How Changing Portraits and Opinions of “Pit Bulls” Undermined Breed-Specific Legislation in the United States
Scholars and journalists typically trace the diffusion of breed-specific legislation (BSL) in the U.S. to the surge in negative media portraits of pit bull-type dogs (PBTDs) during the late twentieth century. Yet, while news coverage still portrays these dogs unfavorably, we document a sharp rise in...
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MDPI AG
2025-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/14/2083 |
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