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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
It's also pretty hard to miss the fact that while they identified 20 culpable breeds and two mixes, they do not specify what breeds they were or where they ranked. Why would they leave such vital information out of their results? They provide plenty of numbers regarding the other aspects of fatal dog attacks. They make the assertion that "breed is not a factor", and then fail to show us the numbers that they must certainly have. Curious.
In sharp contrast, the studies I posted above, and on other threads, very specifically identify the breeds in the instances in which they were in fact identifiable. So do the many other studies and statistic posted by other participants in these various threads. "Pit bulls", and their many variations, win every time by a very, very lopsided majority, even though they only represent about 6% of our canine population. That's when we can see the numbers for ourselves. It's only when we are not allowed to see them that "breed is not a factor". Curious. Again.
For some entertaining reading, google "pit bull apologists". My god, some of those writers are either reading along on this thread, or they know javadog personally.
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Let me make two further comments, since you seem to be having difficulty understanding what you read. With respect to the lack of a list of the breeds and other details that you mentioned above, I should point out that you're reading an abstract of the article. Detailed data can be found in the actual article. Your failure to grasp that simple notion does not speak highly of you. You do understand what an abstract is, correct? In the business world, it's like an executive summary.
There other fallacy that seems to trip you up is that your statistics "don't talk about breed misidentification." In fact, they do, if you happen to read them in more detail. Having said that, look at the more recent studies that I referenced above that have concluded that breed misidentification is a much greater problem than previously thought, which tends to largely invalidate earlier studies.