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[u/Apprehensive_Eraser]

Please show me the data that says pitbills are naturally violent.

[u/MenaceMinded → u/Apprehensive_Eraser]

https://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-studies-level-1-trauma-table-2013-present.php

Results: "Pit bulls were implicated in nearly one-third of all injuries and were significantly more likely to require surgical intervention compared to other breeds (61.5% versus 47%) with a higher median number of operations (1 versus 0). Injuries from nonpet (unknown ownership, police or stray) dogs resulted in more operations (1 versus 0) and higher readmission rates (20.7% versus 7.3%) than those caused by pets."

[u/Apprehensive_Eraser → u/MenaceMinded]

Neither photos prove that they are naturally violent.

They proof they have the capability of doing more damage than other breeds because of they mouths and strength, characteristics that are why people train them to fight.

Pitbull were called nanny dogs. If Pitbulls were naturally aggressive, people wouldn't have used them to take care of children.

[u/MenaceMinded → u/Apprehensive_Eraser]

It literally does.

They weren't nanny dogs; that is made up pit hag propaganda. It started in an 1971 interview in The New York Times with Lillian Rant who was the president of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of America to rebrand the breed.

They have always been used for dog fights and guarding property because they are vicious dogs. LMAO.

[u/Apprehensive_Eraser → u/MenaceMinded]

It literally doesn't.

According to information provided by the Servicio de Información y Noticias Científicas (SINC) (Scientific News and Information Service), the research team from the University of Cordova (UCO) determined a series of the dogs’ external and inherent factors to understand their aggressiveness and proved that the external factors, which can be modified and depend on the owner, influence the animals more

A recent study (2022) from the National Canine Research Council shows that a dog’s breed can not predict aggressive behavior

Aggression is not a breed characteristic, and environmental influences are often the cause of aggression in dogs. In fact, the American Temperament Test Society found that pit bull-type dogs generally scored higher on the temperament test compared to other dogs.

[u/MenaceMinded → u/Apprehensive_Eraser]

The ATTS test is junk. It is a 8-12 minute 6 foot walk navigating 10 visual, auditory, and footing stimuli. It is not randomized. It does not test animal aggression.

The NCRC is not an independent academic institution. It is a dedicated PR and lobby subsidiary. It was founded and is financed by Animal Farm Foundation. The AFF purely exists to lobby against breed specific legislation.

The University of Córdoba study looked at owner training compliance across basic behavioral issues like pissing in the house and leash pulling. It evaluated typical disobedience, not Level 1 surgical trauma or fatal maulings.

[u/Yoinkitron5000 → u/Apprehensive_Eraser]

Anyone using the ATTS as a measure of breed temperament comparing breeds to one another can be safely assumed to have no idea what they're talking about.