bulldog Boxer
Bullmastiff German shepherd Labrador Great dane
Pit bull Beagle Australian shepherd Doberman
Pit bulls in the news
Given the enormous amount of press coverage of Michael Vick's pit bulls, television shows devoted to pit bulls, such as DogTown by National Geographic, Pit Bulls and Parolees and Pit Boss by Animal Planet, and the constant production of "positive pit bull" stories by the pit bull community, it seems unlikely that the average person cannot identify a pit bull. Pro-pit bull groups cannot on one hand parade such imagery and on the other say the public cannot identify a pit bull.
There are only two instances in which pit bulls are "misidentified," according to pit bull advocacy logic: after a serious or deadly attack or when a breed-specific law is being tested. On all other occasions, such as free spay-neuter services for pit bulls (backed by grants for free spay-neuter services for pit bulls), special adoption programs for pit bulls and national "reputation enhancement" campaigns for the breed, pit bulls and their mixes are 100% identifiable.
Related articles:
Blogger Dissects Deceptive Online Pit Bull Identification Test, 'Find the Pit Bull'
2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Year Old Mauled to Death by Pit Bull Type Dog in Ocala
Myth #3: Human-aggressive pit bulls were "culled"
Historically, it is believed that dogfighters removed human-aggressive pit bulls from the gene pool. "Man biters," as dogmen referred them, were "culled" to prevent dog handlers from suffering vicious bites. However, dogmen themselves and pedigrees show a different story. As far back as 1909, George Armitage shares a story in, "Thirty Years with Fighting Dogs." He describes Caire's Rowdy as not a mere man-biter, but as a "man-eater," the most dangerous biter of all.6
In more modern years, a substantial number of champion (CH), grand champion (GR CH) and register of merit (ROM) fighting dogs carry the title of a man-biter or a man-eater. These pit bulls were championship-breeding stock, whose famed owners never for a moment considered culling the dogs. Some of the most well known dogs include: Adams' GR CH Zebo, Indian Bolio ROM, Garner's CH Chinaman ROM, Gambler's GR CH Virgil and West's CH Spade (man-eater).7
In 1974, after a series of high profile news articles written by Wayne King and published by the New York Times, the image of the ferocious fighting pit bull moved from the shadowy world of dogmen into the mainstream. This period, between 1975 and 1979, is known as the "leakage period" when the breeding of pit bulls drastically increased through gang members and drug dealers, who wanted the "toughest dog" on the block, as well as by pet pit bull breeders.8
While some dogmen of the past may have culled human-aggressive dogs to keep their stock free of man-biters, once the leakage period began, there is no evidence that similar selective pressures were maintained.9 As early as 1980, pit bull attacks begin headlining newspapers, "Another Pit Bull Attack Reported; Boy, 8 Slashed (1980)," as well as reports of pit bull owners trying to bolster the breed's "deteriorating" public image, "Pit Bull Attacks As Owners Fight Image (1980)."
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Myth #4: Fatal attack statistics about pit bulls are false
Pro-pit bull groups argue that the 20-year fatal dog attack study (from 1979 to 1998) issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September 2000 is inaccurate because the study relied "in part" on newspaper articles. Pit bull advocates say that pit bull fatalities are more extensively reported by the media, therefore the authors of the study (most holding PhD credentials) must have "miscounted" or "double counted" the number of pit bull fatalities.10
As stated in the CDC report, the authors collected data from media accounts as well as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) registry of fatal attacks. Also, all five authors, Jeffrey Sacks, Leslie Sinclair, Julie Gilchrist, Gail Golab and Randall Lockwood, openly oppose breed-specific laws. This bias is clearly reflected in the CDC report as well.11 If discrepancies were made in the report, it seems more likely that fatal pit bull attacks were underreported not over reported.
Related articles:
Animal People Editor Responds to Fact Cooker Article by Mark Robison
Who Authored the CDC Fatal Dog Attack Report (1979 to 1998)?
Myth #5: The media conspiracy against pit bulls
Pit bulls have the highest propensity and frequency of any dog breed to be involved in a severe mauling. Media members understand this and are quick to report such attacks. The reason why "Child Suffers Dog Bite" does not dominate dog attack news headlines is due to the lower degree of injury inflicted. In 2012, the death of 2-day old Howard Nicholson Jr., who was killed by the family's newly adopted husky, captured over 200,000 news headlines and web page results.12
Recently, a writer from British Columbia commented on the "media conspiracy" claim voiced by pit bull advocacy groups. In a charming, yet biting piece titled, "Belligerent Bassets?" writer Andrew Holota, points out the ridiculous nature of this claim:
"Yessir, there are oodles of poodles popped by cops all the time, and the press does not report it.
And attacks by psychotic shih tzus? Covered up. Muzzled, so to speak.
Children savaged by Scottish terriers? Quashed. Hushed puppies, if you will. Oh yes, the conspiracy runs deep indeed."13
What is true is that there is an absence of media regarding the collective damage inflicted by the pit bull breed since the early 1980s. In a recent 8-year period, from 2005 to 2012, pit bulls killed 151 Americans, about one citizen every 19 days.14 By 2016, pit bulls are projected to maul 275 Americans to death since 1998, the year the CDC stopped tracking fatal dog attacks by dog breed, and over 350 people since 1980.15 Major news agencies are AWOL on these important issues.
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Myth #6: Pit bulls are not unpredictable
ctable, the breed frequently attacks without provocation or warning. It is well documented by humane groups that to excel in dogfighting, pit bulls were selectively bred to conceal warning signals prior to an attack. For instance, a pit bull may not growl, bare its teeth or offer a direct stare before it strikes. Unlike all other dog breeds, pit bulls are also disrespectful of traditional signs of submission and appeasement.16
According to expert Randall Lockwood, pit bulls are also liars. In a 2004 law enforcement training video, taped when Lockwood was vice president for research and educational outreach for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), he shares the following story:
"Fighting dogs lie all the time. I experienced it first hand when I was investigating three pit bulls that killed a little boy in Georgia. When I went up to do an initial evaluation of the dog's behavior, the dog came up to the front of the fence, gave me a nice little tail wag and a "play bow" -- a little solicitation, a little greeting. As I got closer, he lunged for my face."17
If a pit bull can fool an expert such as Lockwood, how can the average citizen anticipate a pit bull's future action? In a separate example, animal behavioral expert Peter Borchelt was sued after the pit bull he was training for a client "suddenly" attacked an ex-fireman. After encountering Gabriel Febbraio on the street and assuring him that the pit bull was friendly, the dog broke free from Borchelt and attacked Febbraio in the groin. The jury awarded Febbraio $1 million dollars.18
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ASPCA Euthanizes 'Unpredictable' Pit Bull After Rehabilitation Fails
Myth #7: Pit bulls do not have a locking jaw
Pro-pit bull groups continuously attempt to debunk the pit bull "locking jaw" expression that is often used by the media and the public. A pit bull's jaw may not physically lock, but due to selective breeding for a specific bite style -- to hold on and to shake indefinitely -- we consistently hear in news reports that the dog "would not let go." DogsBite.org has recorded numerous tools used to try to get a pit bull to release its grip including: shotguns, hammers, baseball bats and pipes.
Learn more in our Pit Bull FAQ: Why do people say that pit bulls "don't let go?"
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Crow Bar Used to Unlock Pit Bull's Jaws Engaged in Fight
Myth #8: Pit bulls used to be the most popular dog in America
Pit bull advocates often claim that by World War I, the pit bull had become the "most popular dog in America." A source is never cited with this claim. In 2006, the publication Animal People tested this claim. By searching the classified dogs-for-sale ads between 1900 to 1950 on NewspaperArchive.com, the group discovered that huskies and St. Bernards were the most popular dogs of that period. Of the 34 breeds searched, pit bulls ranked 25th.
Due to the different names that pit bulls are known by, Animal People ran searches on three names: pit bull terrier, Staffordshire, and American bulldog. As the group states, "The exercise was skewed toward finding more pit bulls rather than fewer, since multiple searches were run to try to find pit bulls under a variety of different names." The combined sum of these three breeds came to 34,770; 1% of the sampling of nearly 3.5 million breed-specific mentions of dogs.19
Related articles:
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ASPCA Perpetuates Myth that Pit Bulls Were Once a Popular Family Dog
Myth #9: Pit bulls pass the American Temperament Test
In 1977, Alfons Ertel designed the American Temperament Test in hopes of creating a uniform temperament test for dogs. Of the 75 million dogs that populate the U.S. today,20 about 933 are tested per year (0.001% of all dogs). The temperament data published by the group is not based upon scientific random sampling of any dog breed. It seems it would be virtually impossible to develop such a reliable study, as the base population source group is unidentifiable.
Due to the temperament data being objectively statistically unreliable, it is also highly misleading. Pit bull advocates frequently use this misleading data to point to the breed's good temperament and to advocate against breed-specific laws ("Pit bulls pass the ATTS test more often than beagles!"). Yet anyone one who has a minimal understanding of critical statistical analysis should be able to see that the ATTS "breed statistics" temperament data21 is essentially valueless.
The 12-minute test stimulates a casual walk through a park with a range of encounters. The test focuses on stability, shyness, aggressiveness and a few other factors. According to the group, the overall pass rate (the combination of all breeds) is 81.6%.22 Unlike the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test, no part of the ATTS test is performed without the dog owner present. It also fails to evaluate the most basic scenario that leads to aggression: How a dog reacts when it sees another dog.
For more information regarding the unreliability of all temperament testing, please see: Aggressive Behavior in Adopted Dogs (Canis Familiaris) that Passed a Temperament Test, by E. Christensen, J. Scarlett, M. Campagna and K. Houpt.
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Myth #10: Punish the deed not the breed
The slogan often voiced by pit bull advocates, "Punish the deed not the breed," works to the benefit of pit bull breeders and owners who accept the large collateral damage the breed inflicts upon the public and has been for the last 30-years. The slogan also accepts that a "new victim" must be created prior to punishment. The goal of breed-specific laws is to prevent the deed, as civil and criminal recourse for victims after the deed may be impossible to achieve.
Parts of a recent email sent to DogsBite.org outlines this reality clearly:
"She nearly lost her left arm in that attack and since then has piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. She has brought a lawsuit against the dog's owner. He had no liability insurance and has since moved out of the neighborhood. The main witness also has moved.
This woman and her family basically have no recourse. The lawsuit is fine but who knows if they will ever get a penny out of it.
I'm assuming this is a fairly common occurrence that you folks know about all too well."
Much like the outdated myth #1, "It's the owner not the breed," this last myth lies at the heart of archaic and insufficient U.S. dog policy. The modern answer to this final myth is to develop policies that prevent future victims from being created. Waiting until after a treacherous pit bull bite is too late. As former Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon states in a WTOL-TV interview about this issue, "there is no deep pocket to put these kids back together again" after a serious mauling.23
Prevent the deed, regulate the breed!
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As the pit bull population rises, more human fatalities ensue. During the last eight-year period (1991-98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population. Pit bulls killed an average of three people per year.
Need I say more?
So your chance of dying due to a pit bull attack is 3 out of how many people in the US?
Its in the same catagory as massive bee sting attacks, Being killed by Orca's, or even being killed by a poodle being dropped out of a 10 story window.
All dogs are good dogs.
Owners on the other hand..
Owners on the other hand..
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As the pit bull population rises, more human fatalities ensue. During the last eight-year period (1991-98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population. Pit bulls killed an average of three people per year.
Need I say more?
So your chance of dying due to a pit bull attack is 3 out of how many people in the US?
Its in the same catagory as massive bee sting attacks, Being killed by Orca's, or even being killed by a poodle being dropped out of a 10 story window.
2013 Dog Bite Fatality Victims:
Learn more about each of this year's dog bite fatality victims. This pledge campaign will be updated as new deaths occur in 2013 due to devastating dog bite injury.
Betty Todd, 65-years old - Killed by her son's pet pit bull.
Christian Gormanous, 4-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Elsie Grace, 91-years old - Killed by her son's two pit bulls
Isaiah Aguilar, 2-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Ryan Maxwell, 7-years old - Killed by a pit bull while visiting family friends
Daxton Borchardt, 14-months old - Killed by his babysitter's two pet pit bulls
Monica Laminack, 21-months old - Killed by her family's pet pit bulls
Tyler Jett, 7-years old - Killed by his neighbor's two pit bull-mix dogs
Claudia Gallardo, 38-years old - Killed by a property owner's pit bull
Jordyn Arndt, 4-years old - Killed by her babysitter's pit bull
Beau Rutledge, 2-years old - Killed by his family's pet pit bull
Rachael Honabarger, 35-years old - Killed by her family German shepherd
Pamela Devitt, 63-years old - Killed by a pack of loose pit bulls
Carlton Freeman, 80-years old - Killed by four roaming pit bulls
Why do PB's favor children?
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As the pit bull population rises, more human fatalities ensue. During the last eight-year period (1991-98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population. Pit bulls killed an average of three people per year.
Need I say more?
So your chance of dying due to a pit bull attack is 3 out of how many people in the US?
Its in the same catagory as massive bee sting attacks, Being killed by Orca's, or even being killed by a poodle being dropped out of a 10 story window.
2013 Dog Bite Fatality Victims:
Learn more about each of this year's dog bite fatality victims. This pledge campaign will be updated as new deaths occur in 2013 due to devastating dog bite injury.
Betty Todd, 65-years old - Killed by her son's pet pit bull.
Christian Gormanous, 4-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Elsie Grace, 91-years old - Killed by her son's two pit bulls
Isaiah Aguilar, 2-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Ryan Maxwell, 7-years old - Killed by a pit bull while visiting family friends
Daxton Borchardt, 14-months old - Killed by his babysitter's two pet pit bulls
Monica Laminack, 21-months old - Killed by her family's pet pit bulls
Tyler Jett, 7-years old - Killed by his neighbor's two pit bull-mix dogs
Claudia Gallardo, 38-years old - Killed by a property owner's pit bull
Jordyn Arndt, 4-years old - Killed by her babysitter's pit bull
Beau Rutledge, 2-years old - Killed by his family's pet pit bull
Rachael Honabarger, 35-years old - Killed by her family German shepherd
Pamela Devitt, 63-years old - Killed by a pack of loose pit bulls
Carlton Freeman, 80-years old - Killed by four roaming pit bulls
Why do PB's favor children?
So you are trying to attribute some anthropomorphized motive onto pitbulls for attacking children?
What type of idiot are you?
so 2013 seems to be a big year for dog bite fatalities, its still less than 20, which puts it somewhere in the bottom of the mortality lists, right there with being crushed by a piano falling out of a window.
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So your chance of dying due to a pit bull attack is 3 out of how many people in the US?
Its in the same catagory as massive bee sting attacks, Being killed by Orca's, or even being killed by a poodle being dropped out of a 10 story window.
2013 Dog Bite Fatality Victims:
Learn more about each of this year's dog bite fatality victims. This pledge campaign will be updated as new deaths occur in 2013 due to devastating dog bite injury.
Betty Todd, 65-years old - Killed by her son's pet pit bull.
Christian Gormanous, 4-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Elsie Grace, 91-years old - Killed by her son's two pit bulls
Isaiah Aguilar, 2-years old - Killed by his neighbor's chained pit bull
Ryan Maxwell, 7-years old - Killed by a pit bull while visiting family friends
Daxton Borchardt, 14-months old - Killed by his babysitter's two pet pit bulls
Monica Laminack, 21-months old - Killed by her family's pet pit bulls
Tyler Jett, 7-years old - Killed by his neighbor's two pit bull-mix dogs
Claudia Gallardo, 38-years old - Killed by a property owner's pit bull
Jordyn Arndt, 4-years old - Killed by her babysitter's pit bull
Beau Rutledge, 2-years old - Killed by his family's pet pit bull
Rachael Honabarger, 35-years old - Killed by her family German shepherd
Pamela Devitt, 63-years old - Killed by a pack of loose pit bulls
Carlton Freeman, 80-years old - Killed by four roaming pit bulls
Why do PB's favor children?
So you are trying to attribute some anthropomorphized motive onto pitbulls for attacking children?
What type of idiot are you?
so 2013 seems to be a big year for dog bite fatalities, its still less than 20, which puts it somewhere in the bottom of the mortality lists, right there with being crushed by a piano falling out of a window.
Well, that was through only the first part of the year.
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The 374th American Struck Down by Pit Bulls
A Life Cut Short
Monday evening marked the 374th American mauled to death by a pit bull since we began the Fatal Pit Bull Attack Archival Record. The victim's name is Katherine Atkins and she was 25-years old. Katherine died alone outside as her boyfriend's two pit bulls horrifically mauled her to death. News reports said she had known the dogs since they were puppies and there was "no history of problems or aggression" with the dogs. The pit bulls unpredictably "attacked and killed."
Extensive Coverage
Last Friday, a 56-year old wheelchair-bound woman was killed by her pit bull in Baltimore. The dog had attacked the handicapped woman twice in the past. Her daughter described her injury from the first attack, as, "whenever my mom would open her mouth, her cheek would open with it." DogsBite.org is giving extensive coverage to this woman's preventable death to learn why city animal control officials returned this dog to her after the second attack.
So far this year, 25 Americans have lost their lives due to horrific dog attacks. Pit bulls are responsible for 21 (84%) of these deaths. This is a significant rise over the last 8-year combined average of 60%. DogsBite.org will continue this pledge campaign, Fatal Pit Bull Attacks Sharply Rise in 2013, through December 31, 2013. Please help us reach our goal of 500 pledges by the end of this year. I thank you for your continued support on this vital issue.
A Life Cut Short
Monday evening marked the 374th American mauled to death by a pit bull since we began the Fatal Pit Bull Attack Archival Record. The victim's name is Katherine Atkins and she was 25-years old. Katherine died alone outside as her boyfriend's two pit bulls horrifically mauled her to death. News reports said she had known the dogs since they were puppies and there was "no history of problems or aggression" with the dogs. The pit bulls unpredictably "attacked and killed."
Extensive Coverage
Last Friday, a 56-year old wheelchair-bound woman was killed by her pit bull in Baltimore. The dog had attacked the handicapped woman twice in the past. Her daughter described her injury from the first attack, as, "whenever my mom would open her mouth, her cheek would open with it." DogsBite.org is giving extensive coverage to this woman's preventable death to learn why city animal control officials returned this dog to her after the second attack.
So far this year, 25 Americans have lost their lives due to horrific dog attacks. Pit bulls are responsible for 21 (84%) of these deaths. This is a significant rise over the last 8-year combined average of 60%. DogsBite.org will continue this pledge campaign, Fatal Pit Bull Attacks Sharply Rise in 2013, through December 31, 2013. Please help us reach our goal of 500 pledges by the end of this year. I thank you for your continued support on this vital issue.
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Daxton Borchardt, 14-months old, was mauled to death by his babysitter's two pit bulls on March 6th. His father, Jeff Borchardt, is now a leading victims' advocate. Learn more: Beyond the Interview: Father of Child Killed by Babysitter's Pit Bulls Speaks Out After Attack - DogsBite.org
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