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Forum Index > News & Politics > Animal Rights | >> What is your view on Pit Bulls? | | |
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vaboom
Über-General
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20/F/Oakland,
Join Date: Mar 2008 | Here in the bay area where I live there is a lot of controversy on whether or not to ban pit bulls, and there are a lot of pit bulls that get put down every day because people can't take care of them, or they have puppies, and can't keep them.
What is your view on this?
Do you think pit bulls should be banned?
Do you think pit bulls are horrible animals?
I think pit bulls are one of the most loyal types of dog around.
I own a pit bull, and have many friends that have them too, and they are wonderful animals. I think the mentality and personality of ANY DOG is directly a reflection of their owner, and if a dog is aggressive, or anti-social, it is the owners fault, and they should be to blame.
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jeanettesianrachel
Ogler
29581 points
43/F/Medway, United Kingdom
Join Date: Dec 2006 | a dog is basically how you train and teach them,if you show love it comes back,pit bull are o.k i have/had any problems with them.and people that run pit fights are scum,how they can teach dogs to hate like that is beyond me and a pit bull fight is disgusting,very un-humane,the dogs get injued some so bad they have to put to sleep,all for mans fun and money they pay and could win if the dog they bet on wins,i think that you should only have it as a pet and the dog should be checked regulary and if there are signs of pit bulls fighting they should never be allowed to own a animal + they should do jail time the people who does that make me want to vomit,and in america i think the fighting ones get put to sleep cos of the danger to a family if it turned on them
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vaboom
Über-General
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20/F/Oakland,
Join Date: Mar 2008 | jmo said:
I think certain dogs have a predisposition to violence, and it is no coincidence that certain breeds attack people/children/other animals more than others do.
I believe certain dogs DO have a predisposition to violence, but it doesn't have to do with their BREED. Saying that all pit bulls (or any breed for that matter) have a predisposition to violence is like saying all black people carry guns, or all mexican people are theifs. Just like in human nature, there are people who seem a little bit wrong mentally, but it doesn't have to do with their race, it has to do with how they were raised, where they were brought up, who their friends were, who their parents were, etc. It is the same for dogs.
There is a great quote from a website called www.badrap.org that says "Judge the deed, not the breed." You should check out that website. It smashes a lot of the myths and accusations people throw to the innocent breed of pit bulls.
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spiderswing432
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13/M/Gotham City,
Join Date: Nov 2007 | vaboom said:
This is one pit bull that you have come in contact with. Have you ever met any other pit bulls besides this one?
Like I said, I have one of my own, and she is the sweetest dog you have ever met, and she was abused by a previous owner. 99% of the pit bulls I meet are very nice (usually nicer, and more loyal than any other breed of dog I've met). It is the 1% that are abused and mistreated, or the owners don't know how to handle them, that are agressive.
It is unfair to judge the whole breed because of one bad encounter.
I think you should do some research and meet some more pit bulls before you make an assumption like that.
Um, I've seen lots of pit bulls other than that one, and most of them have been the same.
I think you should get to know me more before you accuse me of something.
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jmo
Über-Monkey
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19/M/Dandyland, United Kingdom
Join Date: May 2006 | vaboom said:
I believe certain dogs DO have a predisposition to violence, but it doesn't have to do with their BREED. Saying that all pit bulls (or any breed for that matter) have a predisposition to violence is like saying all black people carry guns, or all mexican people are theifs. Just like in human nature, there are people who seem a little bit wrong mentally, but it doesn't have to do with their race, it has to do with how they were raised, where they were brought up, who their friends were, who their parents were, etc. It is the same for dogs.
There is a great quote from a website called www.badrap.org that says "Judge the deed, not the breed." You should check out that website. It smashes a lot of the myths and accusations people throw to the innocent breed of pit bulls.
I don't think thats true. A black person and a white person differs only in physical apearance. Breeds of dogs differ in not only apearance but personallity.
You cannot compare the two.
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vaboom
Über-General
748 points
20/F/Oakland,
Join Date: Mar 2008 | spiderswing432 said:
Um, I've seen lots of pit bulls other than that one, and most of them have been the same.
I think you should get to know me more before you accuse me of something.
I see that you took the link off that you originally posted.
You originally told me that it "it is pretty much proven that pit bulls are agressive," and you gave me a link that you obviuosly didn't read before hand, because it did not even begin to prove that pit bulls are agressive. Here are a couple of excerpts from the report that "pretty much proves pit bulls are agressive," (because I actually read through the whole thing):
-Although fatal attacks on humans appear to be a breed-specific problem (pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers), other breeds may bite and cause fatalities at higher rates. Because of difficulties inherent in determining a dog’s breed with certainty, enforcement of breed-specific ordinances raises constitutional and practical issues. Fatal attacks represent a small proportion of dog bite injuries to humans and, therefore, should not be the primary factor driving public policy concerning dangerous dogs.
-even if breed-specific bite rates could be accurately calculated, they do not factor in owner related issues. For example, less responsible owners or owners who want to foster aggression in their dogs may be drawn differentially to certain breeds (like pit bulls).
-Breed-specific legislation does not address the fact that a dog of any breed can become dangerous when bred or trained to be aggressive.
-since 1975, dogs belonging to more than 30 breeds have been responsible for fatal attacks on people, including Dachshunds, a Yorkshire Terrier, and a Labrador Retriever.
-Several interacting factors affect a dog’s propensity to bite, including heredity, sex, early experience, socialization and training, health (medical and behavioral), reproductive status, quality of ownership and supervision, and victim behavior.
Please do some REAL research next time.
Here is a website to start at: www.badrap.org
And, I never accused you of anything.
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