Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
Another Driver protects himself from a dog
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="OLDMAN3" data-source="post: 1421797"><p><a href="http://www.dogsbite.org/dangerous-dogs-pit-bull-faq.php" target="_blank">http://www.dogsbite.org/dangerous-dogs-pit-bull-faq.php</a></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Q: Why do people say that pit bulls "don't let go?"</strong></span></p><p>Through selective breeding, pit bulls have developed enormous jaw strength, as well as a ruinous "hold and shake" bite style, designed to inflict the <a href="http://blog.dogsbite.org/2011/08/61-year-old-tucson-man-near-death-after.html" target="_blank">maximum damage possible</a> on their victims. This bite trait delivered winning results in the fighting pit. When the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the Denver pit bull ban in 2005, the high court set aside characteristics that pit bulls displayed when they attack that differ from all other dog breeds. One of these characteristics was their lethal bite:</p><p></p><p>"[pit bulls] inflict more serious wounds than other breeds. They tend to attack the deep muscles, to hold on, to shake, and to cause ripping of tissues. Pit bull attacks were compared to shark attacks."11</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Q: Do pit bulls bite more than other dogs?</strong></span></p><p>Depending upon the community in which you live and the ratio of pit bulls within it, yes and no. But whether a pit bull bites more or less than another dog breed is not the point. The issue is the acute damage a pit bull inflicts when it does choose to bite. The pit bull's "hold and shake" bite style causes severe bone and muscle damage, often inflicting <a href="http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/09/pit-bull-bite-pit-bull-severs-hand-of.html" target="_blank">permanent</a> and <a href="http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/11/collection-of-pit-bull-scalp-attack.html" target="_blank">disfiguring</a> injury. Moreover, once a pit bull starts an attack, firearm intervention may be the only way to stop it.</p><p></p><p>When analyzing dog bite statistics, it is important to understand what constitutes a bite. A single bite -- recorded and used in dog bite statistics -- is a bite that "breaks the skin." One bite by a poodle that leaves two puncture wounds is recorded the same way as a <a href="http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/03/animal-control-this-is-not-just-bite.html" target="_blank">pit bull mauling</a>, which can constitute hundreds of puncture wounds and extensive soft tissue loss. Despite the "quagmire" of dog bite statistics, pit bulls are <a href="http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/07/pit-bulls-lead-bite-counts-across-us.html" target="_blank">leading bite counts</a> across U.S. cities and counties.14</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OLDMAN3, post: 1421797"] [url]http://www.dogsbite.org/dangerous-dogs-pit-bull-faq.php[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Q: Why do people say that pit bulls "don't let go?"[/B][/SIZE] Through selective breeding, pit bulls have developed enormous jaw strength, as well as a ruinous "hold and shake" bite style, designed to inflict the [URL='http://blog.dogsbite.org/2011/08/61-year-old-tucson-man-near-death-after.html']maximum damage possible[/URL] on their victims. This bite trait delivered winning results in the fighting pit. When the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the Denver pit bull ban in 2005, the high court set aside characteristics that pit bulls displayed when they attack that differ from all other dog breeds. One of these characteristics was their lethal bite: "[pit bulls] inflict more serious wounds than other breeds. They tend to attack the deep muscles, to hold on, to shake, and to cause ripping of tissues. Pit bull attacks were compared to shark attacks."11 [SIZE=5][B]Q: Do pit bulls bite more than other dogs?[/B][/SIZE] Depending upon the community in which you live and the ratio of pit bulls within it, yes and no. But whether a pit bull bites more or less than another dog breed is not the point. The issue is the acute damage a pit bull inflicts when it does choose to bite. The pit bull's "hold and shake" bite style causes severe bone and muscle damage, often inflicting [URL='http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/09/pit-bull-bite-pit-bull-severs-hand-of.html']permanent[/URL] and [URL='http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/11/collection-of-pit-bull-scalp-attack.html']disfiguring[/URL] injury. Moreover, once a pit bull starts an attack, firearm intervention may be the only way to stop it. When analyzing dog bite statistics, it is important to understand what constitutes a bite. A single bite -- recorded and used in dog bite statistics -- is a bite that "breaks the skin." One bite by a poodle that leaves two puncture wounds is recorded the same way as a [URL='http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/03/animal-control-this-is-not-just-bite.html']pit bull mauling[/URL], which can constitute hundreds of puncture wounds and extensive soft tissue loss. Despite the "quagmire" of dog bite statistics, pit bulls are [URL='http://blog.dogsbite.org/2009/07/pit-bulls-lead-bite-counts-across-us.html']leading bite counts[/URL] across U.S. cities and counties.14 [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
Another Driver protects himself from a dog
Top