Teddy (left), and Sampson (right)

  • Cloudless ☼@lemmy.cafe
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    8 months ago

    In 2009, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia released a five-year review of dog-bite injuries. The review states that 51 percent of attacks were made by pit bulls.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19644273/

    In 2009, another study was published by the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. The study ran for 15 years and it has concluded that pit bulls, German Shepherds, and Rottweilers are among the most common breeds that cause fatal dog attacks in Kentucky State.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19696575/

    In 2011, the Annals of Surgery published a study, which concluded that Pitbull attacks lead to more expensive hospital bills, higher risk of death, and higher morbidity rates compared to other breeds of dogs.

    https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2011/04000/Mortality,_Mauling,_and_Maiming_by_Vicious_Dogs.23.aspx

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      8 months ago

      Your data was true 13-15 years ago, doesn’t mean it is true today.

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        8 months ago

        Doesn’t mean it’s wrong either; try to provide something to say otherwise.

        Also how old does data need to be before it’s dismissed as ‘too old’?

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          8 months ago

          That’s up to you.

          What other subjects do you accept almost 20 year old data on? Do you go back 50 years? What is the cut off for you in all subjects, or is pit bulls the only subject you don’t have a standard for?

          • Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            7 months ago

            did pitbull behavior change in 20 years. they suddenly became goody good dogs?

            i’d say it’s relevant until today and well into the future.