The media outlets have clouded the minds of people for years with all negative stories about American Pit Bull Terriers. Thanks to all of that, people who have these types of dogs and children often get harassed and told that they are bad parents. These statements always come from those who have a blind fear of pit bulls.

What the general public doesn't know is that statistically the number of bites and attacks from pit bulls is a very small fraction of the number of pits throughout the entire country. We hear about children being mauled, people getting bit and other dogs getting attacked. We never get to hear about the ones that save lives, take bullets or work as medical response dogs. Heart warming stories like that don't make good news because you can't stir up the masses.

The media has deemed American Pit Bull Terriers as aggressive and mean in nature without providing any facts. They being their news stories with terms like "Another pit bull attacked..." These small phrases have a big impact on society. It leads people to think that its common and that every pit bull will attack. The stories from around the United States of pit bulls biting or mauling is far less then one a day. Even if 1 every 24 hours did occur that would equal 365 bites a year for the entire country. There are millions of pit bulls in the United States. The numbers don't add up to what the media wants you to think.