Pit bulls are citizens, too
The Humane Society is inviting the media to a "Canine Good Citizen" demonstration to show that pit bulls, like humans, should not be profiled as terrorists. (I'll have to check my high school civics text, but I don't think pit bull citizens have voting rights. NOT that I'm saying they shouldn't.)Says executive director Gene Baierschmidt:
We want to present living proof that dogs, like people, should be judged as individuals. Just because some particular breeds have been mishandled and exploited by some people, all representatives of those breeds shouldn’t be denied the chance for good homes with caring people, where they will be as likely as other kinds of dogs to become good neighbors, good family members, and good citizens.OK. I grew up around dogs from childhood and I'm a strong believer that when dogs do bad stuff (like dumping in my yard), it is their owner — not the dog — who should be put down.
I also live in a urban Salt Lake neighborhood that once had its mail delivery suspended due to marauding packs of pit bulls (led, I must acknowledge, by a fat Chihuahua). The problem, I found, is determining if an approaching pit bull is a "good citizen" or a "bad citizen" in time to avoid getting your throat torn out. (See stereotypical photo above.)
I would recommend the Humane Society equip its canine "good citizens" with distinctive, easy-to-see-from-up-a-tree medals around their necks.
Meanwhile, a Korean lab is cloning pit bulls. (The ones in my neighborhood never seemed endangered as a breed.)
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Damned chihuahuas.
Whenever a pack of dogs goes wild, you can bet one of these little illegal foreign canines are somewhere in the mix, trying to steal our affection from American dogs, eating their food, drinking their water.
Neuter 'em all, I say.
Interesting, thanks
I had a pitbull. Nicest dog you ever saw. Definitely a good one. Its a shame that pit bulls ever got popular among 'masculine,' muscle-t wearing, mullet-headed, aggressive ignorant-dopes. Pitbulls, like all pets, are the responsibility of the owner. If you treat them well, train them well and love them, they're one of the best dogs you can own.
Breeders should be licensed and, barring such a license, all animals should be fixed until the shelters achieve a Zero Euthanasia Rate for cats and dogs. Any pit bull restriction must begin with a requirement to fix the animals--which reduces their urge to break out and troll for tail--and a prohibition against perpetually chaining the animals, which is cruel and leads to viciousness.
I am farely young but i do know a dogs right. They should not be judged as a whole but indivials. But people who dont see a dogs point of veiw judge them buy theire breed and that is not fair. The pit bull population is fateing fast. So to conclud myself i do not think people should judge a dogs breed until they know the straight and true facts.
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