5-year-old boy killed by pit bull in Texas

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klaker wrote:

Take a look at this link. http://www.nopitbullbans.com/...
The biggest problem is that the "pit bull" in itself is not even a breed of dog. But another reason why this dog has what the CDC considers to be the larger portion of the dog bite stats is because it is confused with other breeds. There are 25 breeds of dogs that are commonly mistaken for a pit bull which only serves to increase the stats against them.
I find it funny that everyone on the board is screaming to ban this breed. But then what about the sheppards, Akitas and other breeds that will take the place of the pit bull for the thugs of the world?

kick the dog wrote:

http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog% 20Attacks%201982%20to%202006%2 0Clifton.pdf
Klaker- ok this is from 2006 but I'm sure it's a lot worse now...
just a few stats I pulled out-
pit bull terrier- 1110 attack doing bodily harm, 104 deaths, 608 maimings
rottweiler- 409 attack doing bodily harm, 58 deaths, 223 maimings
both breeds SsUuCcKk!! but clearly one is worse than the other!

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klaker wrote:

I find it funny that everyone on the board is screaming to ban this breed. But then what about the sheppards, Akitas and other breeds that will take the place of the pit bull for the thugs of the world?

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Jerami wrote:

Yeah there have been numerous deaths by retrievers, hasn't there. We're not talking about bites...we're talking about vicious attacks. Pit Bulls don't belong in society. Im sure there are a few pit bulls that wouldn't hurt a fly but the majority of them are vicious potential killers.

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Slim Jim wrote:

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It is not as sexy on the news to state that a retriever has killed a child. But you plug in the word Pitbull in there and everyone goes crazy.
It's not the dogs fault, it is the responsiblilty of the owners to properly train the dog.

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Slim Jim wrote:

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It is not as sexy on the news to state that a retriever has killed a child. But you plug in the word Pitbull in there and everyone goes crazy.
It's not the dogs fault, it is the responsiblilty of the owners to properly train the dog.

Slim Jim wrote:

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It is not as sexy on the news to state that a retriever has killed a child. But you plug in the word Pitbull in there and everyone goes crazy.
It's not the dogs fault, it is the responsiblilty of the owners to properly train the dog.

Jerami wrote:

Yeah dogs can be trained to kill but some dogs have to be trained not to kill...these are the dogs that need to be taken care of...the ones who don't need any training to kill...they just do it. Thats the case here...this pit bull was not trained to kill...it just did it.

klaker wrote:

...I find it funny that everyone on the board is screaming to ban this breed. But then what about the sheppards, Akitas and other breeds that will take the place of the pit bull for the thugs of the world?

Platea Aequitas wrote:

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Pit Bulls killed 104 people in 2006. Golden Retrievers killed 1 person. Is it not as "sexy" or not as common?
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog%20Attacks%20198...

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klaker wrote:

Take a look at this link. http://www.nopitbullbans.com/...
The biggest problem is that the "pit bull" in itself is not even a breed of dog. But another reason why this dog has what the CDC considers to be the larger portion of the dog bite stats is because it is confused with other breeds. There are 25 breeds of dogs that are commonly mistaken for a pit bull which only serves to increase the stats against them.
I find it funny that everyone on the board is screaming to ban this breed. But then what about the sheppards, Akitas and other breeds that will take the place of the pit bull for the thugs of the world?

Wake Up El Paso wrote:

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How can you be sure it was not trained to kill? No story so far has indicated anything of the sort either way. I would be happy to read any link you have that indicates that these dogs were not trained to be aggressive.

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Slim Jim wrote:

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Dalmations have a worse bite record than the American Pitbull Terrier. But who cares about the Dalmationright!

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Slim Jim wrote:

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Dalmations have a worse bite record than the American Pitbull Terrier. But who cares about the Dalmationright!

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Slim Jim wrote:

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Dalmations have a worse bite record than the American Pitbull Terrier. But who cares about the Dalmationright!

Lying Oblamma wrote:

My wife resembles a pit bull dog.

Slim Jim wrote:

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Dalmations have a worse bite record than the American Pitbull Terrier. But who cares about the Dalmationright!

Platea Aequitas wrote:

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BIG difference between a bite and an attack that results in maiming or death. I have two labs that will bite if you get in their face and scare them, but they don't atack. A bite is more of defensive reaction when a dog is scared or startled. An attack is a bloodthirsty assault. BIG difference. All dogs will bite, few attack.

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No link just figure family with kids wouldn't specifically train their dog to kill. Im sure Child Protective Services analyzed the family situation. But sure its possible this dog was trained to kill a member of there family...people do that all the time right.
But lets give a "DOG" the benefit of the doubt.