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Ban PitBulls

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Dog bite severity varies by the breed of dog, and studies have found that pit bull–type dogs have both a high rate of reported bites and a high rate of severe injuries, compared to other non–pit bull–type dogs.

Pit bull–type dogs are extensively used in the United States for dogfighting, a practice that has continued despite being outlawed. Several nations and jurisdictions restrict the ownership of pit bull–type dogs through breed-specific legislation.

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  1. Keep it civil.

  2. No advocating for violence.

  3. The sole goal for this comm is to ban pit bulls from every jurisdiction and to treat the remaining ones with respect while every caretaker follows the required safety precautions to keep everyone safe. Dog breeds with documented health issues should also be stopped from being forcibly bred into this world.

  4. No pit bull advocate gaslighting. Though good faith debates are allowed.

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Dogsbite.org is routinely slandered by the pro-pit lobby, but the site is informative and its data collection procedures are transparent and well-documented.

Pit Nutter Bingo Cliched excuses and problematic arguments pit nutters use.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

“They turned around and they went down and they drove past me and didn’t bother to stop to check on me,” he said.

Fleeing as soon as they could tells me this isn't isolated behavior.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's time to ban the breed in this province.

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's no breed mentioned in the story?

How absolutely fucked of them to just leave that injured person behind.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 days ago

The statistics show that the highest portion of dog bites comes from pit bulls. So it's likely Global News glossed over that important detail, wouldn't be the first time they made a lapse in journalistic integrity.

The owners dont want to take any responsibility for their actions.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, can't say that 'm surprised you are calling for a ban. Though this just shows you have a hate for dogs in general.