Highlights: In a bizarre turn of events last month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would ban American XL bullies, a type of pit bull-shaped dog that had recently been implicated in a number of violent and sometimes deadly attacks.

XL bullies are perceived to be dangerous — but is that really rooted in reality?

  • kromem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    the source for that webpage doesn’t exist

    You mean this?

    Patronek, G. J., Sacks, J. J., Delise, K. M., Cleary, D. V., & Marder, A. R. (2013). Co-occurrence of potentially preventable factors in 256 dog bite-related fatalities in the United States (2000-2009). Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association, 243(12), 1726-1736. doi:10.2460/javma.243.12.1726

    Direct link: https://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/research_library/summary-analysis-co-occurrence-of-potentially-preventable-factors-in-256-dog-bite-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-2000-2009/

    “The source that disagrees with me doesn’t exist after not even a single Google search, so I won’t believe a word of it!”

    • Tavarin@lemmy.ca
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      Not when the link to said source gives a 404 doesn’t exist page. Blame your source website.

      And some of those factors just apply to pits because of their breed.

      76% are not given lots of human contact, because pits are violent and aggressive, and need to be kept away from people.

      77% compromised ability to interact with dogs; well pits are way too strong for the vast majority of people.

      Unneutered dogs being more likely to attack. Just an argument to force neuter all pits.

      As for breed identification. If it be big, terrier shaped, and boxy head, it’s pit enough.