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Originally Posted by pgellis
This entire discussion evolved from the OP's unfortunate incident that took place in California. You made your ignorant opinion public by saying that you think all pit bulls should be euthanized.
So, I merely asked that "Should I have to euthanize my pet due to the circumstances of the OP that occurred in California"?
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Ok, Phil, let me throw some statistics at you that might hit you a little closer to home (statistics below from Boston).
In 2011, there were 267 reported dog attacks, 54 by pit bulls (20%)
In 2012, there were 251 reported dog attacks, 53 by pit bulls (21%)
In 2013, there were 287 reported dog attacks, 88 by pit bulls (30%)
I do not have complete data for 2014, but at the time the article was published, there were 123 reported dog attacks, 39 by pit bulls (32%)
Notice a trend in the increase?
But pit bulls only make up 3% of the dog population in Boston.
Phil, it doesn't matter what part of the country we're talking about, all the stats are pretty close.