Revised: August 1, 2012; 02:18 GMT
Revised: December 29, 2014; 18:36 GMT
When advocates of fighting breeds are given the opportunity to speak or are interviewed for print journalism, the phrase All dogs bite is invariably used.
Advocates of fighting breeds claim that pit bulls show no more aggressive tendencies than Chihuahuas or Golden Retrievers. Anyone who views the images below and then compares pit bull attacks to the bite of a Chihuahua or a Pomeranian or a Golden Retriever, is simply mad.
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I suspect that many of the pit bull advocates who use the phrase All dogs bite to excuse pit bulls have never seen images of an actual pit bull attack, like those below which are from Animal Bites in Emergency Medicine (Alisha Perkins Garth, MD; Chief Editor: Jonathan Adler, MD).
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Additional Images:
Additional images of pit bull attacks are included in Case Report: Pit Bull Mauling Deaths in Detroit, Cheryl L Loewe, MD, et al
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Statistics:
Statistics quoted on SRUV are from the nation's authoritative source for current dog attack statistics, the 32+ year, continuously updated Dog attack deaths and maimings, U.S. & Canada.
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Record 33 fatal pit bull attacks & 459 disfigurements in 2015
2015 Dog Bite Related Fatalities (Daxton's Friends)
Fatal Pit Bull Attacks
Today's pit bull attacks
Definitions:
SRUV uses the definition of "pit bull" as found in the Omaha Municipal Code Section 6-163. As pit bulls are increasingly crossed with exotic mastiffs, Catahoula Leopard Dogs and other breeds, the vernacular definition of "pit bull" must be made even more inclusive.
Sources cited by news media sometimes refer to "Animal Advocates" or sometimes "Experts." In many cases these words are used to refer to single-purpose pit bull advocates who have never advocated for any other breeds or species of animals. Media would be more accurate to refer to these pit bull advocates as advocates of fighting breeds.
Similarly, in many cases pit bull advocates refer to themselves as "dog lovers" or "canine advocates" and media often accepts this usage. The majority of these pit bull advocates are single-purpose advocates of fighting breeds.
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Record 33 fatal pit bull attacks & 459 disfigurements in 2015
2015 Dog Bite Related Fatalities (Daxton's Friends)
Fatal Pit Bull Attacks
Today's pit bull attacks
Definitions:
SRUV uses the definition of "pit bull" as found in the Omaha Municipal Code Section 6-163. As pit bulls are increasingly crossed with exotic mastiffs, Catahoula Leopard Dogs and other breeds, the vernacular definition of "pit bull" must be made even more inclusive.
Sources cited by news media sometimes refer to "Animal Advocates" or sometimes "Experts." In many cases these words are used to refer to single-purpose pit bull advocates who have never advocated for any other breeds or species of animals. Media would be more accurate to refer to these pit bull advocates as advocates of fighting breeds.
Similarly, in many cases pit bull advocates refer to themselves as "dog lovers" or "canine advocates" and media often accepts this usage. The majority of these pit bull advocates are single-purpose advocates of fighting breeds.
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