Horror as 80-year-old double amputee killed by FOUR pit bulls in savage attack which pulled him out

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51. I have a theory on why there are so many Pit attacks

When I was a teen, Rotties were the cool "tough dog", but they were expensive and so the numbers never got to the numbers we see in the pit population.

Now you have pits that are the new cool "tough dog" and due to fight breeders, and backyard breeders there are an enormous amount of them out there. So now you have this new bad boy breed that is both cheap and easy to obtain. That leads to alot of people owning them ( or multiple thems) that really have no idea how to deal with them and we end up with the present day results. So tons end up in kill shelters, others end up as strays and in the worst cases they kill someone because they haven't had proper training and discipline and are allowed to have their own little packs. People say "but other breeds kill too" I think the difference is in the numbers and the education/resources.

I was wondering what you thought as I know these pups are near and dear to your heart.

I don't think we will see an end to deaths or an end to the call for bans on them until there are strict regulations implemented on breeders (of all breeds) and some requirements on basic education and training for dog owners.