The reason the pit bulls get more media coverage is because the pit bulls do more damage.
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@PedroDePacas: not necessarily....someone on here earlier said that the animal control person said that a lab that attacked someone did more damage/more serious injuries than the "Pit Bull" (that was more of a boxer looking dog) did, BUT the media only chose to report the "Pit" attack and not the lab attack (these two attacks apparently happened in the same neighborhood AND in the same week?.....)- I believe this is b/c so many people hear such horrible things about Pit Bulls than other breeds, so it is definitely BIASED.....ALSO, whenever it is a MIX breed dog that does the attack....it is always a "Pit Mix"...not a Lab Mix, or Golden Retriever Mix, etc.....they never mention the breed that the dog is mixed with.The media perpetuates this bad rap on pits - in a major way! NOW, mind you...I am not saying there aren't bad pit bulls out there, But PERSONALLY, I have met more aggressive Labs than Pits....as a matter of fact, I used to have 2 of them (labs) that were much more aggressive/fearful of people than my 2 pit mixes.Â
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BUT, Pit Bulls def. would do more damage than those crazy Chihuahua's, but the little ones bit more people then Pits....
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