Are Pit Bulls Dangerous – Of Course They Are

I debated (albeit ever so shortly) whether I should post about a story I read recently read on newsherald.com. As you can see the decision to post won out.

The story covered yet another attack and mauling perpetrated by two Pit Bulls. The victim this time around was a Boston Terrier. This isn’t the first time I have heard of Pit Bulls mauling a Boston Terrier (see the bottom of this post for another instance). This time however the mauling was fatal.

On Monday September 7th, in Youngstown Florida “Deputy Kenny Bibbs and his wife, Tara Bibbs, saw their neighbors’ two pit bull dogs running loose and acting aggressively. Tara Bibbs began walking toward the neighbor’s house to let them know the dogs were loose.

Tara Bibbs said she saw the two dogs drag her Boston terrier through a space at the bottom of her fence and begin “chewing” on her dog, the report said. She managed to pull her dog away from the other dogs and screamed for her husband to help her.”

Pit Bulls are not breed for their companionship like the Boston Terrier, rather for how game they are. They display strong aggression toward other dogs and will as we have seen got through great lengths to get in the fight.

While many Pit Bull owners will argue that they are a loving and misunderstood breed there is too much evidence to say otherwise. They are unpredictable even attacking their owners when they sense a moment of weakness. Why? Because they are social climbers for one.

Two such incidents that spring to mind: the epileptic woman that was mauled to death in her sleep. And a retired couple that blamed the attack on a Mountain Lion. It wasn’t until days later that they discovered the actual culprit caked in his owners blood locked up in the garage.

Need more proof? Do a Google search, there are more than enough instances where people and pets have been attacked by this (purposely) dangerous breed.

This Boston Terrier was also attacked by a Pit Bull

I said that this wasn’t the first time I heard of a Boston Terrier being attacked by a Pit Bull. Meet Stella. She and her owner were taking a walk one day when a Pit Bull broke through its fence and attacked them.

Stella survived the attack, though as you can see from the photo, suffered nasty laceration in the shoulder. It was only with the help of pepper spray and two men with boards that they were able to pull her away from the attacking Pit Bull.

Photo of Stella after the attack by Don Hankins

In closing Pit Bulls are already banned in numerous countries. Is that what the US needs to do to ensure that such attacks don’t continue?

With a Pit Bull ban, the breed would slowly but eventually cease to exist. That is extreme. And there are other instances where dogs have been bread for their aggressive and dangerous traits only to be down bred into loving companion dogs.

The Bulldog faced this same threat and is now one of the most gentle companion dogs you could ever have.

The Pit Bull is a long way away from that point and unless a lot of breeders take a step back and look at the situation they are only dooming their chosen breed to extinction.

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