Shh-NotUntilMyCoffee t1_iu55r2f wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Reply to comment by DobermanCavalry in Advice after dog attack by MeanFluffyBunny

No actually, the CDC says the misreporting of breeds makes pitbulls and Rottweilers abnormally higher in their statistics. Please go read it again, as the CDC specifically states it is against BLS.

CDC doesn’t gather the statistics, they analyze them. They’re pointing out that human bias ruins the data leading to incorrect conclusions on breeds.

If you can’t understand the study - apparently - you can read the analysis from one of the other major organizations.

Again, fault of the owner. Not the breeds.

> The CDC strongly recommends against breed-specific laws in its oft-cited study of fatal dog attacks, noting that data collection related to bites by breed is fraught with potential sources of error (Sacks et al., 2000).

As the American Veterinarian Medical Association explains;

> It is not possible to calculate a bite rate for a breed or to compare rates between breeds because the data reported is often unreliable. This is because:

>The breed of a biting dog is often not known or is reported inaccurately. The actual number of bites that occur in a community is not known, especially if they don't result in serious injury. The number of dogs of a particular breed or combination of breeds in a community is not known because it is rare for all dogs in a community to be licensed. Statistics often do not consider multiple incidents caused by a single animal. Breed popularity changes over time, making comparison of breed-specific bite rates unreliable. However a review of the research that attempts to quantify the relation between breed and bite risk finds the connection to be weak or absent, while responsible ownership variables such as socialization, neutering and proper containment of dogs are much more strongly indicated as important risk factors

DobermanCavalry t1_iu57jxy wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:10 PM

I'll ask again, are Pit Bulls the only dogs with bad owners? How do you reconcile that they overwhelmingly hurt more people than other dogs? Just bad luck?

>Injuries from Pitbull's and mixed breed dogs were both more frequent and more severe.

Essig GF Jr, Sheehan C, Rikhi S, Elmaraghy CA, Christophel JJ. Dog bite injuries to the face: Is there risk with breed ownership? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Feb;117:182-188. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.11.028. Epub 2018 Nov 29. PMID: 30579079.

>Attacks by Pit Bull Terriers are more likely to cause severe morbidity than other breeds of dogs.

Harnarayan P, Islam S, Ramsingh C, Naraynsingh V. Pit Bull attack causing limb threatening vascular trauma -A case series. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2018;42:133-137. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.11.061. Epub 2017 Dec 8. PMID: 29245098; PMCID: PMC5730392.

>Pit-bull type was the most frequently implicated breed (27%)

Morzycki A, Simpson A, Williams J. Dog bites in the emergency department: a descriptive analysis. CJEM. 2019 Jan;21(1):63-70. doi: 10.1017/cem.2018.2. Epub 2018 Mar 1. PMID: 29490720.

>Pet dogs were responsible for 42% of injuries, and pit bull was the most-identified breed (36.2%).

Abraham JT, Czerwinski M. Pediatric Dog Bite Injuries in Central Texas. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jul;54(7):1416-1420. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.09.022. Epub 2018 Oct 31. PMID: 30473254.

>Attacks by pit bulls are associated with higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges, and a higher risk of death than are attacks by other breeds of dogs.

Bini JK, Cohn SM, Acosta SM, McFarland MJ, Muir MT, Michalek JE; TRISAT Clinical Trials Group. Mortality, mauling, and maiming by vicious dogs. Ann Surg. 2011 Apr;253(4):791-7. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318211cd68. PMID: 21475022.

> The most common breed of dog identified was pit bull (n = 29, 47.5%).

Lee CJ, Santos PJF, Vyas RM. Epidemiology, Socioeconomic Analysis, and Specialist Involvement in Dog Bite Wounds in Adults. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 May/Jun;30(3):753-757. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005201. PMID: 30845083.

AssumptionLivid6879 t1_iu5r29d wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:22 PM

All dogs were bred for very specific purposes.

Heelers bred for cattle. Newfoundlands and labradors for fowl hunting. Bloodhounds for scent tracking. Shepards for herding. Huskies and malamutes for sled towing. Hell Chihuahuas were bred specifically to listen for coyotes.

Pitbulls? Blood sport