this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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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.

Rules:

  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.

Links:

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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[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago (14 children)

https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/dog-bite-statistics/

2 notable excerpts:

  • Pitbulls are responsible for 66.9% (380) of these deaths.
  • As per Colorado Injury Law, although Pitbulls and Rottweilers make up only 6% of dogs in the US, they’re responsible for 77% of all dog bites.
[–] DimFisher@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Fck that, that's why I will always love cats more, cats would never do something like that!

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cats are literally natures killing machines in any niche they’re in. They’re natures perfected predator what do you mean?

[–] v0rld@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Their niche doesn't include humans, even little ones. That makes them more suitable as a pet, even if they are better at killing their prey than dogs.

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