7-Year-Old La. Girl Is Mauled to Death by Pit Bull While Playing Outside

[ThatRobGuy]

'Fearless' 7-Year-Old La. Girl Is Mauled to Death by Pit Bull While Playing Outside

Sadie Davila, 7, sustained "numerous dog bites to her face and substantial damage to her skull," authorities said

people.com

'A tragedy for everybody:' Coroner details death of 1st grader mauled by pit bull

While family members, classmates, schoolteachers and other loved ones mourned the loss of Sadie Davila, the owner of the pit bull terrier that killed the 7-year-old battled to get out

www.theadvocate.com

Some quick stats:

The infographic shows that the Pit Bull is still responsible for the most fatal attacks in the U.S. by far, killing 284 people over that 13-year period - 66 percent of total fatalities. That's despite the breed accounting for just 6.5% of the total U.S. dog population.



Is it time for more localities to start following the example of the cities that have already either banned (or put strict ownership requirements and rules in place for) owning this specific breed?

 

[Tuur]

Since the American Bulldog can be classified as a pit bull, but here is listed separately, I question the classifications given above. There's also the question of the numbers of each breed. But perhaps the biggest question in my mind is that I know of two fatal maulings and neither involved pit bulls. That doesn't mean pit bulls are not involved in maulings, but it does raise questions.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Since the American Bulldog can be classified as a pit bull, but here is listed separately, I question the classifications given above. There's also the question of the numbers of each breed. But perhaps the biggest question in my mind is that I know of two fatal maulings and neither involved pit bulls. That doesn't mean pit bulls are not involved in maulings, but it does raise questions.

I'm sure everyone has anecdotal of instances they know involving maulings by other breeds, and I'm sure everyone knows of a pit bull that's friendly.

But in terms of the overall data....

There's numerous aggregated data points from different sources that all indicate that they're uniquely dangerous (as a whole) compared to every other breed.

You look at just about any report from just about any source, and while there might be some slight nuance in the numbers, the general theme is the same and will generally be "they make up less than 10% of dogs in the US; they account over half of all fatal dog attacks"

The Problem With Pit Bulls

It's horrible that KFC kicked out that 3-year-old girl, but let's focus on the real problem: pit bulls were bred to be violent

time.com

 

[Aldebaran]

I'm sure everyone has anecdotal of instances they know involving maulings by other breeds, and I'm sure everyone knows of a pit bull that's friendly.

But in terms of the overall data....

There's numerous aggregated data points from different sources that all indicate that they're uniquely dangerous (as a whole) compared to every other breed.

You look at just about any report from just about any source, and while there might be some slight nuance in the numbers, the general theme is the same and will generally be "they make up less than 10% of dogs in the US; they account over half of all fatal dog attacks"

The Problem With Pit Bulls

It's horrible that KFC kicked out that 3-year-old girl, but let's focus on the real problem: pit bulls were bred to be violent

time.com

"Systemic breedism" at work!