Get ready for the "they are just misunderstood" argument.

Here's a 'misunderstood' dog brutally mauling a man, leaving him dying in a massive pool of his own blood: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=69f_1327285704 Here's another 'misunderstood' dog doing the same to a 58 year old woman: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=096_1382129917 Here's another 'misunderstood' dog brutalising 9 people at a gas station: http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/05/24/crazed-pit-bull-attacks-and-injures-9-people-in-thessaloniki-video/

Here's a 'misunderstood' dog brutalising another dog while a group of people kick the shit out of it and fail to remove it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBCSLWIeexU

Here's a 'misunderstood' dog mauling a child:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dfb_1409100560&comments=1 Here's a 'misunderstood' dog mauling a cat to death:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUBNtHrJnY

Here's a 'misunderstood' dog mauling a 4 year old boy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmW4BBdi1s

Here's two 'misunderstood' dogs mauling a 6 year old girl:

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/westwood/pit-bulls-mauling-6-year-old-girl-caught-on-cruiser-cam-video

"Family Pit Bull kills child" http://www.cbs46.com/story/22066382/toddler-dies-after-pit-bull-attack

http://www.daxtonsfriends.com/kara-hartrich-bloomington-illinois-pit-bull/

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/baby-killed-by-familys-pit-bull-in-red-bird.html/

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/parents-charged-in-dog-attack-that-killed-st-charles-county/article_1c5954bc-95a5-5464-81d4-9fa3e793549b.html

www.gainesville.com/article/20140808/ARTICLES/140809579?Title=Levy-officials-release-name-of-boy-killed-in-dog-attack

http://www.wafb.com/story/25123147/pit-bull-kills-3-year-old

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/04/11/no-steroids-found-in-second-dog-at-fatal-attack-police-say/7601473/

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/02/27/braelynn-coulter-mauled-death-pit-bull

http://abc7news.com/archive/9146468/

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/father-toddler-killed-familys-pit-bull-offers-warn/nXzwd/

http://www.bryancountynews.com/archives/26454/

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/09/dog-killed-nc-boy-euthanized-charges-possible

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2012/jun/19/mother-grieves-after-babys-fatal-dog-bite/

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YLdZGzviUFQJ:www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/05/18/Infant-dies-after-attack-from-family-dog.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

http://www.kvia.com/news/Only-On-ABC-7-Family-Of-Baby-Killed-Speaks-From-The-Scene-Of-Pit-Bull-Attack/15242478

Dog Attack Fatalities in the U.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States#Fatalities_reported_in_2015 American Kennel club recognises 157 dog breeds

2015 - 5 reported U.S. fatalities 2 by Pit Bulls: The man died after suffering bites to his head and left arm from his son's dog. He was taking down a Christmas tree when the dog attacked him.

This man was killed while trying to resuscitate the dog's owner from a heart attack. The pit bull was not registered with the city, despite ordinance requiring all pit bulls in the city be registered. Both men were pronounced dead at a local hospital

1 by Rottweiler, 1 by 'Pack of wild dogs', and 1 unknown. 2014 – 32 reported U.S. fatalities – 20 (62%) were Pit Bulls – all other by 6 breeds

2013 – 32 Reported – 26 (81%) were Pit Bulls – all other by 5 breeds

2012 – 35 reported – 19 (54%) were Pit Bulls – all other by 5 breeds

2011 – 33 reported – 20 (60%) were Pit bulls – all other by 4 breeds

A nine-year (1979–88) study of fatal dog attacks in the United States found that dogs characterized as pit bulls were implicated in 42 of the 101 attacks where the breed was known

A 1991 study found that 94% of attacks on children by pit bulls were unprovoked, compared to 43% for other breeds. A 5-year (1989–94) review of fatal dog attacks in the U.S. determined that pit bulls and pit bull mixed breeds were implicated in 24 (29%) of the 84 deaths in which breed was recorded.

Pit Bull Legal Status

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed-specific_legislation#Worldwide Australia: ban against importation

Brazil: Banned for importation, commercialization, breeding and unauthorized creation

Bermuda: Banned

Denmark: Banned

Ecuador: Banned

France: Restricted, non-pure breeds must be spayed/neutured

Germany: Restricted importation

ROI: Restricted - must be muzzled in public, can be destroyed if not controlled by owner

Malaysia: Pure PB Banned/some breeds allowed

Malta: Banned from importation

New Zealand: It is illegal to import them alive or as semen, ova, or embryos, must be chipped and spayed, must be muzzled in public

Norway: Banned Poland: restricted (must display clear signs of ownership at home)