Persuasive Essay On Pitbulls

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Pit Bulls: Aggressive or Submissive
For the past years, newspapers and social media described events of pit bulls attacking people. Among these, they describe the dog as a savage, wild, dangerous and most notably, deadly. However, these are all opinion based with no credible sources to refer back to. These “dangerous” dogs have the common misconception of being violent. But they are not, pit bulls are not the horrible creatures they are deemed as, for that is not in their genes but are among the friendliest and misunderstood dogs in the world.
Pit bulls have the most common misinterpretation for only being used for illegal activities such as dog fighting, because of their athletic and stocky body. However, before dogfighting was ever popular, …show more content…

The favorite candidate for a game dog is a pit bulls because they have the body type to inflict maximum damage since of their purpose to herd large animals. The Pit bull terriers are considered vicious animals due to their background and being raised in unhealthy conditions and negative environment. As a matter of fact, a report by the Journal of Forensic Sciences, “revealed vicious dog owners reported significantly more criminal behaviors than other dog owners. Pit bulls can not choose who they get adopted to or purchased by. Like humans, they are a product of their environment …show more content…

This is an absolute myth, says Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin, Ph.D., the senior research scientist in the University of Georgia. “Their jaw structure […] is no different than that of any [other] breed of dog.” he says. Another false misconception of pit bulls are that they have the strongest bite force of all the canines. Demonstrated in 2005 by Dr. Brady Barr of National Geographic, a domesticated American Pit Bull Terrier has a pressure of 235. They rank third, following the Rottweiler at 328 and the German Shepherd with a bite force of

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