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You pit bull lovers have poor logic saying that "all dogs can attack", it's not just pits and rottweilers. The Center for Disease Control did a study of fatal dog attacks from 1979-1997(I think these were the years, the study is on their website). The results showed that pits and rotts (counting mixed breeds ie. part pit bull) were responsible for about 60% of dog attack fatalities. Now compare that 60% figure to the dog population. What percent of the dog population is made up of pits and rotts? I don't have an answer but let's say that it's 10% (which I'm confident is way, way too high). Even if we take an exaggerated figure, you have 10% of the dog population being responsible for 60% of the fatalities.
Of course some pit bulls can be trained to be gentle. However every animal (including humans) has a breaking point where they will fight for their life if they think they are in danger. Nobody, even the most responsible dog owner, can predict what might set a dog off. If it perceives a child as a threat, it may very well attack. Any dog could attack. The difference with pits and rotts is they are huge powerful animals that can do a lot of damage. A child doesn't have a chance against an 80 pound pit bull. Hell, an adult male attacked by such a dog would be fortunate to fight it off. In the case cited in this thread, the 2 year old girl's mother tried to fight the dog but the dog damn near took her arm off.
I just don't see the purpose of bringing such animals into areas inhabited by humans. There's a reason people don't keep pet gorillas, alligators (adults anway), lions, and tigers, etc. They just are not suited as domestic animals.
Of course some pit bulls can be trained to be gentle. However every animal (including humans) has a breaking point where they will fight for their life if they think they are in danger. Nobody, even the most responsible dog owner, can predict what might set a dog off. If it perceives a child as a threat, it may very well attack. Any dog could attack. The difference with pits and rotts is they are huge powerful animals that can do a lot of damage. A child doesn't have a chance against an 80 pound pit bull. Hell, an adult male attacked by such a dog would be fortunate to fight it off. In the case cited in this thread, the 2 year old girl's mother tried to fight the dog but the dog damn near took her arm off.
I just don't see the purpose of bringing such animals into areas inhabited by humans. There's a reason people don't keep pet gorillas, alligators (adults anway), lions, and tigers, etc. They just are not suited as domestic animals.