What kind of dog bit the most people in 2008?

Answer 1

Pitbull. You may not believe me but pitbulls are highly lethal. So stay away!

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Dog bite deaths and maimings US and Canada (1982-2007)

By compiling US and Canadian press accounts between 1982 and 2007, Animal People News determined the types of breeds most responsible for death and serious injury.

The combination of pit bulls, rottweilers and wolf hybrids:

77% of attacks that induce bodily harm

73% of attacks to children

83% of attack to adults

70% of attacks that result in fatalities

77% that result in maiming

Interesting fact about pit bulls:

Pit bulls attack adults nearly as often as they attack children, a characteristic not found in any other breed.

Dog bite fatalites in the US (1979-1998)

Researchers reviewed a 20-year period from 1979 to 1998 to determine the types of breeds most responsible for US dog bite fatalities.

At least 25 breeds of dogs were involved in 238 human dog bite related fatalities during this time span. Pit bulls and rottweilers were involved in over half of these fatalities and from 1997-1998, over 60%.

Researchers note that it is extremely unlikely that pit bulls and rottweilers accounted for 60% of dogs in US households during this period thus, there appeared to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities.

Which dogs bite?

The city of Denver did a study that focused on the type of dog most likely to bite. Pit bulls were not included in the report. In the city of Denver pit bulls are banned.

Biters are 6.2 times as likely to be male than female

Biters are 2.6 times as likely to be intact than neutered

Biters are 2.8 times as likely to be chained as unchained

although pitbulls head the list, the bytes are allmost allways owner negligence and not related to their fighiting other dogs capabilities.