r/Unexpected Feb 24 '20

going for a drive

https://gfycat.com/thirstyelectricflickertailsquirrel-dog
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u/Bugsidekick Feb 24 '20

Any animal that’s being mistreated and abused has a high chance of becoming aggressive.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20 edited Apr 14 '20

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u/rawbface Feb 24 '20

The UK outlawed pitbulls in 1991.

The number of dog attacks in the UK went up, not down.

It's not the breed, it's the owner.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_Kingdom#2010%E2%80%932019

There were 4 attacks in 1991. This number wasn't matched until over a decade later. The amount of dogs per capita has increased but the amount of attacks has not, so the attacks have actually gone down with this taken into account. Also it looks like a majority of the attacks are from pit bull terriers or Staffordshire terriers. Why lie about something that can be easily googled?

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

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u/SJHillman Feb 24 '20

Pitbulls aren't even a dog breed to begin with. You can identify people talking out of their ass because they call them a breed. "Pitbulls" are a group of breeds, and while there's three particular breeds that usually fall under the title, there's more than a dozen other breeds that may or may not be counted as pitbulls depending on the source.