Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAnimal shelters overflow as Americans dump 'pandemic puppies' in droves. They're too broke to keep their dogsfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down117
arrow-up1540arrow-down1external-linkAnimal shelters overflow as Americans dump 'pandemic puppies' in droves. They're too broke to keep their dogsfortune.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square199fedilink
minus-squarederf82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·11 months ago any dog attack that’s reported on will probably be severe. Other dog bites that are serious but non-sensational will not be counted. That’s the point. Pits are more dangerous. When other breeds bite, it is not severe. And as for dog breed, they ain’t confusing pit bulls for golden retrievers, Labradors, basset hounds, corgis, or a lot of other breeds.
minus-squareFriedCheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoAnd also, sometimes the offending dog has their picture taken and we can all look and see that these are pit bulls. https://blog.dogsbite.org/2022/01/2021-fatal-dog-attack-breed-identification-photographs.html
That’s the point. Pits are more dangerous. When other breeds bite, it is not severe.
And as for dog breed, they ain’t confusing pit bulls for golden retrievers, Labradors, basset hounds, corgis, or a lot of other breeds.
And also, sometimes the offending dog has their picture taken and we can all look and see that these are pit bulls.
https://blog.dogsbite.org/2022/01/2021-fatal-dog-attack-breed-identification-photographs.html