• derf82@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      But they are for more capable of killing/maiming and kill more often than other breeds.

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        Any large breed dog is objectively more capable of killing a human. Pit bulls are just 20% of the US dog population and rottweilers are 2%.

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          Yet it’s still almost never a Great Dane, Bernese, St Bernard, Mastiff, or a Newfoundland. Pitbulls are 20% of dogs, yet [this study found they make up 53% of dog bite injuries requiring ER treatment.]) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34100808/)

          The fact is, they are disproportionally more likely to case injury or death.