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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MikeofTulsa" data-source="post: 8055732" data-attributes="member: 541667"><p>If you look at the history of the breed, you'll see that the pit bull was originally bread to bull baiting(hense the name) which was a sport of pitting a bull against a dog or several dogs.  They were later used for dog fighting due to their tenaciousness.  To be useful in any sort of bull baiting or dog fighting, the dog had to be aggressive toward other animals and not people.  Otherwise handling the dog would be impossible.  Responsible breeders have tried to breed out the aggressive behaviors but there are always irresponsible breeders out there.  The actual amount of dog bites that occur from pit bulls are quite small compared to other breeds.  There is a lot of ignorance that occurs in the US  in regards to Pit bulls.  I suggest watching the movie on netflix called "Beyond the Hype"</p></blockquote><p></p>

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