"American Pitbull," by Marc Joseph

Mainstream media coverage of Pit Bull dogs and the people involved with them is commonly negative and oversimplified so as to focus on dog related violence on humans (including many breeds), and other criminal activity, sometimes drug and gang related. Public opinion in the United States and Europe has been uniformly shaped by this portrayal.
American Pitbull is a photographic exploration into the culture of American Pit Bull dogs and their people, presenting an alternative view of the controversial world revolving around a uniquely American breed of dog and the human beings that live for them.

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Westminster's winner is deemed dangerous in some areas

Rufus cuddled up beside the couch, ready for a good nap. Belly full from his favorite steak dinner and tuckered out from a romp around the house, he put down the head that has become the signature of dogdom in America.

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Detroit weighs tough pit bull restrictions

The Detroit City Council is proposing a ban on pit bulls that could place a host of costly restrictions on owners, require those visiting the city with the dogs to get a permit and force any puppies older than 8 weeks to be taken out of the city or put to death.

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Pit Bulls in the City

“Pit bulls are different; they’re like wild animals,” says Alan Beck, director for the Center for the Human Animal Bond at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN. “They’re not suited for an urban environment. I believe we should open our eyes and take a realistic approach to pit bulls.”

Those who condemn pit bulls and call for breed bans targeting these dogs tend to be members of the general population, or most often, it seems, politicians. Beck isn’t calling for breed bans – he stops just short of that resulting from research yet to be published. Still, it’s exceedingly rare for an animal expert to vilify pit, and few would doubt Beck’s credentials.

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Officer Shoots Police Dog To Death During Attack

Even police trained German Shepards attack. . .

An officer shot a police dog to death Tuesday when it attacked him as authorities searched for a burglary suspect, police said.

Police surrounded a home on Sims Road after the owner reported that someone broke in and stole two handguns. The nearby Ivy Drive Elementary School was locked down for several hours during the search for the suspect.

Officer Greg Blackinton sent police dog, Bosco (not shown), a German shepherd, into the house to look for the suspected thieves. Police said the dog then ran out of the house and bit Officer Brian Aleia on the leg. When the dog attacked Aleia a second time, the officer shot the dog with a shotgun, police said.

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Jury finds woman guilty of involuntary manslaughter in pit bull attack

A jury Thursday found a pit bull owner guilty of involuntary manslaughter for allowing her dogs to run loose and kill an 82-year-old woman.

Deanna Large, 37, sat quietly as the verdict was read, while the family of victim Dorothy Sullivan quietly wept.

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American pit bull attacks boy

A three-year-old boy has been flown to hospital in Melbourne after being mauled by a dog in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

The toddler was with his father in a neighbour's house in Yallourn North yesterday afternoon when the american pit bull terrier attacked.

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Opinion: Officials right to look at ways to prevent pit bull attacks

We share the outrage expressed last week by Lincoln County Attorney John Hackley concerning the dangers of pit bulls.

At a Lincoln Fiscal Court meeting, Hackley and members of the court heard from a Lincoln County woman whose son was jerked off his bike and severely bitten by a pit bull. The boy's injuries required 50 stitches, and the attack left him emotionally traumatized as well, his mother told the court.

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The PBRC Katrina Fund

Please take the time to read about the plight of dogs in New Orleans and other places hit by Katrina. As well as donate if you can!

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Pit Bull Hotel Rejected

The Saunders County Board of Supervisors has rejected a request from a rural resident who wanted to build a luxury shelter for pit bulls rescued from hurricane-stricken areas.

David Hibler, who owns three pit bulls, wanted to build on his property a $35,000 shelter for 24 animals.

But his neighbors, the county Planning Commission and now the Board of Supervisors prevailed against the idea.

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People Speak Against Pit Bull Ban

Twelve Bentonville dogs have given the pit bull breed a bad reputation here.

Those 12 pit bulls are on a list of 16 canines who found themselves on Bentonville's dangerous status list, meaning they have injured a person or animal, attacking without provocation. The other four on the list, compiled since 2003, include a German shepherd, a Shar-Pei, a heeler and two boxers.

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Man abused pit bull pup, cops say

It was bad enough that a pit bull puppy was kicked, stomped and dragged by its owner through part of Port Jervis, police said.

Things only got worse when the puppy was hit by a car while still on its leash.

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Pet or Threat?

You have seen the news reports on pit bull attacks, and with an estimated 60,000 in the city of Chicago, one is bound to cross your path. Some people call the dogs loving, family pets; others describe them as vicious and lethal. Nationwide, a debate over pit bull restrictions rages on, and in the Chicago area, people are battling over whether to ban pit bulls.

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(Read Proposed Ban)

This segment begins by not being too slanted. But there is a much larger proportion of interview by the pro-ban people than the ones defending the breed. . .as usual. Even the title of the story is sensationalized.