Worth reading with some equally good links.
"Do a bit of homework, and you quickly discover two irrefutable truths: The pit bull is one of the absolute best, most loving family dogs in America, and it?s also the absolute worst, racking up the most attacks, injuries and severe bites (and deaths), coupled to all sorts of fear, fear, fear"
What should we do about all the pit bulls? - Notes & Errata by Mark Morford
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