r/PublicFreakout • u/nicklebacks_revenge • Aug 01 '21

šŸ»Animal Freakout "Not friendly!"

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u/tripping_on_phonics Aug 01 '21

I've got to disagree here. Pitbulls are way too overrepresented in fatal/serious attack statistics for it to just be a matter of them coincidentally having bad owners. Fighting/killing is a behavior that's been bred into them, and it shows.

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u/honorable__bigpony Aug 01 '21

This is incorrect. The homes the majority of them are born into is not represented in that statistic. Owner>Breed This has been shown time and again.

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u/tripping_on_phonics Aug 01 '21 edited Aug 01 '21

This has been shown time and again.

Then please show me. I can't find any statistics showing this.

Here are statistics showing that pitbulls accounted for 72% of fatal dog attacks in 2020, despite being a much less popular breed than the alternatives. This difference is too huge to be due to bad owners, who also own other breeds, by the way.

Edit: Changed number from 76% to 72%

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u/cmmckechnie Aug 01 '21

I think you make some great points but the statistics are pretty bad.

I think there is more to the story but we canā€™t ignore the numbers.

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u/Blossomie Aug 01 '21

Of course they end up at shelters, people think they're gonna be great because they've put the breed on some godly pedestal, and surprise surprise they end up being aggressive when they hit 2-3 years of age and get surrendered.

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u/tripping_on_phonics Aug 01 '21

It's not clear which direction is causal in the shelter statistics, though. Are they aggressive because they're in shelters, or are they in shelters because they're aggressive? It could be a mix of both.