A baby boy in the United Kingdom died in the hospital about one month after he was mauled by his family’s Staffordshire bull terriers, which are quite similar to pit bulls.
Pit bulls are illegal to own in the U.K., but Staffordshire bull terriers are not, although the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) classifies them as pit bulls. Other dogs that are banned include Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and the Fila Brasileiro.
