JoniComelately, the point is that I can provide you with far more evidence of dogs being deliberately injured and killed by humans than you or anyone else can offer about dogs attacking humans. Thankfully attacks on humans by dogs are incredibly rare given the number of dogs owned in this country, so much so as to make the headlines as this case has. Sadly I can also show you case, after case, after case of human-inflicted brutality upon dogs which never makes the news. Despite this we don't call for a ban on or the murder of humans or a particular race of humankind in cases such as in my link, nor do we say we wouldn't have a human in our home.
The biggest problem is at the top end of the lead. There is a progressive increase in dog abuse in this country, which is a huge factor in dog aggression, coupled with ignorance on breeds and legislation by the public and an insistance by the media and far too many bandwagon jumpers that a dog must by virtue of his breed conform to a type.
An example of media-whipped hysteria is the photo in the link... that dog is not a Pit Bull Terrier. It's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Thanks to some ass in the press there will be more Staffs on the streets and in the pounds next month, thrown out by ignorant owners because of the Mail's inaccuracies and unwanted by the dog-adopting public for the same reason. It's something of a viciou circle.
Most of the population can't correctly identify a PBT. In fact, many vets are hard pushed to, which is why experts are called into cases involving alleged PBT in order to ascertain whether the dog in question is a Pit. That being the case I don't know how the Mail are so sure that dog in the incident is a Pit because last time I checked they had no breed experts on their staff. Perhaps that too is an example of the inaccuracies and ignorance with which the media feeds the public.