Pit Bulls: What's the appeal?

Oh we're doing this again.

The statistics are that there are a higher number of pitties around than most other dogs, so it's not at all surprising that they'd lead in number of breed-identified attacks.

They are not a more dangerous dog than x or y. They are just mercilessly overbred (visit a shelter sometime).

Why are they breeding so many?

They're concentrated in large part in poorer neighborhoods where people don't have the money to get them fixed and/or don't give a shit. This has been changing over time as the breed (which isn't really a breed, but a loose grouping of genetic characteristics) has found more acceptance in communities outside the hood or biker gangs or whereever else "tough" dogs are prized. But there are still far too many that wind of being destroyed at shelters because they shouldn't have been born in the first place.

Breed bans are fucking awful, though, and anybody who supports one is also fucking awful.

First they came for the pit bulls . . .

this thread has been going in pointless circles for 13 years. anti pit bull zealots of ilx: do you really want to fight alex in nyc's war for him in 2017?

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/teen-killed-bullet-la-county-deputies-fired-pit-031905070--abc-news-topstories.html

great now pitbulls have guns - thanks america

To Adam's point, even I don't give a damn anymore. Enjoy your dogs. Clean up their poop. End of story.

Hey dude!

Yeah, hey!

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oh well
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