Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon

Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon

The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in the transformation.

When Bronwen Di…

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