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Yes, Pit Bull Terriers attract owners who lack moral character. And even those pit bulls bred to fight other animals were not prone to aggressiveness toward people. I agree with this. Back Story of the Montreal Pit Bull Ban, What the Vets Omitted and Cited... 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These studies were available when the Tobacco Institute documentary came out. People who think pit bulls are dangerous point to the outsized number of attacks as evidence. In conducting research for this article—and since I am obviously a pit bull lover—it was my intension to report statistics stating that they did not bite, kill, or maim more often than other breeds. A. 10 Rich and Creamy Plant-Based Risotto Recipes, ‘Someone Heard I Went Plant-Based’ Says Kim Kardashian as She Instagrams Beyond Meat Products, Microplastics Found in Placentas of Pregnant Women, Petition: Shut Down Lab Where Monkeys are Electrically Shocked on Their Genitals. What I’d rather see if the breeding of pit bulls to stop. 2:52 - The narrator practically shouts when he names a list of medical experts we will be hearing from in the film. Then, they shift to criticizing a single study in the report without explaining the shift. BDL also includes laws that don’t outright ban pit bull terriers but create de facto bans. These dogs are forced to fight to the death in many instances, and those who cannot go on are abandoned, or killed by electrocution, gunshot, or other cruel means. And then we get the kicker: “Best suited for a low traffic home or in a home with people willing to keep him separate from visitors as they work on helping him get comfortable with other people entering his space.”, (Translation: Human-aggressive pit bull who wants to eat Grandma, trick-or-treaters, delivery people, or any other person who might happen to visit your home. Its testicles were not removed to see the effect. Think about that. I doubt if they vet their dogs very often at all. If they don’t want to see animals chewed up by pit bulls, they should advocate for BSL. Dairy bulls are very dangerous, but dairy steers are not dangerous. The term “cancer” is a term for a group of diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. No one has ever said that all pit bulls are going to attack. The hack doctor knows that risk factors increase your risk, they do not guarantee you will get cancer. Years could go by without a single dog bite–related fatality. Husky Rescued from Storm Drain in California! My point is quite a number of vets don’t trust pit bulls. Pit Bulls are a rather hyper breed. Many famous figures, including Helen Keller, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, and etc shared their lives The perfect forever home for that dog is either a dog training facility (and there’s nowhere near enough of them) or a pet cemetery. When a pit bull goes rogue, or snaps under the neglect of her owner, there is no one in the media who reminds us that pit bulls worked non-stop after the 9/11 tragedy. The NCRC published a paper that describes the “co-occurances”, or common “contributing factors” in fatal dog attacks. That rescue is deranged. (Again, it’s important to note that any dog can have aggression problems or display aggressive behavior.). According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, “It is not possible to calculate a bite rate for a breed… [because] mixed breeds are commonly described as purebreds … [and] the actual number of bites that occur in a community is not known … if they did not result in serious injury.”. Most people cannot actually spot the difference between a true American Pit Bull Terrier and other breeds. It is uncanny how closely the pit bull lobby arguments mirror the tobacco lobby arguments. If those numbers carried through in US, that would be roughly 4.5 million pet dogs killed by aggressive dogs in US in 12 months (5% of American Pet Products Association pet population figures for 2019 — 90 million dogs). Vets don’t want to deal with them. So before judging someone you need to look at everything. Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high-quality content. Have we neutered so many decent dogs and mongrels that there’s nothing LEFT but vicious or questionable pitbulls? In fact, banning potentially dangerous breeds to eliminate a few bad apples has proven counterproductive. In addition, doctors were better at diagnosing and recognizing cause of death for some diseases than for others. The president of the American Pit Bull Foundation on why responsible dog ownership matters more than breed. Through our work, we hope to protect both people and pets from future attacks. A Tobacco Institute Video from 1984. People tend to consider the effect of castration on farm animals, and castration can greatly affect their temperament. Today, pit bull terriers are often the target of BDL, so when we read about BDL in the news, it’s a safe bet that the law is about them. But, the discrepancies were not extensive enough to render statistical data unreliable. He was destroyed for biting. The wording is ludicrous. Smoking and Health: The Need to Know Not all Pitbulls are the same when looking at a Pitbull you need to look at their owner too. They give the impression that the exhaustive report reviewing thousands of research papers is one single study. I don’t think most veterinarians want to see animals chewed up by pit bulls even though they might get some profit from it. However, many people love the breed and argue it's a training problem. End of Story. I asked one vet what she would do if she walked into PetSmart with her dog and pit bulls were trying to attack her dog. And, regarding Lung cancer specifically, the discrepancies between death certificates and autopsies represented a substantial under count of lung cancer as cause of death on death certificates. And are pit bulls dangerous? In order to combat cruelty and misconceptions of all kinds, animal advocacy groups use the collective term “pit bull” to protect all breeds that are victimized because of their bully appearance. Again, more money for the veterinarians. Working with protection dogs, most of the trainers and handlers for them know that you will get a far *calmer* and less puppyish dog (male or female) if you do not neuter/spay the dog for at least the first three-five years as their brains mature. Here’s the rub though. She said she would quickly get out of the store. The fact that potential owners have to be warned right off the bat shows that there is a serious behavior problem that could result in someone getting hurt or killed. They are high on the list of aggression toward other dogs -- but not the highest. People didn’t used to neuter bad dogs, or consider it helpful for dangerous dogs–they culled them. Moreover, dog bite or attack stories involving a bully breed are typically written in a way that demonizes the dog and sensationalizes the story, further fueling fear and misconceptions about pit bulls. Dangerous dogs come in all shapes, sizes, and breeds. Veterinarians make money off of spays/neuters. 10:08 - The Surgeon General's large scale review of literature is flawed. This is obvious nonsense. The American Pit Bull Terrier is reported in the media as dangerous, but are Pit Bulls naturally aggressive? In addition to the vets, you’ll find a lot of money sloshing around in the pet industry and in those so-called humane groups. For those interested in more on how “science” was misused to deny the relationship between cancer and tobacco, the indispensable history of cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee, THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES, includes a brief history of that campaign. Over 44,000 suffered severe injuries. This argument was copied exactly by the pit bull lobby to hide the fact that pit bulls cause more fatalities than all other kinds of dogs. Like any other dogs, they can become violent, aggressive and mean through a lack of training, abuse, neglect and irresponsible ownership and breeding as well as a lack of attention to health and temperament issues. You can find some of these experts on the National Canine Research Council site (owner: Animal Farm Foundation pit bull advocacy group). Therefore, the term “pit bull” often designates how a dog looks and not a breed itself, typically leading to a larger degree of misplaced blame on these dogs. |, DogsBite.org is a public education website, The Propaganda is All the Same: Pit Bull Lobby and Tobacco Institute by Lucy Muir - Perspectives of Advocates. But pit bulls are indeed much more likely to inflict serious injuries than other breeds. Are Pit Bulls Dangerous Dogs? He was also a snot, and we couldn’t safely get him out of a cage because we couldn’t put a leash on him due to the neck injury. Lastly, being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high-quality content. True pugs aren\’t pit bulls, but the term pit bull consist of 4 breeds. pit bulls are still responsible for 66.4% of all dog bite related fatalities. If an intact dog could not do the job required, it wasn’t used for breeding. Bringing up cancers caused by other toxins is completely beside the point. We took in a hit by car pit bull with a badly fractured pelvis. Or is it all a money-making racket? Pitbulls Are Aggressive. Veterinarians are compassionate people too. Discover the top five reasons pit bulls are misunderstood below, then help debunk these myths by telling your family, friends, and social media followers the real truth about pit bulls. Do you know the perfect forever family?”. Myth: Pit Bulls are dangerous because they are on a BSL list. They were also once an American favorite, earning the title “America’s dog.”. And these experts also should be aware of the yearly death toll inflicted by pit bulls as well as the dozens of published medical studies which all come to the conclusion that pit bulls are far more dangerous than other kinds of dogs. Pit bull owners are notoriously lousy pet owners. Myth 3: Pit bulls are naturally violent, aggressive and mean, and are very dangerous dogs. If veterinarians aren’t purposefully profiting from this travesty, they should at least be a voice in warning the public about how dangerous pit bulls are for other animals. They don’t like to have to euthanize pets. Is it recorded here? If an intact Border Collie chewed up the person guiding it in herding sheep, the dog was gone. At least, that’s in the information from animal behaviorists. Smoking and Health: The Need to Know -- 1972, The Tobacco Institute. 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