Update: PBFSA speaks out about pit bulls after six-month-old baby’s fatal attack

The Federation discusses the breed and gives owners and potential owners some advice.

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Ané Stols, Gerard Edward, and their family and friends are still reeling following the death of six-month-old baby Callum, who was reportedly attacked and killed by his grandmother’s pit bull on Wednesday, Germiston City News reports.

This attack has sparked a debate among residents.

The Pit Bull Federation of South Africa (PBFSA) was reportedly inundated with calls on Wednesday following the tragic death and felt, given the severity of the situation, it was necessary to release an official statement.

“We apologise to those whose calls we may have missed and whose messages we have not yet replied to,” the statement began.

“Firstly, the PBFSA is going to openly go on record to state that this time around we will not be defending the responsible owner and we will not be showing both sides. Our beloved breed is in trouble, its worst enemy the very men and women who own these dogs, and because of this we are going to publish the ugly truths happening within the pit bull community.”

“Truths that need to come out, and truths that need to be accepted if this breed has any chance of surviving in this country. We stay firm in our belief that should a dog kill a human being, its owner should be charged with culpable homicide.”

The PBFSA believes the biggest question on everyone’s lips and in everyone’s minds is why are there so many fatal pit bull attacks happening?

However, there isn’t just one answer to this, the PBFSA stated.

Below are seven “causes” that the PBFSA said could contribute to such attacks (please note the below list is directly quoted from the PBFSA’s official statement):

Pitbull Statement by The Citizen Newspaper on Scribd

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