On Tuesday, December 20, staff and students at Willard Intermediate South school were injured when two dogs identified as a pit bull mix breed made their way into the playground.

That's not a fucking pitbull then IS IT?!

The dogs were euthanized in order to be tested for rabies. The tests will be completed today, and we expect to have results within the next couple of days. During the investigation, it was determined that one of the dogs was not vaccinated and no proof could be provided that the other was up to date on its vaccinations.

So it could've been rabies but you go straight to the bullshit bioessentialism and insinuation that genetics can predispose one to violence.

Link to article

Obligatory link to my effort post on this phenomenon (reddit link because the OG here is in archive limbo)

    • ShareThatBread [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Part of an Australian study undertaken by Thompson of the South Australian Health Commission (SAHC) analysed emergency department surveillance data for a major public hospital for the period January 1990 to July 1993. A total of 356 dog attacks were identified. Three-quarters of hospital treated attacks were caused by 5 of 160 available breeds. The breeds of dog recorded for these cases were as follows: German Shepherds (25.3%); Bull Terriers (13.6%); Blue or Red Heelers (13.6%); Dobermans (11.7%); and Rottweilers (9.1%). More than half of the cases occurred in a street or public place by loose, uncontrolled dogs. Data collected through the Adelaide 1992 Omnibus Survey, which obtained information from interviews with 3,093 randomly selected people, provided information about the dog population. For the purposes of the study, a representation ratio was calculated for the breeds that were involved in attacks by dividing the percentage of attacks per breed by the percentage of the total dog population represented by the same breed. Thompson concluded that the relative risk of attack by a German Shepherd was 5 times greater than a Collie. The relative risk of being attacked by a Doberman was even higher (Thompson, 1997).

      Some earlier work undertaken at the SAHC, used surveillance data collected from three Adelaide public hospitals to identify the breeds involved in dog attacks. In 75% of a total of 4,500 cases, the attacks had occurred to family members or friends of the dog owner and, thus, there was a fair degree of confidence in most cases that the breed of dog had been correctly identified. An estimate of the dog population was derived from a sample of 18,000 dogs registered with local government authorities. Six breeds, which accounted for 21.5% of the dog population, were involved in close to three-quarters of all identified attacks: Bull Terriers (13.4% of attacks, 2.5% of dog population); German Shepherds (33.6% of attacks, 8.0% of dog population); Dobermans (8.0% of attacks, 2.0% of dog population); Rottweilers (7.8% of attacks, 3.0% of dog population); Blue Heelers (7.1% of attacks, 3.0% of dog population); and Collies (3.7% of attacks, 3.0% of dog population) (South Australian Health Commission 1990).

      https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/f65ce1c9-b794-4886-9232-97318ce27eae/injcat75.pdf

      Do these account for all dog attacks? Probably not. But they would account for all dog dog attacks that are severe enough to require admission to hospital. Isn't it weird that breeds such as Bull Terriers, German Shepherds and Rottweilers are disproportionally represented in comparison to general population when it comes to dog attacks that cause moderate to severe injury.

      And Australia does not have the same race connection to owners of particular dog breeds that is implied by your link.

      People do not need to own these breeds of dogs.

      • Nakoichi [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        No it isnt weird they are large strong dogs and even here german shepherds are double that of pits. This just reinforces my point if anything.

        • ShareThatBread [he/him, comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          I was being facetious.

          And how exactly does in reinforce your point? I'm no targeting just pit bulls. All of these breeds that fall well outside the norm and have the capacity to cause severe injury should be restricted in ownership.

          There is no need for anyone to own these breeds of dogs. They aren't working dogs for tasks such as herding sheep. They're pets. Want a pet dog? Get a shih tzu or an italian greyhound.