7.8. Are American Staffordshire Terriers So-Called “Pit Bulls”?
Semyonova states,
“The fiction that, for example, the American Staffordshire terrier is a different dog from the pit bull, just because the breeding has (also fictionally, by the way) been going on separately for several decades is just that: a fiction.”
Where are the citations for studies and/or objective data that support these statements?
The following organizations disagree with Semyonova. This list is only a very partial list and does not include all of the organizations throughout the world that recognize American Staffordshire Terriers as a breed, but do not recognize so-called “Pit Bulls” as a breed.
- Fédération Cynologique Internationale – International
- American Kennel Club
- Australian National Kennel Council
- Canadian Kennel Club
- The Kennel Club – England
- New Zealand Kennel Club
