• ⛓️‍💥@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    I do not want to downplay how serious an attack from other dog breeds can be, but pit bulls are a breed that was bred for fighting. By that I mean physically the dog was “engineered” for the task. Even if dog attacks occurred across all breeds at the exact same rate, the pit bull will still be more dangerous on average.

    This is also ignoring the cultural aspect of it all. Pit bulls have had a long history of attracting some of the worst owners whether they deliberately raise the dog for fighting or are simply negligent, the outcome is increased danger and not just for yourself or your family.

    You want to put yourself and your family in danger? Great. Have at it. But expecting me to be put at an increased risk of danger? No. Fuck off.

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      2 hours ago

      Pitbulls were “bred to fight” animals, not humans…

      Lots of other breeds were bred specifically to attack humans…

      Despite all the other issues with your logic, why wouldnt you focus on guard dogs that are explicitly bred and trained to attack and cause serious harm to humans?

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        1 minute ago

        Pitbulls were “bred to fight” animals, not humans…

        Muscle is muscle. Physics of the dog doesn’t change due to the intent of the breeder. Pugs weren’t explicitly bred to be a physical trainwreck and yet they are and denying that because the breeder was not actively selecting for those traits would be an insane argument.

        why wouldnt you focus on guard dogs that are explicitly bred and trained to attack

        A) That wasn’t the topic at hand

        B) I never stated that pit bulls are the only problematic breeds

        C) There aren’t as many noisy defenders of those breeds