1 in 600 pit bulls

1 in 600 pit bulls

Pit Bulls are used in Search and Rescue work. I always wonder how a math-heavy post will go over... Emily -- I've heard the "nanny dog" thing for years. I've taken to asking people who use it where they got it from & they always cite some other website, never a study, etc. If a 'pit bull' lives on average to be 12 years old -- that would mean that each year, 625,000 (7.5 million divided by 12) pit bulls are aquired by people each year (this number is probably a little higher than that since for a variety of health/accidental reasons dogs (of all breeds) die before the age of their life expectancy). Being a Caucasian male AND a pit bull owner (4 actually) myself, I can attest to alot contained in this article. It seems at least that with so many cities with BSL, so many shelter that simply refuse to adopt out pit bulls, and too many rescues who have such harsh standards for adopters that it is virtually impossible to adopt from them, that 'pit bulls' would likely have a lower percent adopted than other types of dogs. These dogs were trained in the past to be vicious dog fighters. 1 in 600. @Lindsay: that's just a website with some great pictures of dogs with kids, that's become viral right now. This number could be debated -- and can be wildly influenced by how widely you cast the net for the term 'pit bull" --but I think 40% sounds like a somewhat fair number to use. 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A fairly recent research study from GfK Roper indicates that  30% of all pets are gotten from shelters or rescues (this is for dogs and cats -- cat numbers tend to be lower because people have a higher tendency to "take in" cats). Through our work, we hope to protect both people and pets from future attacks. Recently, I saw someone up the number to 1 in 700! And third - where did this number come from? Why is this happening? Posted by: Unfortunately it seems that many think sharing a "shocking" number will startle people into spaying or neutering, or adopting, or whatever the intended goal is. We used to have instructors in puppy and beginner classes that would say, "Look around - only one dog in six will stay in its home". I always think of Standard Poodles...and can't imaging any of the ones I've met being worth a lick at bird hunding. We fight the negative stigma that is out there with pit bulls, as they are the most misunderstood and misjudged dogs in the world. } else if ( query != "pintix=1" ) { yes Lori, the pit bull haters use the nanny dog against us, because they know it's not true. Dog bites vs dog attacks -- What determines the difference? All were historically bred for two purposes: to control vermin and to fight. The 800k is fairly solid but the 4.5 is definitely a WAG based on a really small sample size. !!!! We can't sustantiate it so stop repeating it as "fact". Submit. Main | How will history perceive you? 26.5x10 front 26x12 rear Pit bull rockers Msa rims Can am bolt pattern 1000 obo make me an offer Favourite Wanted: looking for unwanted pets..hopefully we can get a big dog. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.). Check this out I used it as a referance on my Pit Bull paper. Posted by: Keyword: *Trained. Posted by: May 20, 2011 at 11:01 AM, http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Dog-Bites/dogbite-factsheet.html. EmilyS | As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. Oct 22, 2013 - 1 out of every 600 Pit Bulls are adopted from shelters. There just aren't any nationwide statistics about breeds in shelters. But I've tried to provide a fair representation of the numbers. While many praise the move, are we just hiding from our own failings as rescues? I find that I have to try a different tactic, though, than to throw accurate stats at them, as they are not capable of evaluating good from bad stats and just fall back on whichever "data" they want to believe. It is not evidence that the pit bull was CALLED a "nanny dog" or even thought of as a babysitter. If they are unclaimed by their owner -- with evidence of ownership such as a veterinary bill -- within three business days, the animals are euthanized. An Honest Look at Pit Bulls By Laurie Lawless Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Degree in Professional Writing: Journalism & Freelance Submitted on 8 December 2011 WRT 465/Thesis Advisor: Prof. John P. Briggs !! Some estimates are up to double that number. the pit bull a "nanny dog"? Whew! Posted by: In 1993, Pit Bulls made up less than 1% of the overall dog population in this country. The dogs most at risk are the ones that were "free" and the result of an accidental litter and were given to someone by an adult child, a neighbor, relative, or co-worker. DENVER (KDVR) — The Dumb Friends League Denver animal shelter says 38 percent of its current adoptable dogs are either pit bulls or pit bull mixes. A necklace bail has been securely attached that will fit any 3mm size chain or smaller. Lange said that those traits can be passed down, but there are other factors too that can determine a dog’s behavior. Yes, the Standard Poodle is actually a German breed (not French) originally used for hunting. Animal People News recently reported that "U.S. shelters kill about 1.4 million dogs per year, including 750,000 pit bulls and close mixes.". Sure, it can help to give them an alternate image to consider, but give them FACTS and effective, breed-neutral alternatives for preventing dog bites & attacks. is that poodles WERE originally hunting dogs... they're just not used for that purpose in this country now. 1 IN 600 PIT BULLS NEVER MAKE IT TOUT OF SHELTERS Harley quinn Lulu ADOPT A PIT BULL THEIR LIVES DEPEND ON IT Adopt don't shop ... please ️ from Facebook tagged as Meme Pit Bulls are commonly used as therapy dogs. In this country, it is generally agreed upon that somewhere between 4 -4.5 million animals are killed in shelters every year. Meaning isn't in a shelter. If only 1 pit bull finds a home for every 599 that is killed, for the "1 in 600" data point to be true, that would leave only 1,333 pit bulls that are adopted from shelters or rescues (800,000 divided by 600). Brent | 1 in 600. I forget which one. If you are one of the people who has parrotted this popular phrase -- please stop. (And we all know how reliable his "statistics" are!). The statistic for pit bulls is not as optimistic with some findings stating only 1 in 600 will be adopted, with the rest being euthanized. It is a number purportedly from the CDC that says "4.5 Million Americans are bitten dogs each year." May 27, 2011 at 06:24 PM. is "Redemption" possible for KCMO Shelter? I'm from the UK, and I've always heard SBTs referred to as "nanny dogs". On the one hand, your are correct. Pit bulls were selectively bred for "gameness," the ability to finish a fight. It has become one of these "things" that folks desperate to defend our breeds hold onto like a life raft. It's the same for Border Collies, Labs, and any other working breed. window.location=permalink+"?pintix=1"; Your comment has not yet been posted. than the individual breed. Of the approximate 3.9 million dogs that enter the shelter system, about 1.4 million, or one in three, make it out. Hospital reports maybe? Then, when you take into account some people putting importance on AKC papers -- which at least American Pit Bull Terriers can't even get because they aren't recognized -- you then have a huge number of breeds that seem like they'd have MUCH lower % adopted numbers than 'pit bulls'. Abstract Over the last 30 years pit bulls have come to be perceived in the United States as dangerous and destructive animals. Posted by: On the flip side, it would also logically makes sense that the majority of smaller breed dogs -- Spaniels, Toys, dachshunds, Lhapso Aspo, Brussels Griffons, etc -- plus some designer dogs like Labradoodles are likely very often bought (not adopted) because there just aren't that many of them in the shelters. 1! Yes, there are still too many 'pit bulls' being killed in shelters. Los Angeles Mandatory Spay/Neuter -- Year 2, Nature vs Nurture, some new science on the matter, Misusing Data to Support Personal Agendas, Knowing how we think - Science of Fear Part 2, We Fear in Crowds - Science of Fear Part 3, Politicians and the Media are scaring us to death - Science of Fear Part 4, Dog Bites and Insurance - Science of Fear Part 5, Why making decision on emotional fear matters - Science of Fear Part 7, Pit Bulls as Overarching Media Themes - Science of Fear Part 6, 500 Dogs, 3 Magazines and a Look at How Far We've Come, Dogsbite.org - -when a quest for vengeance becomes dangerous, A modest proposal for Commercial Breeders, It's (way past) time to start being honest about spay/neuter, DNA Testing may debunk all dog bite studies that cover breed. Again, based on the percent of dogs in shelters and in ownership, I think splitting the middle here will work, and let's, for the sake of argument, say there are 7.5 million owned pit bulls in this country. Bottom line: too many dogs being killed. } ! thanks for the information. It's been years since I've seen this "statistic" -- but apparently it's been making a resurfacing of late....and a google search shows a cool 2.8 million references to the "statistic". I had not heard this urban legend either... Hopefully this "stat" will start going the way of the 1 pair of cats can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years "stat" as well. Having sad that, I totally get that the original statistic you talk about is wrong. But they aren’t any more problematic than any other breed by nature.” Bites, Bans, and More. There will be more studded leather than you can handle! Maybe you have more sophisticated readers than you realized? But if the situation for pit bulls is dire in say, Detroit, it's not in my small town, where they are not by any means the dominant shelter dog (which would be Lab types). It shows some pit bulls as family dogs. Copyright © 2007-2021 DogsBite.org   |   Published by Lynn Media Group, DogsBite.org is a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks. I never spent the time crunching the numbers, but I've looked for a long time for the source of this & CAN'T find it. 1. Thanks to everyone for the "nanny dog" explanation. r/BanPitBulls. Pit Bulls are the Caucasian Males of the Dog World. You are looking at a unique, one of a kind, game tile pendant made to honor the millions of dogs and cats that die in shelters every year. Whereas the APBT was NEVER termed a "nanny dog"... Americans of the class that evidently owned APBTs did NOT have "nannies" and that term was not common in this country. url = url.replace( /#/, "" ); Believe it or not I had not heard that "statistic". It is part of the UKC description of the APBT (actually, part of the actual standard, as I read it) that these dogs were considered good with children. If 24% of all 'pit bulls' were adopted from shelters, that would mean that each year, roughly 150,000 of the 625,000 new 'pit bulls' taken into homes would be adopted from shelters (not 1,333 - which would be the number if the "1 in 600" were true). I think especially considering all the "backyard breeding" going on with this family of breeds, that the percentage of owned pit bulls (or pit-bull type dogs) that were adopted would be lower. Of those 2 million,  based on the percentages from a lot of the data from urban shelters around the country, about 40% or so of the dogs killed in the shelters are "pit bull" type dogs. J | When laws lose their original purpose & we choose to punish instead, What does a good dangerous dog law look like, No Kill Communities vs No Kill Shelters -- and why confusing the two endangers the movement, HSUS: The Disingenuous Fundraising Machine. May 18, 2011 at 09:25 PM. Using an outlandish number like "1 in 600" only makes the dogs seem unwanted -- adding to a stigma that already exists. In all honesty, in all the reading I've done, I've never found enough information to either confirm or deny it. @Laura: to me the point is that there ARE NO national statistics that can justify any generalizations about how many pit bulls exist, how many are turned into shelters, and/or how many are killed. It's generally not your beloved family pet politicians are picturing when they are considering BSL. |  Make a donation today », Page last modified: document.write (document.lastModified);  |  Sitemap, In the 15-year period of 2005 through 2019, canines killed 521 Americans. BadRap took a crack at the b.s. In your piece, you make the assumption that the percentage of owned dogs that were adopted (somewhere around 20-30%) will be the same as the percentage of owned pit bulls that were adopted. May 17, 2011 at 01:36 PM. Joel | Brent might remember (it was in Lee's Summit) - it may have been the study about intact dogs being more dangerous. Don’t let the name fool you; Pocket Pitbulls aren’t actually tiny bundles you could fit in your pocket (they have nothing on Teacup Chihuahuas), they’re just a smaller version of the parent breed, the American Pitbull Terrier. Thanks all. THANK YOU! But we need to be honest -- and not use outlandish statements that make the stigma worse, not better. Posted by: If only 1 pit bull finds a home for every 599 that is killed, for the "1 in 600" data point to be true, that would leave only 1,333 pit bulls that are adopted from shelters or rescues (800,000 divided by 600). Prejudice, generalizations, and a whole bushel of assumptions abound. They also say 1 in 600 pit bulls born will ever be adopted into a good home. 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