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Oh lordy.

"Of the 88 fatal dog attacks recorded by DogsBite.org, pit bull type dogs were responsible for 59% (52). This is equivalent to a pit bull killing a U.S. citizen every 21 days during this 3-year period"

How bout them facts? [/quote]

What exactly is a "pit bull type dog"? I guess an american bull terrier, bull dog, boxer, Argentine mastiff all qualify as "pit bull type"? Nice definition of a "breed." I can't even take this site seriously since they don't even know what a pit bull is. Any scientist who conducts research with fidelity and integrity gets their subject well defined. Number one rule. [/quote]

Because "pit bull" is not a breed dummy, it actually IS a type, which the studies define.  Anyway, here are some more studies...with citations.

http://dogbitelaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/the-breeds-most-likely-to-kill.html

"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)

http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-study-dog-attacks-and-maimings-merritt-clifton.php
"The combination of pit bulls, rottweilers, their close mixes and wolf hybrids:
77% of attacks that induce bodily harm
73% of attacks to children
81% of attack to adults
68% of attacks that result in fatalities
76% that result in maiming
Discussion notes:
Even if the pit bull category was "split three ways," attacks by pit bulls and their closest relatives would still outnumber attacks by any other breed.
Pit bulls are noteworthy for attacking adults almost as frequently as children, a characteristic not shared by any other breed.
If a pit bull or rottweiler has a bad moment, instead of being bitten, often someone is maimed or killed; that has now created off-the-chart actuarial risk."

There's an excellent chart that I can't paste correctly, but you can see it broken down into different categories.

Breed	Bodily harm	Child Victims	Adult Victims	Deaths	Maimings	% of dog population
Pit bull terrier	1970	826	687	207	1093	.033
Rottweiler	481	272	126	78	268	.003
Husky	66	41	4	22	18	.020
Wolf hybrid	84	69	5	19	48	.001
Bullmastiff (Presa canario)	76	30	28	11	44	.002
German shepherd	89	56	25	12	54	.014
German shepherd-mix	54	33	14	9	32	
Pit bull-mix	130	56	31	8	74	
Akita	65	42	19	8	47	.004
Chow	54	36	15	7	36	.007
Doberman	15	8	7	7	7	.007

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