Pit-and-Run

A "pit-and-run" is a play on the term "hit-and-run" where a pit-bull takes the place of the vehicle.

"Pit and Run" refers to the phenomena where owners of aggressive pit-bulls flee the scene of random maulings carried out by their "fur-babies" in an attempt to avoid legal consequences. This parallels the behavior of perpetrators of vehicular hit-and-runs.

Pit-bulls are responsible for the majority of dog-bite fatalities in the United States in spite of their comparatively small share of the canine population of the country. Many of these fatalities are attributable to pit-and-run incidents. The percentage of owners whose actions are said to constitute a pit-and-run who are ultimately apprehended is not known.