tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658916472493244760.post4575167513147771649..comments2024-03-26T20:53:42.946-04:00Comments on Knudsen's News: Pit Bull Involved in Mauling Death of Young Child Usually Loves Kids.....Zoo Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160853016036288396noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658916472493244760.post-53604093167659290412013-11-26T20:06:00.765-05:002013-11-26T20:06:00.765-05:00Of the 4,590 dogs involved in fatal and disfigurin...Of the 4,590 dogs involved in fatal and disfiguring attacks on humans occurring in the U.S. & Canada since September 1982, when I began logging the data, 2,948 (64%) were pit bulls; 541 were Rottweilers; 3,721 were of related molosser breeds, including pit bulls, Rottweilers, mastiffs, boxers, and their mixes. Of the 525 human fatalities, 271 were killed by pit bulls; 84 were killed by Rottweilers; 393 (75%) were killed by molosser breeds. Of the 2,619 people who were disfigured, 1,774 (67%) were disfigured by pit bulls; 319 were disfigured by Rottweilers; 2,190 (83%) were disfigured by molosser breeds. Pit bulls--exclusive of their use in dogfighting--also inflict about 10 times as many fatal and disfiguring injuries on other pets and livestock as on humans, a pattern unique to the pit bull class. Surveys of dogs offered for sale or adoption indicate that pit bulls and pit mixes are less than 6% of the U.S. dog population; molosser breeds, all combined, are 9%.Merritt Cliftonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658916472493244760.post-90130441229695299412013-11-26T14:18:07.919-05:002013-11-26T14:18:07.919-05:00I stand by my reporting of the facts of this tragi...I stand by my reporting of the facts of this tragic yet inspiring case.Zoo Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160853016036288396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658916472493244760.post-83505549680632617302013-11-26T13:07:05.415-05:002013-11-26T13:07:05.415-05:00Virtually ALL the Pit Bulls who kill have never sh...Virtually ALL the Pit Bulls who kill have never shown aggression before the kill. So what is the point you're trying to make. You call yourself a 'reporter'... yet you cannot produce and unbiased and a complete report of WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY and HOW that ever the most beginning reporter on an elementary school newspaper is expected to know. So far 28 people have been killed by Pits this year and 41 last year, including 4 rescuers who were killed by their own Pits that they raised from puppy hood... so it's NOT 'how you raise them'... only a fool would bring a dog with over 300 years breeding to attack without provocation or warning to attack and hold until either the target or the Pit is dead or someone manages to break it off. No other breed has the recommendation to carry a break stick with you or where shelter workers are recommended to be near a panic button. Dog fighters don't choose poodles, do they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com