Pitbulls maul Detroit child to death.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

That's no doubt a contributing factor.

Boru

Sharkbites are more " newsworthy" than drownings - even though the dead guy is just as dead either way.

It's TV ratings.


If it bleeds it leads...

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That's no doubt a contributing factor.

Boru

edit:  Just looked it up.  'Pitbulls' is more than just a buzzword.  Although fairly low on the list of overall aggressiveness, that breed is responsible for 2/3 of dog attack fatalities in the US, more than the next nine breeds combined.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccart...db347562f8

Yup. Fatalities are rare though.

Dog bites? German shepard was #1 for a whole lotta years..

Sure, given the total number of dogs in the US.  But the rarity of fatalities is immaterial in determining which dog breed has killed the most people.  In the same time frame (2005-2017) that Rottweilers, German Shepherds, mongrels, American bulldogs, Mastiffs, Labs, huskies, boxers and Dobermans killed combined killed 146 people, pitbulls killed 284.

Pitbulls are a very dangerous breed of dog.  It doesn't matter all that much if the danger is from nature, nurture, or both.  The fact is that if you are killed by a dog in the US, it is most likely to be a pitbull.

Boru