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dioxxys posted...

It's no wonder that when we do hear about dog attacks, a majority of the time it's a pitbull.

That's less a matter of pit bulls being significantly more dangerous than other large, strong breeds of dog, and more a matter of pit bulls being fairly popular for people that want guard/attack dogs, who often mistreat them in training them for that role. If not for pit bulls, another, similar breed would hold that position and be roughly as dangerous.

The core issue is not that pit bulls are strong enough to cause harm, it's that they're routinely abused in ways that promote aggressive behaviours, which rescues often try to train out of them. That abuse is a large-scale problem that won't go away by banning any specific breeds