Dominic Naidoo spoke to Nicole Jack, chairperson of Durban-based pit bull rescue organisation, Serendipitty Rescue to gain more insight into the controversial world of pit bulls.
Granted, pit bull attacks are not commonplace but the breed is involved in more severe dog attacks than any other breed in South Africa. According to Animals24-7, pit bull’s were responsible for 50 out of 66 recorded fatal dog attacks in South Africa from 2004 to 2018. Why is this?
The Pit Bull Federation of South Africa emphasised that “temperament is over 60% inherited and you cannot remove a dog’s genetics, a human aggressive dog should be euthanised. They should not be sold, or re-homed, or given away.” “The genetics of a dog is not to attack people, it is the mistreatment and inadequate understanding of these dogs which often causes issues.”
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