This is interesting and informative as it links the breeds to fatality statistics. This is especially interesting as the link to attacks is, no surprise, to the back ground of the dog and how it was raised/trained, and nowadays with everyone pushing adoption, it becomes more important because, a) adoption facilities often do not know the background of the animal and b) our animal shelters are FULL of pitbulls...go visit any shelter in or around Missoula. I know these dogs can be gems, but they were bred to be aggressive fighting dogs...aggression is genetic. Most of us are not trained or capable of raising and training these dogs. My family has had 2 horrific examples of pitbulls gone wrong. While we need to be compassionate about those pitbulls already alive, it would be great to keep statistics in mind while breeding more, here are some of those stats: Pit Bulls and Pit Bull mixes average about 33% of shelter intakes nationally, but in large cities the numbers are as high as 40%-65%. About 75% of municipal shelters euthanize Pit Bulls immediately upon intake, without them ever having any chance at adoption. Those that are offered for adoption are usually the first chosen for euthanasia when overcrowding forces the shelters hand and decisions have to be made. Studies estimate that up to 1 million Pits are euthanized per year, or 2,800 per day. Some estimates are up to double that number. In the Los Angeles area alone, 200 per day are put to sleep. A study by the organization Animal People reports a 93% euthanasia rate for Pit Bulls and only 1 in 600 Pits finding a forever home. READ THAT AGAIN: ONLY ONE IN 600 PIT BULLS WILL HAVE A FOREVER HOME. puppytoob/dog-breeds/the-10-most-dangerous-dog-breeds-based-on-biting-statistics/
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:21:12 +0000
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