Pit bulls are notorious in the dog world and often get a bad reputation. Canines labeled as ‘pit bulls’ can often be feared and face restrictions in public settings and at local parks. But a recent ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pit bulls are the most abused, reviled, abandoned and euthanized dogs in the United States. More than 500 cities ban the breed or require sterilization, muzzles in public or ...

Animal behavior experts and advocates are urging a shift from breed-specific legislation toward early training and socialization for pit bull-type dogs. Research shows breed accounts for little of a ...

Under current breed regulations, bearing less than half pit-bull ancestry means the dog in question should be labeled mixed breed, rather than pit bull. Perhaps most interesting, this mislabeling ...