Comment Re:Should be exterminated (Score 1) 95
FTR, those usually aren't pit bulls. They're just called that after the biting (and once such is claimed it'll be reported around more than other breeds). Kinda like the false claims of introverts being serial killers because even the most ridiculously extroverted people are suddenly retroactively called "quiet" and said to've "kept to himself", even by friends and acquaintances very actively involved with the sudden hermit. It's misreporting triggering over-reporting. It doesn't help when people try to train one as an attack dog by being jackass or specifically use the breeds for dog fights.
Genetic testing of shelter dogs in certain regions prove most "pit bull mixes" in those regions have no identifiable pit bull genes at all. Can't find that exact link now, but it was amusingly reminiscent of HR's expertise and actual good-hire stats. Apparently, this is a general trend, according to this.
http://www.nathanwinograd.com/...
Genetic testing of shelter dogs in certain regions prove most "pit bull mixes" in those regions have no identifiable pit bull genes at all. Can't find that exact link now, but it was amusingly reminiscent of HR's expertise and actual good-hire stats. Apparently, this is a general trend, according to this.
http://www.nathanwinograd.com/...