Teddy (left), and Sampson (right)

  • Noite_Etion@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I am convinced this is a troll.

    Retaliation to haters posted in a wholesome sub.

    Pit Bulls being the most hated breed of dog out there (and for good reason).

    OP calling everyone a “Dog Racist”

    Each year 60% to 80% of dog attacks are caused by a single breed, fuck these animals. A Chihuahua may be more aggressive, but a person can easily fight those things off, a pit will lock onto anything and won’t release till they’re dead.

    Retrievers retrieve, Pointers point & Pit Bulls are made to fight, its in their nature.

    Edit: go ahead and down vote OP. Watch as that doesn’t change my opinion.

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      5 days ago

      Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a hater. I just have a healthy skepticism driven by statistics and a distaste for the way the breed is marketed/treated by people.

    • peregrin5@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      fuck these animals

      Eh the animals did nothing wrong. They didn’t ask to be born as the artificially selected abominations we’ve made them into. Fuck people who continue to breed these animals and don’t spay/neuter their pits.

    • WamGams@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      Just a head’s up but not a single police department in the nation DNA tests or even has a spot on their reports to label which specific breed of dog caused the attack, there is also roughly a dozen different breeds on the list of dogs commonly mistaken for pits.

      Anybody telling you pits are responsible for any percentage of dog attacks is lying by giving a number not scientifically achieved.

      • Cloudless ☼@lemmy.cafe
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        11 months ago

        In 2009, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia released a five-year review of dog-bite injuries. The review states that 51 percent of attacks were made by pit bulls.

        https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19644273/

        In 2009, another study was published by the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. The study ran for 15 years and it has concluded that pit bulls, German Shepherds, and Rottweilers are among the most common breeds that cause fatal dog attacks in Kentucky State.

        https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19696575/

        In 2011, the Annals of Surgery published a study, which concluded that Pitbull attacks lead to more expensive hospital bills, higher risk of death, and higher morbidity rates compared to other breeds of dogs.

        https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2011/04000/Mortality,_Mauling,_and_Maiming_by_Vicious_Dogs.23.aspx

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            11 months ago

            Doesn’t mean it’s wrong either; try to provide something to say otherwise.

            Also how old does data need to be before it’s dismissed as ‘too old’?

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              11 months ago

              That’s up to you.

              What other subjects do you accept almost 20 year old data on? Do you go back 50 years? What is the cut off for you in all subjects, or is pit bulls the only subject you don’t have a standard for?

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                10 months ago

                did pitbull behavior change in 20 years. they suddenly became goody good dogs?

                i’d say it’s relevant until today and well into the future.

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        11 months ago

        there is also roughly a dozen different breeds on the list of dogs commonly mistaken for pits.

        Do you have any evidence to support this statement? It would need to be pretty substantial to offset the large proportion of Pit Bull breeds.

        I dont say this to be dismissive, I would actually be pretty interested in reading what you have.

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          11 months ago

          When my dumb ass downstairs neighbor hears the kittens playing, she flies into a rage about my pitbull making noise. The hate causes the statistics, not the breed.

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      11 months ago

      I’d love a study on what kind of masters the bloodthirsty dogs have. I’m willing to bet those dogs had masters that encouraged the behavior or got them because the breed is macho and never intended to be responsible about it.

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        11 months ago

        Plenty of breeds of dogs are bought by bad owners with the intention of being used as attack dogs. But there is no way you can write off such an overwhelming percentage of pit bull attacks to this reasoning.

        Every time a pit bull attacks anything you will always see this argument brought up to defend the breed. If this was truly the case other breeds of dogs would be high up on the list too (Rottweilers and German Shepards come to mind). But they aren’t even close to the percentage of Pit attacks.

        Some attacks can be attributed to this fact, but because pit bulls alone make a majority of attacks across all breeds indicates that this cannot be the case.

        Additionally out of all breeds of dog, I couldn’t think of a worse breed biting me. All dogs attack, but many bite and release, pits don’t.

  • Wanderer@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I don’t really have a problem with any dog specifically.

    But I don’t think there is any reason to have something like a pitbull unless you absolutely need it for security.

    Largely they should be bred out of existence. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t include other breeds like pugs and maybe even something like a poodle.

    Pretty much every dog is great but you don’t need a pitbull, get something else. For the love of god don’t get a pug or I’ll think you’re a cunt.

  • glimse@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I like pitbulls and don’t know if this is bait (perhaps you didn’t realize the obvious response you’d get?) but this post should be removed either way.

    Worst comment section I’ve ever seen in this community

    • Skeezix@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      There’s two types of people: those who hate pitbulls, and those who’s pitbull hasn’t mauled someone yet.

  • Striker@lemmy.worldM
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    11 months ago

    Just wondering? How hard is it for some of you to say "aww cute, doggy"or something like that?